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For the second straight year, Donovan Mitchell was left painfully ruing the what-ifs after the Cleveland Cavaliers fell short of their goal. Last season, Mitchell sat alone at Rocket Arena for a few hours after they were upset by the Indiana Pacers in the second round despite being the top seed. Now, they got swept […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers lost Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the New York Knicks despite holding a 22-point lead early in the fourth quarter. The Cavs, who are in their fourth season with Donovan Mitchell as their main man, have found consistent postseason success during his tenure without going past the finish line. […]

On Tuesday night, the Cleveland Cavs fell behind 0-1 in their Eastern Conference Finals series against the New York Knicks with a brutal collapse in Game 1. The Cavs led this one by 22 points in the fourth quarter, but a Jalen Brunson-led Knicks run, combined with a cold stretch from the Cleveland offense, ultimately […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are in the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since the 2017-18 season. It also marks the first time in Donovan Mitchell’s career that he’s reached this round in the playoffs. Early in the contest against the New York Knicks, Mitchell recorded his first career bucket participating in a Conference Finals […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers seemingly let their chance to close out the Detroit Pistons slip away when they lost Game 6 at home, but nobody told them. Despite the disappointment of Friday night, the Cavs came out in Game 7 on Sunday and played one of their best games of the season to get a 125-94 […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were able to get the Game 7 win against the Detroit Pistons in dominant fashion, and they will now head to the Eastern Conference Finals to face the New York Knicks. It was another long series for the Cavs, and many thought after their loss in Game 6 that they weren’t going […]

Donovan Mitchell finally reached the conference finals for the first time in his nine NBA postseason appearances after leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 125-94 blowout of the Detroit Pistons in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Sunday night. “A breath of fresh air,” Mitchell said of advancing to the conference title round. […]

Ahead of the Cleveland Cavs’ do-or-die Game 7 matchup against the Detroit Pistons, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst revealed a dark reality about All-Star Donovan Mitchell’s future. Mitchell and the Cavs will look to bounce back from Game 6’s 115-94 blowout loss to the Pistons and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals on Sunday. However, Mitchell is […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were unable to close out the series on Friday night, dropping Game 6 to the Detroit Pistons 115-94 and missing an opportunity to reach the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2018. Cleveland couldn’t get things going on either end of the floor, and with guard Donovan Mitchell unable to […]

Donovan Mitchell has normally been a rock-solid playoff performer dating back to his days with the Utah Jazz. However, Mitchell is not having the best of times facing the Detroit Pistons defense over the past two games. And perhaps Mitchell has already hit rock bottom in this year’s playoffs, as he struggled mightily on Friday […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers finally broke through and won their first playoff game on the road in this year’s playoffs, and that could not have come at a better time as they’ve now taken a 3-2 series lead in their semifinal clash against the Detroit Pistons courtesy of a 117-113 OT win in Game 5. They […]

Donovan Mitchell is the talk of the town after he exploded for 39 points in the second half of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ all-important 112-103 victory over the Detroit Pistons in Game 4 to even up their Eastern Conference semifinal series at 2-2. Mitchell woke up from a bit of a slumber in the first half […]

Something or someone must have lit a fire underneath Donovan Mitchell at halftime of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 112-103 win over the Detroit Pistons in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal clash. Mitchell, after scoring just four points in the first half, exploded for 39 points in the second half (21 in the third, 18 […]

Donovan Mitchell took it upon himself to carry the Cleveland Cavaliers in their 112-103 win over the Detroit Pistons in Game 4 of their semifinal contest, as he woke up from his slumber in the first half to score 39 points in the second half, the most points any player has ever scored in a […]

Donovan Mitchell had himself a night in Game 4 on Monday to lift the Cleveland Cavaliers past the Detroit Pistons, 112-103, and tie their second-round series in the playoffs at 2-2. Mitchell had Rocket Arena rocking in the second half, scoring 39 points. He finished with 43 points, five rebounds, and two assists. He shot […]

James Harden is being haunted by some past playoff demons that he just couldn’t seem to exorcise. After the Cleveland Cavaliers lost Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal clash against the Detroit Pistons, 107-97, to fall down 2-0 in the series, Harden became a lightning rod for criticism once again after he scored just […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have yet to strike a big blow on the Detroit Pistons early in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, but Donovan Mitchell is certainly leaving a mark on the opposition. Tobias Harris, who was undoubtedly a big reason for the Cavs’ Game 1 loss, continues to find himself on the receiving end of some […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are down 1-0 in their series against the Detroit Pistons, and it feels like the outside is already putting pressure on the team. That pressure always finds its way to the star player on the team, and once again in his career, Donovan Mitchell is looking to make a deep run into […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers may still be reeling from the dogfight they had with the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the 2026 NBA playoffs. On Tuesday night, the Cavs came out of the gates with so much lethargy, falling behind by 16 points at the end of the first quarter of Game 1 in […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are by no means a one-man show, but against the physically-imposing Detroit Pistons, Donovan Mitchell knows he will have to be offensively creative. He is already breaking out some of his favorite tricks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Just a few minutes into the first quarter, Mitchell used his […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers took what ended up being a comfortable 114-102 win over the Toronto Raptors in Game 7 of their first-round matchup, but they had to overcome some nervous moments to get there. The Cavs started things off with a bit of lethargy, and one play summed things up for Cleveland through the first […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are through to the second round of the playoffs after surviving the Toronto Raptors, 114-102, in Game 7 of their first-round series at Rocket Arena on Sunday. The Cavaliers advanced to the conference semifinals for the third straight time. The usual suspects, Jarrett Allen, James Harden, Donovan Mitchell, and Evan Mobley, delivered […]

Ahead of facing the Toronto Raptors in Game 7, Cleveland Cavs All-Star Donovan Mitchell reflected on his career in the postseason. Mitchell will look to lead the Cavs to the second round with eyes on making his first deep playoff run. He’s never made reached the conference finals, coming up short during his days with […]

On Wednesday evening, the Cleveland Cavs went up 3-2 in their first round playoff series against the Toronto Raptors with a narrow 125-120 win at home. After a defensive struggle in Game 4 between the two teams, this contest was a track meet, and the Cavs were ultimately able to make just enough plays down […]

On Wednesday evening, the Cleveland Cavs retook control of their first round series against the Toronto Raptors with a narrow Game 5 win at home, giving themselves a 3-2 lead heading back to Toronto. It wasn’t a pretty performance for the Cavs, who found themselves trailing for most of the evening, but ultimately, Cleveland took […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell did not have his best game on Wednesday, but he was more than happy that they defeated the Toronto Raptors, 125-120, in Game 5 at Rocket Arena to take a 3-2 lead in their first-round series. Mitchell scored 19 points on 7-of-17 shooting. He was held scoreless in the fourth […]

In the playoffs, every possession matters. Diving for loose balls and fighting for rebounds with everything one has is the bare minimum come postseason time. On Sunday, however, a scary moment unfolded when Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell attempted to save a ball from going out of bounds, as he ran over some fans along […]

On Sunday afternoon, the Cleveland Cavs had a golden opportunity to go up 3-1 in their first round playoff series against the Toronto Raptors on the road. Instead, the Cavs squandered a late lead in what was an ugly offensive showing for both teams, with the Raptors emerging as 93-89 victors. The Cavs were in […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers, being a veteran team led by players with plenty of playoff experience, had to have known that the Toronto Raptors were going to be bringing their A-game on Thursday as they stared at the prospect of going down 3-0 in the series. And the Raptors did play with the desperation that comes […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers got a convincing win in Game 1 against the Toronto Raptors, and it took a complete team effort for them to take the series lead early. One of the key players of the game was Max Strus, who finished with 24 points and shot 4-for-6 from the 3-point line. The Cavs knew […]

On Saturday afternoon, the Cleveland Cavs got off to a strong start to their playoff run with a comfortable 126-113 win over the Toronto Raptors in Game 1 of their series. The Cavs were led in scoring in this one by Donovan Mitchell, who poured in 32 points on an efficient 11-20 from the field […]

As the Cleveland Cavaliers prepare for the playoff series against the Toronto Raptors in the first round, the latest reporting suggests that changes could be coming, especially dealing with star Donovan Mitchell. While Mitchell leads the Cavs along with James Harden, the two are no doubt a major part of the team being expensive, as […]

Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers will look to avenge their early exit in last season’s playoffs when they take on the Toronto Raptors in the first round starting on Saturday. The Cavaliers, despite being the top seed, were ousted by the Indiana Pacers in five games in the second round in 2025. It left […]

Cleveland Cavs All-Star Donovan Mitchell revealed how a playoff series against James Harden changed the trajectory of his career. Ahead of Cavs’ Mitchell and Harden’s pursuit of a championship, which officially begins with Game 1 of a best-of-7 series against the Toronto Raptors in the opening round of the playoffs, Donovan recalled how a five-game […]

The Cleveland Cavs are just two days away from kicking off their 2026 postseason run with Game 1 of their first round series against the Toronto Raptors at home. Expectations are high for the Cavs this year after their midseason trade acquisition of James Harden, sending Darius Garland to the Los Angeles Clippers in return. […]

The Cleveland Cavs are currently gearing up for their first-round matchup against the Toronto Raptors, which is slated to get underway on Saturday afternoon. Expectations are high for the Cavs entering this postseason after they shook things up by trading for James Harden at the deadline, sending out point guard Darius Garland to the Los […]

All-Stars Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley, and the Cleveland Cavs sent a message to the Atlanta Hawks in their 122-116 win against the Atlanta Hawks. Amid the Cavs’ final week of the regular season, Mitchell’s 31 points on 12-for-19 shooting led Cleveland to a six-point win. Mobley, who added 22 points and 19 rebounds against the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have officially secured a playoff berth for the fourth straight season, locking it in with a 118-111 road win over the Golden State Warriors, and currently sit fourth in the Eastern Conference with a 49-29 record. That places them firmly in the No. 4 vs. No. 5 matchup range, currently projected to […]

A new report has introduced a blockbuster offseason scenario involving the Cleveland Cavaliers, Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James, though the idea remains highly speculative. ClutchPoints NBA insider Brett Siegel outlined the possibility of Cleveland acquiring Antetokounmpo from the Milwaukee Bucks while also bringing James back for a potential final run with the franchise. “All those […]