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Throughout the entire first round series, the Detroit Pistons tried their best to look unintimidated by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Not only did they take unwarranted physical plays on LeBron James, Kevin Love, and company during the games. But they also, in multiple times, attempted to engage the reigning East champs in a war of words. […]

The Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers spurred a rivalry in the past decade because of their multiple playoff matchups. It started with a young LeBron and his squad going up against a powerhouse Piston team. Now, the tables have turned. The Cavaliers are the powerhouse of the East while Detroit is a young, gritty team. […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of the page to see all the highlights from tonight’s game! The Cavs took care of business and completed a four-game sweep of the Detroit Pistons tonight, holding on for a 100-98 victory. Kyrie Irving made clutch shots and led the way with 31 points. Both LeBron James and Kevin […]

With just 2.2 seconds left on the clock in a close 4th quarter game, Kyrie Irving finds J.R. Smith out 32-feet away from the basket. Smith catches, elevates over his defender, and swishes the long range triple. he then proceeds to shh the crowd. J.R. Smith swishes the three and quiets the crowd down! #CavsNation […]

Kyrie Irving gets the ball with 3.3 left on the clock, sprints to half court, and pulls up for the half court triple!

This whole series has been extremely physical with the Pistons throwing the most shots and elbows at the Cavs. On this play, Kevin Love and LeBron James switch as Marcus Morris picks up Love. Morris then proceeds to grab Love’s shoulder and toss him to the ground. This was just a personal foul, and was […]

With the half coming to an end, Kyrie Irving feeds LeBron a nice dish for a layup down low. James gathers and quickly elevates to get the shot on the glass before Andre Drummond can block it. James gets the layup to go, but gets absolutely draped by Drummond with no foul call.

LeBron James drove right at three Detroit Pistons during the second quarter, and appeared to roll his left ankle on a Piston player’s foot while taking a shot attempt. James retied his shoes, and got back up and continued. Still, the Cavs will want to win today to give James some rest after a very […]

After an official review, the NBA has decided that there will be no penalty for an Andre Drummond elbow that landed firmly in LeBron James’ head in game 3 of the first round series between the Pistons and the Cavs. RELATED: VIDEO: LeBron James Stares Down Stanley Johnson After Scoring On Him, Bumps Into Him […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are going for the 4-0 series sweep of the Detroit Pistons tonight, but Reggie Jackson, Stanley Johnson, and the Pistons are not going to go out without a fight. RELATED: VIDEO: Stan Van Gundy Takes Shot At LeBron James After 1st Quarter Jackson, for one, knows the history of teams that have […]

Stanley Johnson has shown that he’s not afraid of the big moment of the big-name players. Since calling out LeBron James after Game 1, he and his team have been torched by not only James, but also Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love. RELATED: VIDEO: Stan Van Gundy Takes Shot At LeBron James After 1st Quarter […]

The Cavs have been outstanding, securing a commanding 3-0 series lead against the Pistons behind the brilliance of their Big 3. In Game 1, LeBron James, Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving combined for 81 points, 24 rebounds, 18 assists, 5 steals and 3 blocks in the win. When the Big 3 have combined for at […]

Tristan Thompson had a great Game 3 for the Cavs, putting up just eight points and 10 rebounds, but also had two blocks and eight offensive rebounds on the night, giving the Cavs second chances to score over and over again. RELATED: VIDEO: J.R. Smith Warns Marcus Morris Not To Mess With Him At Start […]

LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Love were expected to carry this team throughout the regular season and into the playoffs. Although the Cavs did win 57 games on the season, the Big Three did not live up to expectations with Irving and Love going through inconsistencies throughout the year. RELATED: VIDEO: Stan Van Gundy […]

J.R. Smith comes off as a pretty chill, laid-back guy who always likes to have a good time. However, when provoked on the floor, he can also be a bit of an enforcer similar to a Kendrick Perkins. Marcus Morris is also someone that you don’t want to mess with from the Pistons side. A […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of the page to see all the highlights from tonight’s game! The Cavs took a commanding 3-0 lead in their opening round series with a hard-fought, physical road win in Detroit tonight. The Pistons were primed and ready to reward their home fans, but the Cavs were focused and executed […]

With just 0.7 left on the clock, coach Tyronn Lue called a timeout to set up a play. Matthew Dellavedova inbounds the ball to the deep corner to Kyrie Irving, who quickly elevates and hits the incredibly tough threes.

LeBron James cuts towards the basket as Shumpert shoots the corner triple, and Andre Drummond clearly goes and throws an elbow right at LeBron James’ neck. He also did something in Game 2 on a dead ball. RELATED: VIDEO: Andre Drummond Takes Shot At LeBron’s Face After A Turnover RELATED: VIDEO: LeBron James Stares Down […]

Detroit got the first bucket of the game, but LeBron James starts the game out aggressive. He gets the ball from Kyrie Irving, and drives right at the basket, parting a sea of Detroit Pistons before throwing down a thunderous dunk.

LeBron James is not someone you want to mess with and make angry on the basketball court. After Game 1 between the Cavs and Pistons, 19-year old rookie Stanley Johnson came out to say that he wasn’t scared of LeBron and could send him to the floor if LeBron wanted to try that with him. […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers will have their first major test of the 2016 NBA Playoffs when they take on the Detroit Pistons on the road for Game 3. RELATED: VIDEO: Stan Van Gundy Takes Shot At LeBron James After 1st Quarter Before tonight’s matchup, however, and throughout the past couple of days, reporters have been asking […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers will have their first major test of the 2016 NBA Playoffs when they take on the Detroit Pistons on the road for Game 3. RELATED: VIDEO: Stan Van Gundy Takes Shot At LeBron James After 1st Quarter Before tonight’s matchup, however, and throughout the past couple of days, reporters have been asking […]

LeBron James helped his Cavs to a 2-0 lead as they head into Detroit tonight to face the toughest test so far this postseason on the road. James knows the Cavs likely won’t shoot 20-38 from downtown again, and he admits that he doesn’t want to contribute to the constant outside shooting when Irving, Love, […]

If you’re a Cavs fan and you watched last season’s NBA Playoff series between the Cavs and Celtics, you witnessed a pretty horrific injury to Kevin Love at the hands of Boston forward Kelly Olynyk. It looks like other teams are ready to employ this at will. Take, for example, Andrew Bogut of the Golden […]

J.R. Smith led the Cavs past the Pistons in Game 2 with his hot shooting from downtown. Thanks to his seven three pointers, the Cavs were also able to set a franchise record as well as tie the NBA record for most three-pointers made in a playoff game. RELATED: Stanley Johnson Continues To Trash Talk […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers took down the Detroit Pistons in Game 2 last night led by LeBron James’ 27 point performance on 12-18 shooting. RELATED: Stanley Johnson Continues To Trash Talk LeBron James, Believes He’s In His Head After the game, he was interviewed by everyone’s favorite sideline reporter Craig Sager. Knowing the Cavs, however, there […]

What is with the Detroit Pistons and their “Stans”? In two games, which they both lost, coach Stan Van Gundy and rookie Stanley Johnson haven’t missed a beat as far as their “talk game” is concerned. In Johnson’s case, he has consistently made LeBron James the topic of his postgame rants. RELATED: VIDEO: LeBron James […]

The Detroit Pistons may be down 2-0 in their first round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers, but coach Stan Van Gundy is 2-for-2 when it comes to curious comments about the opponent. RELATED: It’s April and Playoff Mode is Engaged After criticizing referees on how they favor LeBron James in their calls, the newest apple […]

For much of the night, LeBron James had torched the Detroit Pistons with hard drives, beautiful set-ups for his teammates, and knocking down shots. So you understand his surprise when he caught a pass at the three point line from Kyrie Irving with absolutely no one within seven feet of him. VIDEO: Stan Van Gundy […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of the page to see all the highlights from tonight’s game! The Cleveland Cavaliers took a 2-0 series lead after defeating the Detroit Pistons 107-90. The Pistons came out of the gates strong by playing with plenty of energy and held a five point lead after the first quarter. They […]

LeBron James gets called for a charge, and immediately knows it. He lands ready to turn the other way, but Andre Drummond comes from under the basket and swipes LeBron in the face when the ball was already dead. A cheap shot from Drummond, but hey, that might be the only way the Pistons can […]

LeBron James cuts down the lane with Matthew Dellavedova driving towards the basket. Delly finds James cutting and LeBron elevates for a nasty poster dunk over Reggie Bullock!

LeBron James and Stanley Johnson have already had a minor war of words

Kyrie Irving gets a little dribble move started before losing Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and hitting the three.

Tonight’s Game 2 against the Detroit Pitons will mark the 180th playoff game of LeBron James’ career. That number will officially pass Michael Jordan (179) in playoff games played. VIDEO: Stan Van Gundy Takes Shot At LeBron James After 1st Quarter Ahead of Wednesday’s game, James was asked about what passing Jordan meant, and he […]

Despite clinching the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs for the first time in six years Monday night with a victory over the Atlanta Hawks, critics continue to circle the team like vultures hovering over roadkill. In short, the Cavs’ road to home-court advantage has not always been a smooth one. In fact, […]

Kevin Love at center proved to be a massive headache for the Detroit Pistons in Game 1 of their first round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Not only did he draw Andre Drummond out of the paint, he was also unstoppable on the block when guarded by the opponent’s power forwards. RELATED: FULL HIGHLIGHTS: Cavs […]

With Game 1 in the books and the Cleveland Cavaliers defeating the Detroit Pistons for a 1-0 series lead, the focus shifts to Game 2. The young, inexperienced Pistons team played Cleveland very well all game long and even held an 83-76 lead at one point early on in the fourth quarter. The Cavs came […]

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers have had two days off after their Game 1 victory against the Pistons. On Tuesday, players and coaches met with the media to answer questions. RELATED: VIDEO: Stan Van Gundy Takes Shot At LeBron James After 1st Quartee The main topic for much of LeBron James’ interview was Piston’s […]