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Coming off a difficult loss to the Brooklyn Nets, the Cleveland Cavaliers will have to quickly refocus their sights on the next game lying ahead of them: a showdown with the Atlanta Hawks. A win means a ticket to the first round of the NBA playoffs, and a best of 7 series with the first […]

After a first quarter in which the Cleveland Cavaliers got utterly bludgeoned by the Brooklyn Nets, the young squad got their act together and put up an inspiring effort against their star-studded opponents. Despite getting doubled up in the first quarter (40-20) and ridiculous performances by Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving (a combined 59 points […]

It’s do or die for the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night as they face the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA Play-In Tournament. After narrowly losing to the Brooklyn Nets earlier in the week, the Cavs must win here in order to book their spot in the playoffs, where they would face the top-seeded Miami Heat. […]

One of the biggest takeaways from the Cavs’ Tuesday night defeat at the hands of the Brooklyn Nets is that Cleveland desperately needs Jarrett Allen back. Their All-Star big man is still dealing with a lingering finger injury and the team has yet to announce his availability for Friday’s must-win clash against either the Atlanta […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers put up a gallant stand against the Brooklyn Nets in their play-in tournament match on Tuesday night. But simply put, Kyrie Irving was just too good. The Nets guard waxed hot right from the onset, scoring 20 points on a spotless 9-of-9 shooting from the field. He finished with a game-high 34 […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were unable to clinch a playoff spot on Tuesday night, losing to the Brooklyn Nets in the play-in game, 115-108. With the loss, The Cavs will now play the winner of the Charlotte Hornets vs. Atlanta Hawks. The winner of that game earns the eighth seed and will play against the Miami […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have an important matchup against the Brooklyn Nets in the 2022 NBA Play-In Tournament. Cleveland was not expected to make it this far entering the season, as they have a young and inexperienced group. On the other side, Brooklyn was expected to be a top seed in the conference. Major changes were […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have made it to the postseason. Ready for the crazy part? LeBron James isn’t on the Cavaliers. The Cavs are playing beyond the regular season without their homegrown superstar for the first time in 24 years. And it will be the first of many. This young core is going places. Injuries tripped […]

The Cavs have just received a major blow ahead of their must-win game against Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night. With the seventh seed in the East on the line in a winner-take-all Play-In game, the Cavs will be without All-Star big man Jarrett Allen as they attempt to take down the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers got off to a strong start to the 2021-22 season and looked like a clear threat to finish in the top six of the Eastern Conference. However, the Cavs’ level of play regressed due to injuries sustained by some of their key players throughout their campaign. Cleveland dropped to a 44-38 record […]

Kevin Love and the Cleveland Cavaliers lost three times in four meetings with the Brooklyn Nets back in the regular season, but the Cavs veteran knows that all that is water under the bridge once the playoff kicks off. The Cavs will be squaring off with Brooklyn in the play-in tournament in the Eastern Conference […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are preparing to face the Brooklyn Nets in the play-in tournament on Tuesday, but it appears they could potentially be without big man Jarrett Allen once again. Per Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com, the Cavs are “pessimistic” about his return from a finger injury, despite him working out on Sunday with a pair […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are set to take on the Brooklyn Nets in the first round of the play-in tournament. They’ve had much more success than many believed they would, as this team is stacked with young players. Regardless, Kevin Love has been a phenomenal veteran leader for this organization. The power forward mentions Chris Paul […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love ended the regular season with a bang, all while playing off the bench and suiting up for less than 20 minutes against the Milwaukee Bucks. The Cavs forward exploded for 32 points and 10 rebounds in the contest, and he did so in just 15 minutes in the game. Of […]

Take a bow, Kevin Love! The Cleveland Cavaliers forward delivered what is perhaps one of the greatest scoring performances of all-time. In just 15 minutes of action, Kevin Love scored a whopping 32 points. Yes, you read that correctly. In just over one quarter of play, Kevin Love scored 32 freaking points. It’s an insane […]

Jarrett Allen is in a race to fitness for the Cleveland Cavaliers as this squad makes its final preparations for what could be its first postseason appearance in the post-Lebron James era. Allen has been sidelined with a finger injury since mid-March and while the Cavs are hoping to get him back in time for […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers lost a big game on Friday after they fell to the Brooklyn Nets, 118-107. At the moment, the Cavs have booked their spot in the Play-In tournament, but they remain to be in a bit of a precarious situation heading into the final day of the regular season on Sunday. Right now, […]

Jarrett Allen’s status is one of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ biggest questions heading into the Play-In Tournament. The All-Star center has missed a bunch of games due to a fractured finger he suffered last month. With Allen being the cornerstone of their defense, his presence will be sorely needed in their fight to keep their playoff […]

First off, this Cavaliers season itself is the most surprising development. This is a team that soared to as high as the second seed in the East before an injuries-induced tumble. Regardless of what the final outcome is for Cleveland this year, it’s impossible not to leave this season thrilled for the future of this […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers will be playing one of the biggest games of their season on Friday when they take on Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets. Right now, the Cavs hold a 1.5-game advantage over the Nets and a win will virtually guarantee Cleveland finishing as the seventh seed in the East. The Cavs have […]

At 33 years old, Kevin Love’s best days are behind him. He remains a major factor for the Cleveland Cavaliers, though he has to settle for a bench role now after being a starter and double-double machine for years. With that said, is the Cavs big man already thinking of retirement? He had his fair […]

The regular season has been one to remember for Cavs nation. Plenty of unexpected twists and turns has made this season a run that many will look back on as the one that sparked the beginning of the next era for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Two newfound All-Stars, the potential Rookie of the Year, along with […]

One of the most memorable dunks of the season has got to be LeBron James’ poster slam on Cleveland Cavaliers big man Kevin Love. The Lakers superstar absolutely threw it down all over Love and it left the Cavs veteran on the floor following a highlight-reel poster slam from LeBron. Before anything else, let’s set […]

Kevin Love doesn’t want to assume what LeBron James would do in his career, but he agrees it would be a perfect ending for him if he returns to the Cleveland Cavaliers for his final year in the NBA. The Cavs forward even took it up a notch and suggested Cleveland could take Bronny James […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach JB Bickerstaff was right in his criticism of officials that they missed crucial calls in their loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. However, that’s beside the point after the NBA officially punished him for his comments. The NBA released a statement on Monday indicating that the Cavs head coach has been fined […]

At the moment, the quest for this season’s Rookie of the Year has become a two-horse race between Cleveland Cavaliers star Evan Mobley and Toronto Raptors youngster Scottie Barnes. At this point, though, it has become a bit of a lopsided race in favor of the Cavs big man. Kevin Love has chimed in on […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers suffered a hard-fought loss against the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday night, and Cavs head coach J.B. Bickerstaff wasn’t happy about it. Why? Bickerstaff thought Cleveland got robbed by the officials. The Sixers put up 42 free throws in their 112-108 victory, with Joel Embiid taking 20 of those and James Harden getting […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are fighting hard to secure a top-six spot in the East and avoid the play-in tournament, but it’s been difficult without their two twin towers in Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen. However, it appears Mobley isn’t too far from returning to the fold for the Cavs. The rookie suffered a sprained ankle […]

On Sunday, the Cleveland Cavaliers play a crucial game against eastern conference foe, the Philadelphia 76ers. Prior to the game, Cavs coach J.B. Bickerstaff spoke with the media, addressing a range of topics including the progress of big man Jarrett Allen. “Jarrett wants to be back and it’s burning him on the inside to get […]

Nothing has changed with regard to Collin Sexton’s injury status for the remainder of the season. The 23-year-old is still expected to miss the entirety of the 2021-22 campaign even if the Cavs make a deep run in the playoffs. However, the good news is that Sexton appears to be making significant progress in his […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been struggling of late and it comes as no coincidence that All-Star big man Jarrett Allen has been sidelined due to a finger injury. The Cavs are feeling optimistic about their chances in the playoffs, though, especially considering how they expect to get Allen back sooner rather than later. According to […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have officially entered a new winning era in their franchise, and this time, they did it without LeBron James. After Saturday’s 119-101 win over the New York Knicks, the Cavs have now recorded their first winning season (43-35) in the NBA without LeBron. The last time they did it was back in […]

In spite of their recent slump, there’s no denying that the Cleveland Cavaliers are in the midst of one of their best seasons in a very long time. It’s also a fact that the Cavs would not be where they are today had it not been for the excellent play of All-Star point guard Darius […]

This has been a rollercoaster of a season, but all thing considered, Cavs fans can walk away from it knowing that this year was a massive success for the franchise. The young Cavaliers took a tremendous step forward, pulling themselves up out of the rebuild phase they were in the past 3 years and into […]

Former Cleveland Cavaliers swingman turned ESPN analyst Richard Jefferson recently came out with a rather contentious admission about the 2016 NBA Finals between his Cavs and the Golden State Warriors. According to the 41-year-old, he has doubts if LeBron James and the rest of the squad would have raised the championship trophy had it not […]

Darius Garland made history yet again on Wednesday night as the Cleveland Cavaliers hosted Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. The Cavs All-Star point guard has been having the best year of his young career and he added another feather in his cap on Wednesday. Garland now joins the great LeBron James as only the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have fallen into a play-in spot after spending most of the season in the top-six in the East. But, injuries continue to play a major part in their struggles, even from the day the 2021-22 campaign began. Collin Sexton hurt his knee, Ricky Rubio tore his ACL and then got traded, and […]

No. It’s a simple answer to a simple question. There’s no room for any disappointment with this squad considering where they were a few short months ago. Where there were a year ago. Where they were when LeBron bolted for LA not even 4 years ago. This preseason, the Cleveland Cavaliers were a consensus cellar-dweller […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were given a proper scare on Monday night after seeing star rookie Evan Mobley twist his left ankle during the second quarter of their matchup against the Orlando Magic. The initial update on the Cavs big man’s injury is relatively positive, but Mobley is not out of the woods just yet. According […]