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With tonight’s showdown between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Miami Heat, we’ll witness a clash between LeBron’s current and former flagship teams. Although Chris Bosh holds an all-star spot and Kevin Love doesn’t, these two will be a focal matchup in tonight’s game, especially with Dwyane Wade out. With that, Cavs Nation brings you a […]

With 55 All Star appearances in between its players, the Eastern Conference will parade a well-balanced lineup with a good mix of big men, wings, and guards. The East squad boasts of the best young guards in the game today who will be running alongside the most athletic wing men and it spells nothing but […]

The West has been the powerhouse conference for more than a decade and this year is no different as they parade their own set of giants, wily guards, and hard nosed veterans. Had it not been for Kobe Bryant`s injury, they would have featured two living legends on their roster, but having Tim Duncan on […]

The soap opera side of the Cleveland Cavaliers season continued on Twitter this week, with LeBron James subliminally targeting Kevin Love and essentially calling him out on his perceived role on the team. It is no secret that while the Cavs have been winning, Kevin Love has, for the most part not played his best […]

The three-point shot has been one of Kyrie Irving`s best friends since entering the league in 2011. With his superior confidence, it has helped him earn the moniker “Mr. 4th Quarter” and also win the league`s Three Point Shootout in the 2013 All Star Weekend. He keeps defenses honest and breaks them when given the […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! What a difference a year makes. Nearly a year ago to the day, the Cavaliers lost to the Los Angeles Lakers 119-108 in a game which Nick Young twisted his left knee, Chris Kaman fouled out, and Jordan Farmar […]

With teams around or at the fifty game mark of their seasons, the top teams in the league are starting to assemble in their places in the hierarchy of the NBA. Some teams are rising, others are slumping, with the rest of the current playoff docket playing to keep their current seeding position. While the […]

When it comes to being the King of Ohio, look no further than LeBron James. But even within his reign of the Buckeye State, he faces some competition, at least, pre-collegiately. Meet Luke Kennard, a Franklin High senior shooting guard, who has just passed LeBron James on Ohio’s all-time scoring ladder, moving into the fourth […]

-You can find the highlights and top plays from tonight’s game at the bottom of the page- In what had the makings of a “trap” game, the Indiana Pacers, now 19-32, ended the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 12-game winning streak with a 103-99 win. Former Cavalier CJ Miles led the way for the Pacers with 26 points […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers continue their winning ways Thursday night by blowing out the Los Angeles Clippers 105-94 at the Q to extend their win streak to 12 games. LeBron James (24 points, nine assists) and Kevin Love (23 points, nine rebounds) led the way for the Cavs with both playing less than 30 minutes. The […]

If you are from northeast Ohio and are a Cavs fan (you should be) like me, then you might be fascinated by the route that LeBron James has taken to get himself, the Cavaliers, and the city of Cleveland to the point that it’s at now. From state championships and Sports Illustrated covers to MVP’s […]

With Kyrie Irving’s recent 55-point explosion still fresh in our minds, we wanted to list down the ten best single game performances in Cavalier history and see how Uncle Drew’s Kyridiculous performance stacks up against the best that other Cavalier players past and present had to offer. Other factors outside the box-score were also considered […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are now 50 games into the 82-game season. They have been to extreme highs and lows already as we saw them defeat league powers while also succumbing to bottom feeders. Some players transitioned to new roles while others tried to get rid of old habits. From chemistry to coaching issues and even […]

The Cavs have put together an incredibly impressive series of games winning 14 of the last 16, bringing them to 33-22 and back in the discussion of title contenders. During this stretch, the Cavs have played better team basketball with the addition to impressive individual performances. The new look Cavaliers after the trades for J.R. […]

The wait is over! Kevin Love’s return to Minnesota has come. Love has built quite a career in his six years with the Timberwolves, averaging 19.2 points, 12.2 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game. Through all his struggles on court and injuries this season with the Cavs, Love is still hovering around his career averages […]

Prior to being traded, J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert were almost considered as excess baggage on a New York Knicks squad bound for nowhere but the lottery. Smith, despite being two years removed of the Sixth Man of the Year title while playing for the same team, has been making headlines this year due to […]

With the red hot Cavaliers looking more and more like legitimate championship contenders, as well as the recent acquisition and debut of defensive specialist Iman Shumpert, a question that hasn’t really been addressed arises: who will the Cavs have guard the biggest opposing offensive weapon in crucial situations down the stretch? In addition to Shumpert, […]

On a night when LeBron James sat our with a sore wrist and only two of their players shot 50% or better from the field, the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Portland Trailblazers 99-94 for their eight consecutive victory. The main reason for tonight’s victory was a Cavalier named Kyrie Irving, who exploded for a career […]

Kyrie Irving and Damian Lillard. Two of the most dominant offensive point guards the NBA has seen. Both play similarly with their sweet stroke from outside all the way to their aggressiveness as well as craftiness when going inside. Tonight, the two take center-court when the Portland Trailblazers make their lone visit to Quicken Loans […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are rolling right now in the midst of a six-game winning streak with basically everyone healthy. The additions of J.R. Smith, Iman Shumpert, and Timofey Mozgov have sparked the Cavaliers’ play of late and into championship talks once again. This past week, the Cavaliers went 4-0 with all four games coming at […]

Kyrie Irving is widely viewed as one of the best point guards in the Eastern Conference alongside John Wall. After his second NBA All Star Game in 2014, one in which he was not only voted a starter, but also won the MVP award for his 33 point, 14 assist game in an East victory, […]

In many ways, the first half of the Cleveland Cavaliers season has left us with more questions than answers. While there is still plenty of basketball to be played, it’s never too early, especially in Cleveland, to make some spirited speculations as to how the rest of the season will play out. Here are our […]

Iman Shumpert was a part of a three-team trade that shocked NBA fans everywhere. Transitioning from the New York Knicks to the Cleveland Cavaliers was a big deal, literally! So what do we know about the 24 year old who stands at 6 ft. 5 inch, 220 lb. shooting guard/small forward with the funky 90’s […]

November 5th, 2003 was the day that one of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ biggest superstar made his home court debut against the Denver Nuggets. I’m speaking of Moondog, the Cavs mascot, of course. What, did you think I was talking about LeBron James? Even though LeBron steals most of the limelight, he’s small potatoes compared to […]

By the end of the 2010-11 NBA season there was no doubt who the best Point Guard in the league was: Derrick Rose. He won the MVP that season, becoming the first PG since Steve Nash in 2006 to hoist the award and the third since 1973 to record 2,000 points and 600 assists in […]

Losing a game can be frustrating. Losing two consecutive games can be irritating. Losing six consecutive games is often times just deflating and worrisome. At the time, the Cleveland Cavaliers had lost six consecutive games, including losses to teams that they definitely should have defeated like the Sixers, Kings, and Suns. Before facing the Los […]

15-26: The dismal record that the Cavs were at 41 games into the season a year ago. Fast forward to the offseason and everything started to fall into place, beginning with the luck of the ping pong balls that brought a third number one pick in four years to the franchise that just couldn’t seem […]

Unlike last night’s game of multiple scoring runs against the Los Angeles Lakers, tonight’s game against the neighboring Clippers was a grind-it-out type of game and the Cavaliers came out the victors by a score of 126-121. In a game that did not feature Kevin Love due to overbearing pain from back spasms, Kyrie Irving […]

After Thursday’s matchup between the Cavaliers and Lakers, King James continued his reign on the Black Mamba, taking their 20th battle and extending his record against Kobe to 14-6. That doesn’t say a whole lot though. The two are galaxies that have clashed in different time continuums; as their careers evolved, the Cavs and Lakers’ […]

It was recently reported that Cavaliers’ power forward Tristan Thompson declined a four year, $52 million contract extension that would have paid him $13 million per year. The 4th overall pick in the 2011 Draft clearly values himself at more than $13 million annually, although it is unlikely that a team will pay him more […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers ended their six-game losing streak tonight by defeating the Los Angeles Lakers on the road, 109-102. LeBron James led the way in his second game back from injury with 35 points, heavily competing with Kobe Bryant’s 19 points and a career-high 17 assists. In what was a game of runs, Cleveland got […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are in the midst of a major slump, having lost six straight games and now stand below .500 again at 19-20 on the season. Here are the top 5 players who have some work to do if the Cavaliers are to succeed in reaching the playoffs and eventually the NBA Finals for […]

After a summer of investing into the future, the Cavs have moved into Championship or bust territory midway through the season after trading draft picks and less developed youth for veterans with expertise in perimeter defense, bench scoring, and paint security. The most recent Cavalier to answer Cleveland’s call to a Finals run is former […]

The 2014-2015 NBA season is nearing the midway point, and there are surprises in both conferences. With individual players hitting their stride before the all-star break, the best-of-the-best are making their cases for league MVP. Here are Cavs Nation’s top 10 leading candidates for the award.

It’s no secret: the East lacks competition, with teams that pale in comparison to the West. This season, however, looks like the start of a new age for the East, as the conference has all eight spots up for grabs. With some surprisingly good teams as well as some disappointing teams, here’s how the 2015 […]

The Cavs front office has slumped in turmoil to start 2015, but after acquiring J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert on Monday and trading draft picks to Denver for Russian Center Timofey Mozgov just two days later, The Land is finally feeling alive again. The only active rotation player that the Cavs gave up in either […]

The Cavs shooting guards have had a great season thus far. In the NBA Finals however, the guards have been struggling shooting, especially one named J.R. Smith. Smith however, will try to get it going in the pivotal Game 5. We look at 10 things you might not know about the Cavs’ latest 6th Man. […]

When desperate times call for desperate measures, the Cavs make a blockbuster decision that might make GM David Griffin a historical businessman. In their mostly insignificant contest with the Philadelphia 76ers, the Cavs pulled Dion Waiters, Lou Amundson and Alex Kirk from the lineup, with sources now confirming that the three are involved in a three-way […]

If you haven’t heard by now, LeBron James is going to miss 2 weeks of basketball. So far, he hasn’t even been with the team during his rehab for a strained left knee and lower back. These are injuries that have hindered him for a while now, but James decided not to sit out for […]