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Steve Nash announced his retirement from the NBA Saturday morning after 19 great seasons in the NBA. He has spent the last three seasons trying to get his body right for NBA action, but always had setbacks whether it was his leg, is back, or his neck. Despite his many injuries, the Cavaliers always had […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Indiana Pacers Friday night 95 92 led by LeBron James’ 29 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter. The Cavs now move to 45-26, putting them a couple games over the Toronto Raptors and […]

J.R. Smith crosses over multiple times outside the three point line, before drviing to the basket. After two dribbles and when inside the three-point arc, Smith goes between the legs and steps back for the sweet jumper!

The Cavs have worked their way into solid playoff position, and are currently looking to end the regular season on a high note. After a 19-20 start to the season, the Cavs have won 25 of their last 31, and many times in impressive and entertaining fashion. The team has gotten productivity from almost everyone, […]

We mentioned it in last night’s postgame report, but LeBron James did something pretty cool after the game. In the locker room, James and teammates were watching the Miami Heat take on the Portland Trailblazers. With the game knotted at 104, Miami had the ball with about 34 seconds on the game clock. Miami needed […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cleveland Cavaliers were back home after more than a week of being on the road. After a 3-1 trip in the states of Texas and Florida, the Cavs defeated the Brooklyn Nets at home 117-92. It was the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have had an interesting draft history as they have been fortunate enough to be granted with the chance to select first overall six times. Like everyone else, the first round of the draft has been filled with hits and misses. The Cavaliers have been haunted with picks such as Anthony Bennett, Vitaly […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cavaliers ended their four-game road trip in ugly fashion as the Miami Heat blew them out of the South Beach waters 106-92. From the moment the ball was tipped, the Cavs didn’t have the energy-level that they are […]

LeBron reportedly tweaked his knee in Sunday night’s matchup against the Orlando Magic on this play here: James got treatment for it all of yesterday as well as today, and ESPN’s Chris Broussard is stating that LeBron is a go for tonight’s game: For all the talk about LJ tweaking his knee, I'm told he […]

A lot has changed since the beginning of the season when we last checked the top teams and their Las Vegas odds to win a championship. We’ve got the updated teams and their odds as of Mid-March, starting with number 10: 10. Dallas Mavericks (42-25, 7th in West) – 40/1 Despite the Mavericks rough couple […]

In the third quarter of the Cavaliers’ game against the Orlando Magic, LeBron James went up to deflect a layup attempt. He ended up committing a foul, and had a very scary landing. here’s the play: Despite having his foot caught under him on the landing, LeBron would flex his knee, stretch it, and then […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cavs cruised into Orlando fresh off of a two-day rest and an impressive victory over the San Antonio Spurs looking to extend their win streak to four straight games. They did just that as the Cavs sailed away […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are playing excellent basketball over the past month and a half, with a large part of the success going to the LeBron James and Kyrie Irving for their excellent play. Kevin Love, however, has also been a major contributor despite his struggles offensively and even defensively. He’s been sitting on the bench […]

Kyrie Irving is quite an offensive talent. One of the best actually. He can play around with his defender using an array of dribbling exhibitions. He can stop on a dime and knock down shots so smooth you wouldn’t realize the full degree of difficulty. He also has unlimited range. It is extremely difficult to […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! “They’re going to be one hell of a team. I’m glad we played them now,” Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich said after their 92-90 win back in November. “They’ll be a whole lot tougher later on in the year.” […]

Kyrie Irving hits the shot to send the game into overtime!! See Kyrie Irving’s greatest 3-pointers of all time,. Is this one his greatest of all time?

Kyrie Irving tries to get it to LeBron James right off of the pick, but stays patient and gives James a nice bounce pass. James catches and throws it down with two hands!

LeBron James’ first bucket in the AT&T Center is ferocious and merciless, you can tell he’s not messing around tonight after letting the Spurs slip through his fingers last time.

The Cleveland Cavaliers face off against the San Antonio Spurs tonight, which will definitely be a game to watch. The Cavs have taken the Eastern Conference by storm, moving up to second and trailing only the Atlanta Hawks, despite starting the season in a forgettable fashion. The Spurs, on the other hand, have been somewhat […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cavs marched into American Airlines Center looking to break .500 on their 16-16 record away from Quicken Loans Arena. They did just that, blowing out the Dallas Mavericks 127-94. It was the largest margin of victory over the […]

With only 17 games remaining in the regular season, each outing is important for the Cavs. Playoff seeding is up for grabs, and the Cavs are locked in a tight race for the #2 seed with the Bulls and Raptors. Last time Cleveland went on a major road trip, then struggled at the start before […]

Shawn Marion returned to practice today for the first time in over two weeks. He hasn’t played in a game since the road matchup with the Chicago Bulls prior to the All-Star break, but he was officially diagnosed with a strained left hip on February 22. “Shawn is out on the court, which is a […]

The Eastern Conference has certainly been inferior to the western conference all season long, but that doesn’t mean that there won’t be an entertaining race to the playoffs. Teams have already hit the home stretch of the regular season, and playoff seeding is up for grabs as always. Here is Cavs Nation’s win/loss predictions for […]

The Eastern Conference playoff race is, regardless of the comparisons with the west, going to be highly competitive with several seeds likely to remain up for grabs until the last of the 82-game regular season. With the postseason right around the corner, all eyes are on the playoffs seeds and potential first round matchups. While […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cavs bounced back after a loss to the Hawks last night by beating the Suns at the Q tonight, improving their home record to 24-9. The big key to tonight’s win was getting ahead early, and maintaining the […]

In Friday night’s game against the Hawks, Kevin Love was relegated to the perimeter once again as 10 of the 11 shots he hoisted up were three-pointers. Love is averaging 5.2 three-pointers attempted per game, which is the second highest of his career. Last season, he averaged 6.6 threes attempted, but it was a career […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cleveland Cavaliers were vastly outplayed tonight in Atlanta in a game that the Hawks controlled from wire-to-wire. Despite Cleveland retaking the lead midway through the third quarter, the game always seemed in the hands of the Hawks. Cleveland […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cavs cruised past a Kyle Lowry-less Raptors 120-112 this evening in the Air Canada Center. Despite giving up 38 points in the 4th quarter, the Cavs were able to hold on and ride out their lead. This was […]

After numerous trades, the Cavaliers have many options they could go to offensively and both defensively. The Cavs currently start Kyrie Irving, J.R. Smith, LeBron James, Kevin Love, and Timofey Mozgov. Here, we’ll take a look at some of the top lineups the Cavs can and should use going down the stretch (other than the […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! In a battle featuring the league’s top scorers and two MVP candidates, James Harden and the Houston Rockets defeat LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers with a 105-`03 OT win. LeBron netted 37 points, on 35 shots, while Tristan […]

Perhaps one of the most nervous and talked about names prior to and at the trade deadline, Brendan Haywood had one heck of an afternoon on Trade Deadline Thursday. Haywood, whose $10.5 million contract for next year is non-guaranteed, is seen as a major bargaining and trading chip for the Cavs. Chris Haynes of the […]

While most Cavs fans know that David Blatt came from overseas, very few know much more than that. He is a rookie head coach in the NBA, but his experience through 25 years of playing and coaching the game of basketball overseas makes the Cavs seem all that much smarter for choosing him as Head […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers continued their hot streak into the month of February where the team is pulled off eight wins in 11 games. In ten February games thus far, the Wine & Gold offense has been one of the most prolific in the league averaging 105.3 points per game, but more importantly, their defense also […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! It seemed like the Cavs were on route to another blowout victory over the Pacers tonight during the first quarter. Without LeBron James and Kyrie Irving playing due to injury, it would have been an even more impressive feat. […]

Cleveland will be playing without its two all stars tonight as Kyrie Irving is out with a shoulder strain from last night’s game and LeBron James will sit out with back soreness. Here are five keys for the Cavs to beat Indiana tonight, starting with number five: 5. Shoot at least 45% from field The […]

10. Oklahoma City Thunder 32-26 After a rough start to the season, the Thunder are back in the playoff picture despite Kevin Durant missing more time due to soreness in his surgically repaired foot. Russell Westbrook has averaged 29.8 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 9.3 assists in the last month and has guided the Thunder to […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! LeBron started the game incredibly aggressive tonight, knocking down his first four shots en route to 13 first quarter points as the Cavs and Warriors were exchanging baskets the whole way. Stephen Curry also got off to a good […]

With a tough matchup against the Golden State Warriors coming up, Cavs Nation has some goals for the Cavaliers to reach to come out victorious over the league’s best team. Defensive Goals: Here are four defensive goals for the Cavaliers in order to win the matchup against Golden State, starting with number four: 4. Get […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cleveland Cavaliers extended their winning streak to three games Tuesday night by defeating the Detroit Pistons in The Palace of Auburn Hills. After a quiet first half, the Cavs came out strong in the second and put the […]