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After sweeping the one-seeded Toronto Raptors, the Cleveland Cavaliers had a rude awakening in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, as they were embarrassed by the Boston Celtics, 108-83. While Boston played very well, the loss is more on the Cavs for not executing. Cleveland’s team composition is to blame, and while that means […]

If the Cleveland Cavaliers hope to win Game 2 of their Eastern Conference Finals matchup against the Boston Celtics, they’ll need better performances from several players, including LeBron James. Though the King has been spectacular for much of this postseason, his performance on Sunday was nothing to write home about, as they say. James logged […]

Following Monday’s practice session in Boston, Cleveland Cavaliers big man Kevin Love spoke to members of the media with regards to his team’s poor play against the Celtics in the first half of Sunday’s Game 1 matchup. The former UCLA standout did not mince words when giving his assessment, referring to Cleveland’s defensive effort as […]

After suffering an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, it sounds like Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue is ready to make a change in the lineup, according to a report from ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. Tyronn Lue all but revealed that the Cavs will […]

After sending out a message in game one of the Eastern Conference finals, the Boston Celtics appear to have the upper hand in the series. However, it appears that it will take much more than a 25-point thumping to rattle a championship-caliber team. True to form, the Cleveland Cavaliers did not show any signs of […]

Prior to the Eastern Conference finals, Boston Celtics forward Marcus Morris made a bold statement, saying he’s the most capable player to cover LeBron James outside of Kawhi Leonard. In Game 1 of the series on Sunday, Morris reinforced his words by playing a huge role in slowing down the Cleveland Cavaliers superstar in a […]

Avengers: Infinity War has been a pop culture juggernaut ever since it hit movie theatres across the globe a few weeks back. It is likely going to end up as among the ten highest-grossing pictures ever. And you know that a movie has gone through the mainstream roof when even its trailer is being parodied […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers weren’t really in Game 1 after the first few minutes, and when the final whistle blew they lost 108-83, but that doesn’t mean that this series is over already, though. After all, this is exactly the same way their opening series of the playoffs went. LeBron James played tentative and the rest […]

For at least one game in this year’s edition of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Boston Celtics did look as though they have the formula to stop Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James. For the first time in these playoffs, James shot below 40 percent from the field during Sunday’s 108-93 loss to Boston in the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers fell to the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals in stunning fashion, getting blown out 108-83. The Cavs had nothing going all day long, but it was especially bad for their three-point shooters. Kevin Love finished with a team-high 17 points to go along with eight rebounds and […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are laying out their defensive strategy against the Boston Celtics. Kyle Korver, LeBron James recently gave hints on what to expect. As reported by ClutchPoints’ Nikki Goel, Korver compared the Celtics to the Indiana Pacers, calling the former defensive elite. In the playoffs, the Boston Celtics have a defensive rating of 105.8 […]

Since Kyrie Irving went down with injury, the Boston Celtics essentially haven’t skipped a beat with Terry Rozier as their man at the point. He’s stepped up, taken the Celtics to the Eastern Conference Finals, and shown exactly why he was a high draft pick that GM Danny Ainge refused to trade. Now he’ll be […]

Shortly after Friday’s practice session, Cleveland Cavaliers teammates LeBron James and Kyle Korver were asked to comment on their upcoming Eastern Conference Finals series against the Boston Celtics. Both Korver and James had good things to say about the Celtics. However, much of the discussion was centered around Al Horford. “He’s the rock,” James told […]

Note: This contains spoilers for Avengers: Infinity Wars Last time out, we looked over the Cavaliers’ prehistoric tilt with the Toronto Raptors. After looking like LeBron James and a bunch of JV scrubs on offense against the Indiana Pacers, the Cavs were finally able to figure it out against the Raptors. During the series, the […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue revealed that he has a blood relationship with Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics. Per Ben Axelrod of WKYC, Lue said: Tyronn Lue said he’s cousins with Jayson Tatum’s dad, Justin Tatum #3Cavs — Ben Axelrod (@BenAxelrod) May 10, 2018 Lue also shared that he’s been seeing Tatum since […]

Before the second round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs, the Cleveland Cavaliers seemed dead in the water. They were getting bullied by the Indiana Pacers, and it looked like the Toronto Raptors would be yet another challenge. Hindsight is telling everyone that they should have relaxed. LeBron James must have snapped his fingers like Thanos […]

The playoff series between the Indiana Pacers and the Cleveland Cavaliers has been a slugfest. Currently tied at 2-2, the last three games in the series have been decided by four or fewer points. This is coming as a surprise to Cavs fans, though, as the team has dominated the Eastern Conference in recent years. […]

All it took was one loss in the playoffs for Cavs fans to start thinking about what could have been last offseason. ESPN reporter Brian Windhorst who has covered the Cavs for the entirety of LeBron James’ career dropped an interested tidbit while on ESPN’s The Jump today, reporting (via Reddit user u/hammerific): “If the […]

Since LeBron James returned to the Cleveland Cavaliers prior to the 2014-15 NBA season, they have won one championship in three consecutive NBA Finals appearances. However, after the Kyrie Irving trade and an inconsistent regular season, there may be a level of uncertainty about extending their streak. As the Cavaliers prepare for the first round […]

The Boston Celtics are currently the No. 2 seeded team in the Eastern Conference standings. However, their path to success this season has been strewn with complications, including an injury to Gordon Hayward on opening night and now Kyrie Irving’s ailing knee. Now, with less than five games remaining in the regular season and Irving […]

The top two seeds in the Eastern Conference is pretty much set with the Toronto Raptors virtually assured of the No. 1 spot and the Boston Celtics bound to finish the regular season second. That leaves the third place in the conference as the most sought-after position in the East right now. The Cleveland Cavaliers […]

Injuries have ravaged the NBA from top to bottom this season. On opening night, Gordon Hayward turned his ankle 180 degrees. Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry has been in and out of the lineup with plenty of nagging injuries. Even the Cleveland Cavaliers have been dealing with their fair share of injuries, with the […]

For all the insane statistics LeBron James has put up and the astounding job the 33-year-old specimen has done to keep the Cleveland Cavaliers’ head above the water this season, it would take just one negative postseason occurrence to outweigh all those positives from The King, according to ESPN personality, Stephen A. Smith. During Monday’s […]

The 2017-18 Cleveland Cavaliers have been a unique team throughout the season. There was constant drama after Isaiah Thomas came to town, inconsistency on both offense and defense, and their former star Kyrie Irving was cruising with the Boston Celtics. Besides all of this, the Cavs weathered through the never-ending storm. Another thing the Cavs […]

There were a number of interesting dynamics going into the 2018 NBA All-Star Game over the weekend. However, the most notable may have been the reunification of Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James and Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving. The Cavs star made headlines when he announced his selection of Irving in the game’s new draft […]

In the first half of the 2018 NBA All-Star Game, LeBron James and Kyrie Irving were seen seated together, laughing uncontrollably, and unmindful of the events transpiring on the court. If these two were really at each other’s throats during the summer supposedly because of discussions behind the scenes, then everything is water under the […]

David Griffin stepped down from the Cleveland Cavaliers after a contract extension couldn’t be reached last June, so he never had to deal with the saga between Kyrie Irving, LeBron James, and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Just before that, however, he was as active as ever trying to facilitate trades for the Cavs. He appeared on Golic […]

It hasn’t been even a full eight months since Kyrie Irving was shipped to the Boston Celtics in return for Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, and a highly-valuable Brooklyn Nets first-round pick, yet the former Cleveland Cavaliers point guard didn’t scratch off a potential reunion with his ex-running mate LeBron James. As a guest in Jimmy […]

Just a few days ago Larry Nance Jr. couldn’t be more excited to be a Cleveland Cavalier and to be a part of his home state’s organization. But only a few days later, he has to be questioning the people mentioning him on Twitter, after a terrible mixup happened on Tuesday afternoon. https://twitter.com/AnthonyIrwinLA/status/963518077752102912 Twitter user […]

The newly revamped Cleveland Cavaliers weren’t shy about letting it fly from three-point range in their game versus the Boston Celtics on Sunday night. They shot the lights out from way downtown with LeBron James assisting on a number of them. The Cavs shot 16-of-30 from three-point range as the Celts were helpless to stop […]

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers were not about to let the Boston Celtics celebrate too much even on Paul Pierce’s jersey retirement night. The Cavs dismantled the Celtics to the tune of 121-99, the most points that the Celtics have surrendered to an opponent this season. James was brilliant as usual, pouring in 24 […]

The new-look Cleveland Cavaliers managed to spoil the Boston Celtics’ big night with a dominant 121-99 victory. However, Cavs forward LeBron James did not make it out unscathed. James had to come off the court early on after colliding with Celtics center Aron Baynes in the first quarter. According to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, “The King” declared […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers had quite a night at the TD Garden in Boston on Sunday, handing the Boston Celtics a severe beatdown that translated to a convincing 121-99 win for the defending Eastern Conference champions. Perhaps even more noteworthy was the fact that this game marked the successful debut of Jordan Clarkson, Larry Nance Jr., […]

The highly-anticipated jersey retirement ceremony of Paul Pierce arrived to the tune of a Boston Celtics beatdown by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Needless to say, LeBron James was well-aware of who was in attendance for Pierce’s historic night. According to ESPN’s Rob Perez, there were a number of times early on where “The King” glared in the […]

It’s only been one game, but LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers seem to have a new mojo about them, and they actually look like they are having fun again on the court. Near the start of the fourth quarter Jordan Clarkson his a three-pointer, and with the game well in hand, the Cavs bench […]

Throughout his NBA career, J.R. Smith has made a name for himself as a streak shooter from beyond the arc. He only needs a small opening and can punish the defense by knocking down shots with regularity from that distance. However, what many may have forgotten is he can also throw down some vicious dunks […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers made several trades prior to Thursday’s NBA trade deadline. In what can only be described as a roster revamp, the Cavs offloaded six players. In return, they received four new faces: George Hill, Jordan Clarkson, Larry Nance Jr., and Rodney Hood. Cleveland’s new players were unable to play in Friday’s 123-107 win […]

The divorce between LeBron James and former partner-in-crime Kyrie Irving was more than meets the eye, as the 25-year-old floor general had already made up his mind after a loss in the 2017 NBA Finals. Irving requested a trade only a few weeks after the Cleveland Cavaliers had finished the season with a 1-4 loss […]

With all the drama and turmoil that constantly surrounds this season’s Cleveland Cavaliers squad, most recently the beef between star guard Isaiah Thomas and star forward Kevin Love, one thing that gets left to the wayside is the younger players on the Wine and Golders. Throughout this season, the one rookie that has been the […]