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Richard Jefferson may have played sparingly for the Cleveland Cavaliers in his two seasons with the team, but he has endeared himself so much to Cleveland’s fans and players. Aside from being a well-loved figure, he also provides good insights every now and then, making him a true authority on the subject that is the […]

LeBron James for the second time in this year’s playoffs capped off another impressive performance with a game-winner with a running floater that he banked in against the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night. It was a highly difficult shot that saw him take it fading left to the baseline over Raptors forward OG Anunoby to push […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers grabbed a commanding 3-0 series lead over the Toronto Raptors after yet another dominant performance from LeBron James leading the way. It was all capped off by an impressive floater moving toward the baseline that was banked in before the buzzer. The shot has received some sound reaction from some of the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were one game away from elimination last Sunday afternoon as they prepared for Game 7 against the Indiana Pacers. Less than one week later, they’ve not only advanced, but they’re also just one game away from advancing to their fourth consecutive Eastern Conference Finals. LeBron James has come through in every game […]

LeBron James has shown basketball fans everything. Step-back 3-pointers, fadeaways, powerful slams, fright train-like drives, name it and the Cleveland Cavaliers superstar has done it. When it comes to crucial moments, it’s only natural for James to go to his familiar weapons as they present the higher success rate. In Game 3 of the Cavs’ […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night in Game 3 of their second round series, 105-103. It was another nail-biter just like Game 1 of this series, with the game coming down to the final seconds. To no one’s surprise, however, it was LeBron James who came up big. With eight seconds […]

LeBron James delivered another masterful performance against the Toronto Raptors, lifting the Cavs to a 3-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference Semifinals via a game-winning runner that saw the bank as the buzzer sounded. The Cavs are now one-game away from sweeping the Raptors for the second-straight series. If that happens, one can only imagine […]

The Toronto Raptors entered Quicken Loans Arena with their backs against the wall, facing a 2-0 series disadvantage against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The top-seeded East team hasn’t shaken off the ghost of their recent past where the Cleveland Cavaliers have dominated them back to the prehistoric age. Game 3 isn’t any difference, albeit being much […]

NBA fans were treated to a first-round series for the ages in the matchup between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Indiana Pacers. The series needed all seven games for a victor to come out, arranging an Eastern Conference Semifinals matchup with the Toronto Raptors. The series may have been too good that ESPN is having slight hangovers […]

All season long, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James has gone above and beyond expectations. Whether it’s playing in all 82 games and churning out career-best numbers, the Cavs forward does all these with a relative ease. But what’s remarkable is the fact that James is playing at this high level on his 15th season and […]

In the next few months, once the offseason gets into full effect, the center of focus will be around LeBron James’ future with the Cleveland Cavaliers. There is no certainty at this point with regards to what he is leaning toward in his expected free agency. According to Todd Fuhrman of Betboardpodcast.com, the Cavs are […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are heading home now after winning the first two games in Toronto and taking a 2-0 lead over the Raptors. With Games 3 and 4 on deck for the Cavs with their raucous fans ready to cheer them on, despite a lot of work still yet to be done, a sweep may […]

LeBron James means a lot to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Not only is the best player the franchise has ever seen, he’s also arguably the best player anyone has ever seen. That means he does wonders for the game of basketball and city of Cleveland’s economy. At this point, he’s become a historical figure, one that […]

Over the years LeBron James has been criticized for many things in his game. He can’t shot free throws, he isn’t a good outside shooter, he isn’t clutch, and the list goes on and on. One thing that kept coming up early in his career was that he couldn’t take guys down in the post and […]

Thanks in large part to yet another iconic performance from LeBron James in Thursday night’s 128-110 Game 2 victory, the Cleveland Cavaliers are now leading their Eastern Conference Semifinals matchup against the Toronto Raptors, 2-0. If history can be used as a gauge of what’s to come, the Raptors could be in trouble. Since the […]

The 2011 NBA Finals is easily one of, if not the biggest low light in LeBron James’s stellar career. It was his first year with the Miami Heat after parting with the Cleveland Cavaliers in controversial fashion. Notably, it was “The Decision” TV special as well as their introductions in which the King boasted that […]

Kevin Love got back on track in a big way in Game 2 against the Toronto Raptors. He played 35 minutes putting up 31 points, 11 rebounds, and two assists. He was 2-6 from deep, but each of the three-pointers seemed to come in a really key time of the game. For Love, it hasn’t […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Tristan Thompson is no stranger to elbows to the face, especially considering the physical style of basketball he plays. Unfortunately, the former Texas Longhorn was on the receiving end of an elbow to the face this time courtesy of Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry in Game 2 of their second round series […]

When a team is eliminated from the playoffs, one of the first things the players usually do is grab their golf clubs and spend the summer on the links. Not all NBA players wait for the summer to roll around though, and that is the case for J.R. Smith of the Cleveland Cavaliers who uses […]

Although they’re no longer teammates, J.R. Smith and Kyrie Irving still share a friendship. As most fans know, Smith and Irving were members of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 2016 championship-winning squad — a group that defied the odds in the NBA Finals, topping the Golden State Warriors in unprecedented fashion (down 3-1). These two earned their […]

For Kevin Love this year, he had to make a big change to his game. The Cleveland Cavaliers big man is playing a lot more at the five position because it creates mismatches for him on the offensive end. Love is a lot faster than most bigs that are put on him, and that really […]

It took Cleveland Cavaliers start LeBron James a long time and a lot of work to get to where he is today as the NBA’s best player and arguably the best player of all time. But before James could rise to the top of the mountain as a three-time NBA Champion and three-time NBA Finals […]

LeBron James is tough for anyone to beat, but over the past few years Kyle Lowry, DeMar DeRozan, and the Toronto Raptors just can’t find a way to get past the King and his Cleveland Cavaliers. During this offseason, the Raptors changed the entire way they ran their offense in hopes of getting past the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first round series. The Cavs were led by both of their All-Stars, LeBron James and Kevin Love, all night long. Love finished with 31 points and 11 rebounds on 11-21 shooting, finally coming out of his slump to […]

Kevin Love was highly-instrumental in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Game 2 win against the Toronto Raptors. The Cavs’ floor leader LeBron James, had his own big night, but immediately after the game, praised Love’s big night. “Kevin Love was phenomenal. He gave us a double-double. The All-Star we know and that we’ve grown to love. He was […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first round series. The Cavs now lead 2-0 and return home to Cleveland to try and wins Games 3 and 4 at home, which would mean a sweep of the Eastern Conference’s best team. LeBron James finished the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Toronto Raptors in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference second round series on Tuesday night. The Cavs came back from a 14-point first-half deficit to defeat the Raptors in overtime 113-112, and after the game, Cleveland center Kendrick Perkins got into a heated confrontation with rapper and Raptors ambassador Drake. […]

Tristan Thompson has been a key cog the last few years for the Cleveland Cavaliers, but this year he had a lot of distractions and his play really suffered. He dealt with injuries most of the season and then right before the playoffs started there were rumors that he cheated on Khloe Kardashian. With that […]

According to a report from Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue spoke with Larry Nance Jr. prior to Game 1 to let him know that he will be temporarily out of the rotation due to the emergence of Tristan Thompson. Thompson, now 27 years of age, had a solid outing in […]

After a less-than-stellar showing through the early stages of this season’s playoffs, the Cleveland Cavaliers’ bench squad came through with a solid outing in Tuesday night’s 113-112 overtime win over the Toronto Raptors. Now, with Game 2 slated for Thursday night, LeBron James is remaining confident in Cleveland’s second unit. “What do you think your […]

LeBron James isn’t just known as a good basketball player. He is also known for being a social activist and a good businessman, and it looks like another one of his earlier financial decisions is paying off big. In 2011 James bought two percent of English soccer club Liverpool, which just advanced to the UEFA […]

LeBron James was surprised upon finding out that his team’s Eastern Conference semifinals series against the Toronto Raptors is the only one that doesn’t have two games of rest in between. “It’s kinda weird we’re the only series that does not get two days in between games,” James told reporters, according to Sports Illustrated. “That’s […]

After essentially disappearing for nearly the entire 2017-2018 NBA season, Cleveland Cavaliers veteran center Tristan Thompson seems to be playing like his old self.  His recent performance has been one of the biggest reasons why Cleveland was able to win Game 7 of the first round against the Indiana Pacers. It’s also why the Cavs […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers escaped Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals with a road win over the Toronto Raptors, but Kevin Love is not getting away from the wrath of NBA review. According to Shams Charania of Yahoo! Sports, the Cavs power forward’s offensive foul on DeMar DeRozan which happened after he hit inadvertently elbowed […]

How do you solve a problem like Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Kevin Love having to guard the big and mighty Jonas Valanciunas of the Toronto Raptors? Keep going to that matchup, apparently. Love will start at center for Game 2 in the second-round series of the Cavaliers against the Raptors, per Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com. […]

After Tuesday night’s 113-112 victory, the Cleveland Cavaliers are now leading their Eastern Conference Semifinals series against the Toronto Raptors, 1-0. Though they trailed right up to the final horn in regulation, several players, including Kyle Korver, stepped up to lend the Cavs a helping hand when it mattered most — in overtime. “Everybody contributed […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers grabbed an impressive Game 1 road overtime win in the Eastern Conference Semifinals over the Toronto Raptors to take away home court advantage for the series. Much of this was done behind the all-around effort of star forward LeBron James putting together a triple-double effort to help lift his team over the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Toronto Raptors in a thrilling Game 1 of their second round series, 113-112. LeBron James finished with 26 points, 11 rebounds, 13 assists, and two blocks on the night, but received a lot of help from his supporting cast when he needed it most. It was a game where the […]

Tristan Thompson came off the bench in Game 1 against the Toronto Raptors. He played a total of 26 minutes. Each minute, his impact was felt. After the game, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue plans to keep Thompson off the bench, saying that he loves his impact with the second unit. “I like his […]