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Final: Cavaliers: 109 – Thunder: 118 The Cavaliers are shooting 48.1% from the field and 47.6% from three. The Thunder are shooting 47.2% from the field and 29.6% from three. High Scorers: CLE: K. Irving – 28 points OKC: R. Westbrook – 29 points Rebounds: CLE: 35 (K. Love – 12 rebounds) OKC: 51 (S. […]

Tonight, the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers have made their way to Oklahoma City for a match-up with the Thunder inside Chesapeake Energy Arena at 8:00 p.m. EST on TNT. The Cavs, who have won six of their last seven games, are certainly on a hot streak; the team seems to be coming together. After […]

Kyle Korver, the newest member of the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers, is quickly becoming a dangerous threat off the bench. And in last night’s road win over the Indiana Pacers, the smooth-shooting swingman proved exactly why. In just 26 minutes of playing time, the 35-year old former Creighton Blue Jay stand-out poured in 29 […]

According to coach Tyronn Lue, via ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, he will “probably” rest LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love against the Oklahoma City Thunder in OKC on Thursday night. Cleveland will be playing their fourth game in a road trip that took them to Washington and Indiana, currently the two hottest teams outside of […]

Wednesday night was a crazy one at Madison Square Garden. Knicks legend, Charles Oakley, was dragged away in handcuffs from the arena he played in for ten years, for reasons that are yet unknown. Oakley, known for his physical play in his day, stayed in that mode as he struggled with security guards as they […]

Kyle Korver caught fire from the field during Wednesday night’s matchup with the Indiana Pacers. Korver shot a phenomenal 8-of-9 from behind the three-point arc, leading the Cavaliers with 29 off the bench. LeBron James sung his praises for the former Atlanta Hawk following the game, who saw Korver drain 6 three-point attempts from 6 […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers went into Wednesday night’s contest against the Indiana Pacers with a huge question mark, after seeing fill-in starter Iman Shumpert go down with an injury the night before. DeAndre Liggins started in place of the injured Shumpert, but was clearly outshined by Kyle Korver off the bench. Korver went crazy from behind the […]

As this year’s February 23rd trade deadline draws near, a lot of teams around the association are looking for available players to bolster their respective lineups, including the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers. This morning, news came down the wire stating that the Cavs have decided to give free-agent Derrick Williams a 10-day contract, per Shams […]

Cavalier’s superstar LeBron James experiences maybe the most contact in an NBA game that we’ve ever seen from a player. His monstrous frame and ability to withstand punishment especially on his way to the basket is one of the most impressive aspects of his game, and despite the four-time MVP getting contact, he takes pride […]

The effort to reduce LeBron James‘ minutes continues for the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers. Cavs Head Coach Tyronn Lue has previously stated that he would like to taper James’ minutes before the start of this year’s postseason. If the Cavs make it to the finals again, it would be James’ seventh consecutive dance on […]

Tonight, the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers will face the Indiana Pacers inside Bankers Life Fieldhouse at 7:00 p.m. EST. The Cavs, who have won five of their last six games, will be without one of their best defenders. After further evaluation, Iman Shumpert, who suffered a sprained right ankle in Cleveland’s 140-135 overtime win […]

LeBron James hit the shot of the season, so far, yesterday for his Cleveland Cavaliers, forcing overtime in one of the greatest games you are likely to ever see. The four-time MVP sent the game into an extra period, with a ridiculous one dribble, fadeaway, turnaround three-pointer off the glass whilst falling out of bounds […]

Last night, the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers squared off against the Washington Wizards inside The Verizon Center, resulting in a grind-out overtime win for the Wine and Gold. During last night’s nationally televised broadcast, it was revealed that Tyronn Lue, Head Coach of the Cavaliers, has quite an extensive collection of Michael Jordan memorabilia. […]

With John Wall sinking a free throw putting his Washington Wizards up by three last night, all hope seemed lost as the Cavaliers had no timeouts to advance the ball, or so we thought. Enter LeBron James and Kevin Love, who linked up perfectly to make without doubt the play-of-the-year. After the made free throw, […]

LeBron James had a prime opportunity to put the Cleveland Cavaliers ahead in one of the last possessions of Monday night’s Eastern Conference showdown against the Washington Wizards. James had a bunny ahead of him with only John Wall in his way to the cup — in an attempt to sidestep him, he faked right, […]

Monday night’s contest between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Washington Wizards was quite possibly the best regular season game we’ll see all year. The Cavaliers won the contest in a 140-135 overtime thriller, even after seeing LeBron James foul out of the game just 30 seconds into the overtime period. The play that saw LeBron foul […]

LeBron James has prided himself on his ability to effect every aspect of a box score for his fourteen year NBA career. Three point shooting has never been his strong suit, but James has lifted those numbers above one of the best in the league this season. James is 82-219 from deep so far this […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Washington Wizards in what many are deeming a candidate for ‘game of the year’ last night. The 140-135 overtime victory saw a 32-point, 17-assist performance by LeBron James and a 39-point, 19-rebound performance by Kevin Love. The main story of the night, however, was the story that broke by the […]

Last night, the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers were in the nation’s capital for a match-up with the Washington Wizards. When the smoke cleared inside The Verizon Center, the Cavs walked into the visiting locker room as overtime winners, 140-135. As they normally do after all Cavaliers wins, Richard Jefferson and Fox Sports Ohio’s Fred […]

A lot of analysts have criticized Kevin Love‘s defense since he became a member of the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers. However, in last night’s 140-135 overtime win over the Washington Wizards, Love silenced his haters by posting 39 points (11-of-17 FG, 6-of-10 3PFG, 11-of-11 FT), 12 assists, three rebounds, and three steals in his […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks have been sibject to rumors for weeks now, after the reported trade offer sent Cleveland’s way, a straight swap of Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Love. Cleveland knocked back the offer, holding onto Love as he embarks on his first All-Star appearance as a Cavalier. Rumors continued to swirl, […]

The Washington Wizards had scheduled Monday nights contest against the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers boldly on their schedule, labeling it as the biggest regular season game of the season. Well it was a big one alright, as the teams scored a combined 275 points, the Cavaliers walking away with a 140-135 overtime victory. It escalated to […]

On Monday, as the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers prepared for their road game against the Washington Wizards inside the Verizon Center, J.R. Smith shared some great news with his 2.7 million Instagram followers. Smith was finally able to hold his daughter, Dakota, who was born five months prematurely in January. The smooth-shooting two-guard posted […]

The game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Washington Wizards on Monday night turned out to be a classic. Both teams went toe-to-toe and did not give up a double digit lead to one another. With only 3.4 seconds left in regulation and the Wizards up three points, Kevin Love pitched the ball to LeBron James who […]

Monday night was a great spectacle for all Cleveland Cavaliers fans. It was so much fun to watch the 140-135 overtime victory over the Washington Wizards, many may have forgotten Iman Shumpert‘s early exit from the game. Shumpert suffered a left ankle sprain after landing on Kevin Love‘s ankle early in the 3rd quarter, and […]

Monday nights contest involving the Cleveland Cavaliers and Washington Wizards was a crazy one, the final score ending in a wine and gold winner, 140-135. LeBron James sent the game to overtime with an impossible fadeaway jumper from deep, but fouled out of the overtime period with over four minutes to play in the game. […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers traveled to Washington on Monday to face the red hot Wizards, competing in the Cavs best regular season game to date. The thriller of a game went down to the wire in overtime, and with countless highlight plays the Cavaliers would walk away with a 140-135 win. Between a ridiculous LeBron James […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are trying to get their on-court problems sorted, rediscovering their winning ways, with relentless off-court distractions in their face. The New York Knicks are rumored to have sent a trade proposal Cleveland’s way a few weeks ago, and drama has followed the Cavaliers everywhere since. Ironically the Cavaliers faced those Knicks on […]

Just before the Cleveland Cavaliers matchup against the Washington Wizards on Monday night, Frank Isola of the New York Daily News reported that his sources told him LeBron James had been pushing management to trade for New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony. During the game, Kevin Love put up 39 points and 12 rebounds in […]

Just before the Cleveland Cavaliers took on the Washington Wizards, Frank Isola of the New York Daily News reported that LeBron James had been pushing management to trade for New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony. The Cavs denied that report during the game while Kevin Love was out helping the Cavs get a big road […]

While the Cleveland Cavaliers are sitting comfortably atop of the Eastern Conference at 34-15, everyone has seen what the Golden State Warriors have done since their addition of Kevin Durant in the offseason. Over the past couple of weeks, both the L.A. Clippers and the Cavs have been linked to the New York Knicks and […]

Final / OT: Cavaliers: 140 – Wizards: 135 The Cavaliers shot 53.3% from the field and 50.0% from three. The Wizards shot 50.5% from the field and 41.4% from three. High Scorers: CLE: K. Love – 39 points WAS: B. Beal – 41 points Rebounds: CLE: 46 (K. Love – 12 rebounds) WAS: 43 (M. Gortat – […]

On December 30th, 1984, one of the greatest basketball players to ever dribble a basketball was born in Akron, Ohio: LeBron Raymone James. Now known as “The King,” James’ ascent to the throne has been swift, but not without strife. Life was often tough for James growing up in Akron’s Springhill projects. Gloria James gave […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been on a constant search for free agent help after the offseason losses of Matthew Dellavedova andTimofey Mozgov. When you lose your backup point guard and center, it hurts, especially as the season drags on. As the trade deadline (February 23rd) creeps up, things will heat up, and multiple rumors should […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been on a search for some free-agent help now for some time. Their search has been guard-based for the most part, but with Chris ‘Birdman’ Anderson out for the season with an ACL tear, the Cavaliers will also be exploring for some height on the market. Anderson Varejao might be the […]

Sunday, February 5th will forever go down in the anals of sports history. We saw the New England Patriots come back from a 21-0 deficit to the Atlanta Falcons, to force the first ever overtime game in the Super Bowl era. The Patriots would eventually win the game in overtime, capping the greatest ever comeback […]

One of the hottest teams in the NBA right now are the Washington Wizards. After their slow start to the season, they have won 27 of their last 38 games, including 17 straight at home. On Sunday, they will face the Cleveland Cavaliers, owners of the best record in the East. When asked about his […]

The Washington Wizards may be pushing for a top-3 seed this season, but their All-Star point guard, John Wall, knows their record means nothing until they prove that they can beat the best teams in the NBA. One of those top teams is the Cleveland Cavaliers, who the Wizards host on Monday in what is […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers, despite all their recent troubles on the court, are still poised to run roughshod over the entire Eastern Conference when the postseason wars begin. Kyle Korver’s addition isn’t the last roster move that is expected out of General Manager David Griffin‘s bag of tricks and the minutes of LeBron James are still […]