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In the Boston Celtics’ last visit to the Quicken Loans Arena, Avery Bradley thrust a dagger towards the Cleveland Cavaliers’ hearts right at the buzzer. This time around, the home team had enough of giving their rivals from Beantown another reason to celebrate. The Cavs had every intent to be rude hosts, and during a […]

The Boston Celtics appeared to be on track for an upset when they started their game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The boys from Beantown were unconscious from the field in the first part of the opening quarter until the Wine and Gold crew amped up their defense and pushed the tempo. RELATED: VIDEO: LeBron James […]

If you were to have asked me at the start of the season who the Cavs biggest rival in the East was going to be, I would have said with 100% certainty the Miami Heat. A healthy Wade and Bosh, a surging Whiteside, a premier combo guard and a rookie who could immediately contribute off […]

With the trade deadline fast approaching, rumors around the league are beginning to and will continue to swirl. The latest rumors, however, have been swirling around a major three-team trade between Eastern Conference teams. According to Frank Isola of the New York Daily News, there was some discussion about a possible three-team trade between the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers take on the Sacramento Kings tonight in the second-to-last game before the All-Star break. Ahead of the game however, they may be added incentive for the Cavs tonight against the Kings. RELATED: LeBron James Fires Back At Haters and Critics: Kings coach George Karl spoke with members of the media about the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers fell to the Celtics on a heartbreaking buzzer beating three-pointer by Avery Bradley last night. The Cavs were up five with about 18 seconds to go and simply could not close the game out defensively. Multiple errors down the stretch allowed Boston to steal a game at Quicken Loans Arena. After the […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of the page to see all the highlights from tonight’s game! The Cavs fumbled away a win at home tonight, losing at the buzzer to the Boston Celtics by the score of 104-103. Down by two, and with the ball out of bounds under their own basket, the Cavs allowed […]

J.R. Smith was the center of controversy after a play during last season’s playoff matchup against the Boston Celtics. The NBA suspended him two games for this hit to Jae Crowder. RELATED: The Big Reason Why The Knicks Traded J.R. Smith And Iman Shumpert This came in the same game that Kelly Olynyk pulled Kevin […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of the page to see all the highlights from tonight’s game! The Cleveland Cavaliers put together perhaps their best defensive effort of the season, and beat the Boston Celtics in a highly anticipated rematch of their first round playoff series from last year. It was the fifth consecutive win against […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers will take on the Boston Celtics for the first time this season and the first time since Cleveland eliminated Boston in the first round of the 2015 playoffs. It wasn’t a normal ending, as both sides had players suffer major injuries at the hands of the opponents, and there some long term […]

After a rough regular season last year, Kevin Love finally started to turn the corner in the postseason and the incidental victims of his resurgence were the young Boston Celtics. It was his first playoff appearance and the Cleveland Cavaliers, despite being engaged in a physical battle with the Celtics, were handing them convincing defeats. […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers swept through the Boston Celtics in the first round of last year’s playoffs 4-0, but that series did not come without much controversy. For one, J.R. Smith was the centerpiece of that controversy after a play the NBA and fans deemed dirty. RELATED: The Big Reason Why The Knicks Traded J.R. Smith […]

One of the Eastern Conference’s most brutal and intense rivalries these past couple of years was the one between LeBron James and Paul Pierce. Whether it was Cleveland vs. Boston, Miami vs. Brooklyn, or Miami vs. Washington, both guys have always defended one another and gone head to head countless times. RELATED: 7 Greatest LeBron […]

Before the entertaining yet hard to watch 2015 NBA Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers had three playoff series to win. Their magnificent run began when they took on the Boston Celtics in the first round of the playoffs. Many thought that the Celtics would swoop in and steal a game on their own home floor while […]

The most hated NBA player in Cleveland is easily the Chicago Bulls’ Joakim Noah. Prior to Game 4 of the Cavs first-round matchup, Cavs fans were already looking ahead to the next round where the Cavs would face the Bulls and have a chance to beat a Derrick Rose-led team. Game 4 may have changed […]

Kevin Love suffered his season ending shoulder injury at the hands of Celtics forwward Kelly Olynyk. Last Sunday during Game 4 of the Cavs-Celtics first round playoff series, Olynyk and Love were battling for a loose ball. Olynyk attempted to keep Love away, and by doing so, pulled Love’s shoulder out of its socket and […]

No matter where he goes, the Boston Celtics just keep on sticking to LeBron James’ trail. The mighty C’s of the Big Three era were James’ tormentors back in his initial tenure as a Cavalier and they creeped up to him even when he left for South Beach, although LeBron finally turned the tables against […]

According to Jason Lloyd, the Cavs have ruled out Kevin Love for Cleveland’s Eastern Conference Semifinals series against either the Chicago Bulls or Milwaukee Bucks. Love was injured in what he believes was a “dirty play” by Boston Celtics’ Kelly Olynyk in Game 4 of the Cavs’ first round sweep this past Sunday. Basically Love […]

Players often get into skirmishes while boxing out. It’s common for players to dislike some of the physical play and take exception. On Sunday afternoon, J.R. Smith and Jae Crowder got tangled up fighting for a rebound, and Smith was the one taking a little exception, throwing his arm backwards and connecting with Crowder’s face. […]

Game 4 of the Cavs first round playoff series against the Boston Celtics did not go very smoothly. Not that the Cavs lost, but they might’ve limbed out of their victory at the TD Garden. The Cavs overcame what Point Guard Kyrie Irving calls “the most physical game [he’s] every played in,” as the Wine […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Boston Celtics in the first round of the 2015 NBA Playoffs. It wasn’t an easy task by any means, but the Cavs were able to pull off four victories filled with highlight reel plays. With the Cavs and Celtics set to renew their rivalry tonight in Boston, we look at […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics played an incredibly tough and physical Game 4 in Boston, and came out victorious 101-93. The main focus however, are on two key starters who left the game in the first and third […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cleveland Cavaliers had their toughest test yet Thursday evening going into Boston against the gritty Celtics squad with their crowd behind them. The Cavs, led by LeBron James with 31 points and Kevin Love with 23, defeated the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have taken a 2-0 series lead into Boston for Thursday night’s Game 3. The Cavs won 113-100 in Game 1 and 99-91 in Game 2, and although they haven’t been blowout wins, it hasn’t seemed like the Celtics ever gained control of the games. The bigger and stronger Cavs have been bullying […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cleveland Cavaliers started slow against the Boston Celtics tonight, down by as many as 10 points in the first half, but came back to defeat the Celtics 99-91 in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series. The victory […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! After nine months of tough basketball, harsh criticism, injury struggles, and a flurry of rumors, the Cavs opened up their first round playoff series against the Boston Celtics. Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love, and Tristan Thompson all shined in their […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics start their first-round matchup on Sunday afternoon, and before they begin their series, we look at the position by position matchup and what the Cavs will need to do to defeat the Celtics. We start with the point guard position between Kyrie Irving and Marcus Smart. Point Guards Kyrie […]

The regular season is over, and now that the Cavs are in the playoffs, they’ll start their new season Sunday against the seventh seeded Boston Celtics. During an interview Thursday, LeBron James was asked if a different player arises for the post-season. After a slight pause, James smiled and responded with: “Ask my teammates come […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers let a few games go at the end of last season in order to avoid the Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, and Brookyn Nets. In doing so, they set up a playoff matchup against the Boston Celtics. Before the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics tipped-off their final meeting of the season (before the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics both finished off their season with victories on Wednesday night and going out on high note. The Cavs and Celtics schedule has been released with Game 1 starting Sunday. RELATED: Top 5 Adjustments For The Cavs Playoff Run Here’s the full schedule: Game 1 – BOS @ CLE – […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cleveland Cavaliers rested four of their five starters tonight against the Boston Celtics. LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love, and J.R. Smith all sat out tonight on the first night of a back-to-back set that started against the […]

With the Heat loss on Saturday night, Miami has fallen two-and-a-half games below the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets, who are both locked up at 37-42. Here’s a look at the lower half of the East Playoff race. Cleveland, the number two seed with home-court advantage throughout the first two rounds, will face whoever finishes […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cleveland Cavaliers started their home-and-home series with the Boston Celtics tonight, losing 99-90 in a game that Boston seemed to control from start to finish. The Cavaliers, who were riding an 18-game home winning streak coming into tonight, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have secured the NBA’s second seed and the Central Division title with four games remaining, including the Boston Celtics at home tonight and then in Boston on Sunday night. With mixed reports of possible rest coming up for the Cavs’ starters, every starter seems to be questionable these next few games. RELATED: […]

@SportsCenter Boston is a special place for LeBron James. It was the place where he learned from defeat, and in his first tenure with the Cavs, it’s where LeBron wore a Cavaliers uniform. Tonight brought the story to full circle with a classic roller coaster rally by the Cavs over the Celtics, 122-111. LeBron led […]

Jared Wickerham/Getty Images Less than 48 hours after acquiring Keith Bogans from the Boston Celtics in exchange for Dwight Powell, John Lucas, Erik Murphy and Malcolm Thomas, the Cavaliers have made another calculated trade that could, believe it or not, make the future of the franchise even brighter. Quickly trading Bogans helps the Cavs avoid […]