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One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. That was the phrase which J.R. Smith tweeted during his early days as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Despite having his strongest season as a Knick, winning the 2013-2014 Sixth Man award, and helping New York emerge as division champion in the same season, his career in […]

When the Raptors started Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Tuesday night with a 9-2 run, the ‘rust not rest’ phrase started coming to mind. Cleveland stood back and took a few jabs from the Raps watching them go out to a 9-2 lead to start the game, before they turned on the […]

Fear is not always bad. Sometimes, it is needed to make sure that foolish things are being avoided. Instead of being dismissed, fear is to be embraced. RELATED: Orlando Magic’s Evan Fournier Is Giving Raptors No Chance Vs Cavs In Eastern Conference Finals However, Toronto Raptors guard Terrence Ross seems to be rejecting that train […]

Coaching LeBron James is supposed to be a very easy job because of his versatility and high basketball IQ. However, it also comes with the burden of being tasked to control a basketball beast. But that beast, once he gives full trust to the coach, is an extremely valuable asset that no one in the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers dismantled the Toronto Raptors in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals last night. LeBron James and Kyrie Irving combined for 51 points on 22-30 shooting, and although the Cavs started out slow, they were able to go on a 15-0 run from the end of the first quarter to the start […]

All 6-foot-8 and 250 lbs of him, LeBron James has been one of the league’s most immovable objects and unstoppable forces over the past 13 years. While he has definitely made it work to his advantage, there are also a few times when it goes against his favor. In particular, James’ heft has denied him […]

Kyrie Irving`s 2015-2016 regular season campaign wasn’t his strongest. But in his second trip to the playoffs, the flashy Cavalier point guard has turned the corner with his heads up and aggressive play. RELATED: VIDEO: Kevin Love’s Comparison Of LeBron James And Kyrie Irving Leaves LeBron Hilariously Speechless For the first two rounds, the point […]

LeBron James and Kyrie Irving combined for 51 points on 22/30 shooting from the field, a whopping 73%. Aside from their highly efficient scoring, they also combined for eight rebounds, 11 assists, four steals, and three blocks. It was an outstanding performance by the duo, and one that helped the Cavs to an easy Game […]

If you’ve watched a lot of NBA basketball on TV over the past couple of years, you’ve seen rapper Drake sitting courtside cheering on a different team almost every time. If it was the 2012-14 Miami Heat, Drake was cheering on the Lakers, Clippers, and Raptors. When LeBron James came back to Cleveland last season, […]

This Cleveland Cavaliers team is a tight unit, and if the celebrating on the court and hanging out isn’t evidence enough, their comical postgame interviews, where they’re always cracking jokes and seem to be easy going. Those funny postgame interview moments have continued into the Eastern Conference Finals, where James and Irving had a funny […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of the page to see all the highlights from tonight’s game! Whatever rust that the Cleveland Cavaliers had after a 9-day layoff did not last long. The team continued their dominance of the eastern conference with a convincing game one victory over the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors, coming off of […]

Every success story in the NBA can look back to the days when grind came before glory. It’s a tale of teens, with inspirational legends in their prime and role models in their lives; but what might be most memorable is that friend you had before you made it. For Tristan Thompson, it’s Raptors Point […]

Kyrie Irving dribbles up the floor, hesitates and freezes Kyle Lowry in place, driving right by him and going inside for the beautiful up and under shot.

LeBron James rejects DeMar DeRozan’s drive at the basket. Kyrie Irving rebounds, and pushes all the way to the basket for the acrobatic shot at the rim.

Kyle Lowry knows better now as he has taken a detour on the road that Stanley Johnson and Kent Bazemore took before him, and instead followed the lead of his coach, Dwane Casey. RELATED: VIDEO: Kyle Lowry Takes Subtle Jab At LeBron James After subtly slighting LeBron James in an interview right after the Toronto […]

Yes, Cleveland would become the first team to go 12-0 into the NBA Finals. While the second-best team in the East stands in their way, Cleveland sports have probably never placed faith more confidently than in this year’s Eastern Conference Finals matchup against the Toronto Raptors. The reasons are manifested throughout this matchup, where one […]

After coming up with a huge Game 7 win to advance to the franchise’s first ever Eastern Conference Finals, Kyle Lowry was asked about how tough it would be to defend LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. While answering the question, Lowry said “LeBron is probably one of the best players in the league aside […]

The Toronto Raptors have played a maximum amount of 14 games through this 2016 postseason. They escaped their first round Game 7 win on a foul not called by DeMar DeRozan. They were able to overpower the shorthanded Miami Heat in the second round, and now they’re looking at the Cleveland Cavaliers. Although they’ve yet […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers all-star forward from Akron, Ohio is one of the biggest names in the history of sports. LeBron James has essentially secured his place as one of the top five players in NBA history, and his success has flourished off the court as well. In December 2015, LeBron James signed a lifetime deal […]

Toronto Raptors coach Dwane Casey is a very wise man. After seeing how the subtle jabs from Kent Bazemore and the not so subtle shots from Stanley Johnson aimed at LeBron James backfired, he has elected to take a less agitative stance towards his opponent. RELATED: VIDEO: Kyle Lowry Takes Subtle Jab At LeBron James […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers will tip off the Eastern Conference Finals tomorrow at the Q. With the Raptors being major underdogs in this fight, the Cavs are expected to defeat Toronto and advance to the Finals beginning June 2. ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith reportedly already knows who the Warriors want to face in the NBA Finals […]

After reaching its first Eastern Conference Finals, the North left behind three franchises (Pelicans, Hornets, Clippers) in the NBA without a final four appearance. However, the Raptors are probably the first No. two seed in a while to have expectations of reaching the conference finals as low as their’s. Toronto found some continuity after responding […]

Kyle Lowry is known to be someone who never lacks confidence. Others may see it as pure cockiness, but the All Star point guard has been that way since his early years. RELATED: FULL DETAILS: Cleveland Cavaliers Eastern Conference Finals Schedule After the Toronto Raptors’ Game 7 win over the Miami Heat, piloting them to […]

After a week of waiting, the Cleveland Cavaliers opponents have finally been revealed and it’s the Toronto Raptors. The team that was chasing them for the top spot in the Eastern Conference will be the team they meet for another appearance in the NBA Finals. RELATED: LeBron James Sent Message To Dwyane Wade Before Heat/Raptors […]

The road to the conference finals may have been completely different for these two teams but that holds no bearing now. The Cleveland Cavaliers and Toronto Raptors have had each other at the back of their heads already even in the regular season. RELATED: VIDEO: Raptors Fans Chant “We Want Cleveland” As Toronto Closes Out […]

With the Cavs having over a week off before the start of the Eastern Conference Finals, James and the Cavs were watching the Heat and Raptors square off for Game 7. A win for the Heat would have given the fans a Lebron-Wade matchup, and many were getting ready for it as a possibility. LeBron […]

As the Toronto Raptors closed out the Miami Heat in Game 7 of the East Semifinals, their fans started celebrating and cheering. And then it happened. With under a minute left, the fans started chanting “We Want Cleveland.” They’ll get their chance starting Tuesday at 7PM EST on ESPN. https://twitter.com/CavsNationTV/status/731984319120433156

The Cleveland Cavaliers are awaiting their opponent for the 2016 Eastern Conference Finals, and they’ll finally get their answer on Sunday. Instead of practicing in the morning/afternoon on the day of the game, the Cavs are using a different approach to practice, a wait-and-see approach, according to the Associated Press. RELATED: LeBron James Reveals What […]

In almost every postseason for LeBron James, he’s the guy doing all the work for his team. Whether he was in Cleveland or Miami, James was the number one option for his team. However, that seems to have changed this postseason. James has career playoff averages of 28 points, 8.8 rebounds, 6.7 assists, 1.7 steals, […]

When Anderson Varejao was traded to make way for Channing Frye, a lot of eyebrows were raised. But Cavs GM David Griffin was adamant on the value of the sweet-shooting big man. He was also quick to emphasize that Frye’s true worth will be featured in the playoffs. Griffin’s preaching proved to be true, and […]

The Toronto Raptors are in the midst of their best season. After finishing the regular season with 56 wins, the most in team history, the Raptors won their first round series matchup against the Indiana Pacers in a thrilling seven-game series. This was the team’s first series win since the 2000-2001 season. The Eastern Conference […]

If you’ve been seeing some of our posts recently, you’ve seen that Richard Jefferson has been making some good use of his time by entertaining Cavs fans and Snapchat users everywhere. Most recently, he’s RELATED: shown the Cavs get down and party at a team get-together hosted by Kevin Love as well as proven that […]

In the 2008-2009 season, the Cleveland Cavaliers won a franchise-record 66 games. Led by a 24-year old LeBron James, Cleveland was rolling on both ends of the floor as they scored 100.3 points per game and limited their opponents to a league-best 91.4 points. RELATED: FULL DETAILS: Cavs Eastern Conference Finals Schedule Released James won […]

When it was announced that Stephen Curry had become the first unanimous Most Valuable Player award winner, LeBron James was quick to give credit towards the Golden State Warriors guard. However, semantics came into play and James took to the word “valuable”, igniting conversations all throughout. He has a valid argument. Take Curry and James […]

After the results for the ‘Most Valuable Player’ award were announced and Stephen Curry became the NBA’s first ever unanimous MVP winner. Not a single first-place vote came to Kawhi Leonard, LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, or Kevin Durant. RELATED: LeBron James Finishes 3rd In NBA MVP Voting, And The Final Tally Is Shocking LeBron James […]

I’ll be honest. I was looking at the two playoff matchups that the Cleveland Cavaliers could face off against in the Eastern Conference Finals, and from a strictly analytical perspective, the Toronto Raptors were an easier matchup for Cleveland. There are a lot of reasons to believe that Toronto might be the better matchup up, […]

LeBron James has an incredible work ethic that helps him take care of his body, but that’s not the only thing that’s contributed to his outstanding performance year-in and year-out. According to Chris Haynes of Cleveland.com, LeBron James gave up pork seven years ago, and hasn’t changed that since. RELATED: VIDEO: Actor Michael Rapaport Takes […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are getting ready to set for the Eastern Conference Finals just a few days away. The final schedule hasn’t been released yet, mostly because it depends on whether the Toronto Raptors finish off the Miami Heat in six games Friday or have to play a Game 7 back in Toronto. Sam Amico […]

LeBron James has had some solid teammates throughout his career, but none better than Dwyane Wade and Kyrie Irving. On Wednesday afternoon during the Cavs practice, James was asked about how his current teammate Irving compares to former teammate Wade. Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com reports: “I mean, they’re both special in their own right,” James […]