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At the Cavs morning shootaround Sunday morning, head coach David Blatt announced that he’ll be resting four starters against the Celtics. LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love, and J.R. Smith. RELATED: Top 5 Cavalier Lineups for 2014-15 Season Kyrie, LBJ, Love and JR. Will sit this out out today — Fred McLeod (@CavsFredMcLeod) April 12, […]

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 […]

The Cavs have secured the second seed in the east, and will likely use the time remaining in the regular season preparing for a long playoff run. This will include rest for the guys who play heavy minutes, a lot of skill work in practice, and plenty of time spent with the training staff to […]

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: […]

We are now less than one week away from the end of the regular season and nine days away from the start of the 2014-15 NBA Playoffs. After a year of ups-and-downs, criticism and controversy, and rumors and trades, the Cavs are back in the playoffs for the first time since 2010. The Cavs already […]

This season has been one for the ages, with some of the best players emerging from teams that we expected to do well, but not great. From the Hawks to the Cavs, here are the NBA’s 10 best trios from the 2014-15 season by their combined PER (Player Efficiency Rating). We start with number 10: […]

With the victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers have clinched their first Central Division title since 2010 and their fourth in franchise history. For a team that has endured four grueling losing seasons, this one had to be a little sweet. Three Cavaliers in particular enjoyed this one, as Kyrie […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cleveland Cavaliers came into Milwaukee with one thing, or rather, one game, on their mind. Cleveland would secure the number two seed in the East with a victory over the Bucks or a Chicago Bulls loss. Coincidentally, both […]

Click ‘Next’ at the bottom of the page to see LeBron’s second dunk! Timofey Mozgov looks to make a move in the post before finding the cutting LeBron James for the wide open throwdown! RELATED: LeBron James’ Top 10 Dunks Of All Time Click ‘Next’ to see LeBron’s second dunk!

Prior to this entertaining 2014-15 NBA season was a stellar 2013-14 season and a myriad of player movement through the draft or free agency in the offseason. Once LeBron James decided he was going home, Pau Gasol chose Chicago, and Kobe Bryant said he’d be ready to return, the NBA’s fans were ready for one […]

The Cavs have punched their ticket to the playoffs for the first time in five seasons, and by most accounts are the favorites to win the eastern conference. While it is nice to be expected to win, there are perhaps more unknowns about this Cavs team than any other playoff team. The answers to the […]

The NBA and its fans have some of the greatest rivalries in sports history. Teams like the Bulls, Lakers, and Celtics are probably the most involved teams in NBA history, playing in countless playoff series throughout the year. We take a look at the top 10 greatest rivalries in NBA history, starting with number 10: […]

Joakim Noah has never beaten a LeBron James led team in a seven-game series. That’s a fact. But it hasn’t stopped Noah from delivering sound byte after sound byte when it comes to anything that relates to James whether it’s the city of Cleveland, the Cavaliers team, or even LeBron’s former Miami Heat squad. When […]

In honor of tonight’s NCAA Championship game between the Duke Blue Devils and the Wisconsin Badgers, we take a look at the top 5 Cavs players’ highlights from college, starting with number five: 5. Tristan Thompson – Texas Tristan Thompson was a high flying, active big man at Texas, which helped him earn the number […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Chicago Bulls Sunday evening for their 18th straight home win and a full four-game lead over the Bulls in the standings. It wasn’t the finish that the Cavs wanted, as they allowed a 13-point lead to dwindle down five with enough time for a comeback. Thankfully, Cleveland was able to […]

The regular season is down to less than two weeks. That means LeBron James, Mike Miller, and veteran company have just five games remaining to hone their skills for the final time before the real season begins. James, who walked off the floor Sunday night looking not so happy despite the victory, was indeed in […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Chicago Bulls 99-94 Sunday evening in one of the most important games of the season. Not only does Cleveland get a victory, they go a full four games ahead of the Bulls in the […]

Kyrie Irving hits a corner three to end the first quarter on a good note against the Bulls, taking a 27-26 lead after one quarter of play!

J.R. Smith comes from behind and blocks Taj Gibson’s dunk attempt!

The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Chicago Bulls Sunday afternoon, giving them a full four-game lead over the Bulls in the standings as well as the 3-1 season series victory. That last part is important because, with just five games remaining, Cleveland can finish tied with Chicago in the standings and still have the second seed […]

Dan Gilbert is perhaps one of the most recognizable owners in the NBA. Ever since he bought the Cleveland Cavaliers for $375 million ten years ago, he’s had his hand, or face as far as being present in press conferences and draft lotteries go, in almost every major move that the team has made. His […]

For much of the year, the news on Kevin Love has not been positive. His stats are down, he sometimes sits out the entire fourth quarter, and his relationship with LeBron has come into question. There are rumors about his unhappiness and where he will play once he is able to leave Cleveland, with the […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Miami Heat came into Quicken Loans Arena to face the Cleveland Cavaliers for the final time this season in a possible first-round matchup for both teams. Playing without Kevin Love who was resting a bad back, the Cavaliers […]

A few weeks from now, the Cavaliers are set to play their first playoff game in four years. The ride has been up and down to say the least, from being one of the league’s best in 2010 at 62-20 to enduring four grueling years of playing for ping pong balls and eventually reclaiming their […]

Kyrie Irving, who came down with an illness the past couple of off-days for the Cavs, is questionable to play tonight against the Heat. Irving has been relatively healthy this season, missing just five games this season. In three games against the Heat, he’s averaging 20.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 5.0 assists in three games […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ head coach David Blatt was named Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for the month of March today by the NBA. He won the award alongside Golden State Warriors’ head coach Steve Kerr, who won it for the Western Conference. RELATED: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About David Blatt Blatt led the […]

Kyrie Irving and LeBron James’ relationship has come a long way since the start of the season. It all really began with the losses to the Portland Trailblazers and Utah Jazz during the first road trip the Cavaliers took out West. Against the Blazers on November 3, Kyrie Irving and then-Cavalier Dion Waiters seemed as […]

Last week, Kevin Love came out with the controversial statement that he and LeBron James aren’t the best of friends, which sparked an explosion of rumors that Love wasn’t happy with the Cavs and wanted out. He did say their relationship is evolving, but it’s not where they’d call each other best friends. LeBron touched […]

The NBA has seen some amazing fourth quarter performances this season. Most of the highlight plays that we look at the end of the season occur during the fourth. That being said, we take a look at the top 10 fourth quarter scorers this season, starting with number 10: 10. Kyrie Irving Cleveland Cavaliers point […]

The Cavaliers, after playing 15 games in 29 nights in the month of March, will have just two games between March 30th and April 7th. That’s nine days where Cleveland plays just two games, both of which are at home before taking a short flight to Milwaukee for a matchup against the Bucks next Wednesday […]

The Cavaliers missed their final six shots of the fourth quarter Sunday evening against the Philadelphia 76ers. The Cavs shot just 7-18 (38.8%) from the field as they struggled to score down the stretch. In the past two fourth quarters (Friday against Brooklyn and Saturday against Philly), Cleveland has scored a combined 34 points. This […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers Sunday afternoon. Cleveland was able to slip by the Sixers in the final minutes thanks to some incredibly kind bounces and stellar defensive possessions. The victory extended the Cavs’ home winning streak […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! On the final night of three-game road trip, the Cleveland Cavaliers fell to the Brooklyn Nets tonight 98-106. Kyrie Irving scored 26, but it wasn’t enough as Brooklyn had five players in double figures led by 20 apiece from […]

It’s Thursday and we’re now three days removed from Love’s statements that he made earlier this week on a pair of radio shows. Here’s the first from ESPN’s Mike & Mike: “You know, we’re not best friends, we’re not hanging out every day, but we see each other every day, whether we’re at the practice […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cleveland Cavaliers came into tonight with the tough task that was the Memphis Grizzlies ahead of them. What was supposed to be an interesting, powerhouse matchup between the East and West’s second seeds turned into a 30-point blowout […]

The Cavalier’s bench has had an up-and-down year, but will be asked to provide much more if Cleveland is to make a championship run. The bench is not entirely short on talent or experience, so the potential is there for them to make a huge impact to finish the regular season and in the playoffs. […]

On Friday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Indiana Pacers at home for their 45th victory of the season. With the 95-92 win, the Cavs clinched their first playoff spot since the 2009-10 season when they went 61-21 and clinched home-court advantage for the entire playoffs. Kyrie Irving spoke with a sense of relief after […]

The Cavaliers have been rolling in the past couple of months. They’ve gone from 19-20 to 46-26 and look like a legitimate title contender as the East’s second seed. With two days off Monday and Tuesday before facing off against the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night, Cavaliers’ forward Kevin Love visited ESPN’s Mike & Mike […]