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The Cleveland Cavaliers gave up home-court advantage in the final days of the regular season in favor of getting well-rested for the NBA Playoffs. Without home-court in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Cavs came into Boston to take on the Celtics and demolished them in Game 1 by 13 and in Game 2 by 44. […]

En route to the last two NBA Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers had to go through Al Horford and his then-Atlanta Hawks in the 2014 and 2015 NBA Playoffs. While the Cavs were able to sweep the Hawks both times, Horford took his talents north to the Boston Celtics in hopes of being able to defeat […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers absolutely dominated the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Friday. The Cavs jumped out to an early lead and kept building on it. By halftime, Cleveland was up rather comfortably but despite the large lead, Cleveland’s starting unit played until the final minutes of the third quarter. There was […]

Bradley Beal recently made the round of news with his unnecessary trash talk directed at the Cleveland Cavaliers, confidently saying that the defending champions wanted to avoid the already eliminated Washington Wizards. It would have made for a pretty good hype material. However, fact is Beal and the Wizards lost their own second round series […]

The NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers continued their march through the Eastern Conference Playoffs last night with a 130-86 Game 2 drubbing of the Boston Celtics inside TD Garden. As most fans of the team know, the Cavs have swept their way through 13 consecutive postseason games, tying a record with the 1988-89 Los Angeles […]

In a recent one-on-one interview with CSN Mid-Atlantic, Bradley Beal claimed that the Cavaliers wanted to avoid his Washington Wizards in the postseason, saying: “They didn’t want to see us.” “I always said that,” Beal said in his interview with CSN. “I felt like that’s a reason they didn’t play us in the second round. […]

Last night, the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers handed the Boston Celtics their worst home playoff defeat in a 130-86 Game 2 smashing. In fact, it was the largest margin of victory by any team in the Eastern Conference Finals and Boston’s worst postseason home loss in their storied franchise history. To be blunt, the Cavs […]

The NBA on Thursday afternoon released their three All-NBA team’s for this past regular season that featured many of the league’s biggest stars earning the prestigious honor. However, there were several notable players left off the list such as Kyrie Irving, who has just one All-NBA Third Team selection in his career. In light of […]

In the NBA, confidence is one of the key parts of building toward success at both a personal and team level. Prior to Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics rookie forward Jaylen Brown stated that he believes LeBron James is just a “regular guy” on the court and […]

Tonight’s Game 2 matchup of the Eastern Conference Finals started out a bit sloppy, especially for Boston. In fact, the Celtics were just 1-of-8 from the field through the first three minutes of the first quarter. After getting their act together, the Cavaliers managed to build an early lead. The Celtics mounted a quick 8-2 […]

It was a savage night for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals, and twitter was equally as savage. Enjoy the internet after LeBron James and his Cavaliers take their 2-0 lead back to the Land. I think if the @celtics dig down real deep, they might be able to push this series to 4 […]

Cleveland Cavaliers (2nd Seed) vs Boston Celtics (1st Seed) Eastern Conference Finals – Game Two :::: Click Here For Full CavsNation Pregame Stat Guide :::: UPCOMING MILESTONES: With one more win, the Cavaliers tie with the 1988-89 L.A. Lakers for the longest playoff winning streak – potentially 13 games spanning back to Game Five of last years’ finals. LeBron James is […]

Tonight, the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers will face the Boston Celtics inside TD Garden for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals. After taking Game 1 via a 117-104 wire-to-wire victory, the Cavs will look to take a commanding 2-0 series lead. Over the course of his illustrious 14-year career in the NBA, LeBron James has accumulated […]

LeBron James had an unforeseen nightmarish season from the free-throw line in his 14th year in the league, going well below his career average of 74 percent into the worst clip of his career at 67.4 percent. But what escaped the eyes of the common fan is the 18 different ways he attempted to shoot the […]

On Wednesday night, the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers squared off against the Boston Celtics inside TD Garden for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, resulting in a 117-104 runaway victory for the road-bound Cavs. There were several stories from Game 1 worth mention, including the excellent play of Kevin Love. In his 34 minutes […]

The defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers have swept their way through the first two rounds of the 2016-17 NBA Playoffs, dispatching the Indiana Pacers and Toronto Raptors in convincing fashion. Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal thinks his team could give the Cavs a run for their money. There is just one problem: Beal and the Wizards […]

If you’re a basketball fan, there is a good chance you remember the 1996 Warner Bros. sports comedy film “Space Jam,” starring Michael Jordan and the Looney Toons. Jordan gets sucked down a golf hole, Mr. Swackhammer (owner of an intergalactic amusement park named Moron Mountain) sends his minions, “the Monstars,” to steal the talent […]

Fans of the Cleveland Cavaliers likely won’t ever forget Kelly Olynyk‘s shoulder yank on Kevin Love in the Cavs’ 2015 first round matchup against the Boston Celtics. Earlier in the playoffs, Olynyk was at it again, appearing to pull down Chicago Bulls center Robin Lopez while trying to hold him off from rebounding a ball. […]

Last night, the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers squared off against the Boston Celtics inside TD Garden for Game 1 of The Eastern Conference Finals, resulting in a 117-104 runaway victory for the road-bound Cavs. The Cavs were well-rested, having an unprecedented nine days off before last night’s game in Beantown. There were some who […]

On Thursday, the NBA announced that Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James has been named to the 2016-17 All-NBA First Team. This marks James’ 13th All-NBA Team selection and his 11th time with a First Team appearance. The only other players to have 11 First Team nods to their credit are Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant […]

During the second quarter of last night’s Game 1 matchup of the Eastern Conference Finals, Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart tried to sell a foul by “flopping,” as they say. The only problem was that nobody — including Cavaliers marksman J.R. Smith — bought it. For whatever reason, Smart was guarding Kevin Love on the […]

The NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers dismantled the No. 1 seeded Boston Celtics inside TD Garden Wednesday night with a 117-104 wire-to-wire victory, giving them a 1-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference Finals. With such a big gap in the score, the game was a bit chippy at times. After all, there is some […]

Over the weekend, Cleveland Cavaliers marksman J.R. Smith decided to purchase Mother’s Day flower arrangements for every mom in the same neonatal intensive care unit as his daughter, Dakota. As most NBA fans know, little Dakota was born nearly five months prematurely back in February. Since then, she has been showing signs of progression. In […]

Last night’s Game 1 matchup of the Eastern Conference Finals between the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics started to get a bit chippy in the second half. In fact, late in the third quarter, Tristan Thompson and Isaiah Thomas got into a bit of an on-court scuffle and had to be separated. Thomas […]

Last night, the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers squared off against the Boston Celtics inside TD Garden for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, resulting in a 117-104 wire-to-wire victory for the road-bound Cavaliers. The Cavs, who were coming off of a nine-day break, jumped out to an early lead in last night’s game and […]

LeBron James hasn’t seen a mismatch he hasn’t like, possibly ever. Last series, James had one of the best mismatches of the playoffs against Toronto Raptors’ big man Serge Ibaka, mostly because LeBron spun the ball twice in Ibaka’s face before pulling up for a three-pointer. In Game 1 against the Boston Celtics, James received […]

Following the longest layover between playoff series in franchise history, the Cleveland Cavaliers cruised to a definitive 117-104 win in Game 1 over the Boston Celtics on the road in the TD Garden. LeBron James took charge for the Cavaliers scoring a game-high 38 points on 14-of-24 shooting with nine rebounds, and seven assists. He […]

After nine days off, the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers squared off against the Boston Celtics inside TD Garden for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Cavs jumped out to an early 6-2 lead through the first three minutes of tonight’s game. The Celtics, who were struggling a bit from the field in the […]

LeBron James always plays with a bit of an edge when it comes to the Boston Celtics and the TD Garden. Just before tipoff, LeBron James was seen on the sideline looking a bit like the wrestling phenom The Undertaker. https://twitter.com/SInow/status/865002121241874432 James wore that Undertaker shirt the same day he found out about Klay Thompson’s […]

Cleveland Cavaliers (2nd Seed) vs Boston Celtics (1st Seed) Eastern Conference Finals – Game One :::: Click Here For Full CavsNation Pregame Stat Guide :::: UPCOMING MILESTONES: With three more steals, Kyrie Irving will have made the 2nd most in Cavaliers’ postseason history, passing Anderson Varejao. LeBron James is six steals away from taking the 2nd most in NBA history […]

With the Cleveland Cavaliers lifting the NBA championship last June as well as putting together maybe their best roster ever this season, a lot of credit has to go to General Manager David Griffin. Griffin has done a wonderful job of surrounding superstar LeBron James with the necessary pieces to compete for championships since he […]

If you think the LaVar Ball saga of the NBA is too much now, it’s only just beginning. Ball’s eldest son Lonzo is expected to be a top-2 pick in next month’s NBA Draft, and while his son is doing his talking off the court, LaVar continues to do the talking off of it. Last […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been itching to play since they dispatched the Toronto Raptors in a clean sweep during their Eastern Conference Semi-Finals. Waiting in the wings, they have finally found out who their opponent will be in the Eastern Conference Finals. After overcoming the Washington Wizards on their home floor in Game 7, the […]

As most basketball fans will remember, Kevin Love was traded from the Minnesota Timberwolves to the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers in the summer of 2014. Since then, the 6’10” rebounding machine has taken a huge downturn in statistical production, but has made incredible strides in his new role. “That’s just the maturity of Kevin over these […]

The defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers have made their way to Boston for tonight’s Game 1 matchup against the Celtics in the 2017 Eastern Conference Finals. Last night, the NBA held their annual draft lottery.To no one’s surprise at all, the Celtics found themselves winning of the number one overall pick in June’s draft. After this morning’s […]

After sweeping their way through the first two rounds of this season’s NBA Playoffs, the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers will face the Boston Celtics tonight inside TD Garden at 8:30 p.m. for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Are the champs, who have been on the longest playoff layover in franchise history, ready for […]

If there is one thing we all know about Philadelphia 76ers rookie big man Joel Embiid, it’s that he is very confident. So confident in fact, that Embiid believes the Sixers could be challenging LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the very near future. Embiid: "We're gearing up at the right time. When we start […]

The defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers could be looking for a new general manager at the end of this season. David Griffin, their current GM, is currently in the last year of his contract with the team. Cavs owner Dan Gilbert will have to make a decision fairly soon. Will he pay the price for one […]

On Wednesday night, the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers will square off against the Boston Celtics inside TD Garden for Game 1 of The Eastern Conference Finals, with tipoff scheduled for 8:30 p.m. on TNT. Boy, it has been a while since Cavs fans last saw their favorite players in action, right?. In fact, the […]