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After wrapping up their first two games at home, the Cleveland Cavaliers are in Indianapolis to take on the Indiana Pacers on Friday night for Game 3 of their first round series. The teams split Games 1 and 2 in Cleveland, with Indiana winning the first and the Cavs responding in the second. Although they […]

The first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs between the Indiana Pacers and the Cleveland Cavaliers has been brutal. Game one was tough for Cavalier fans to stomach, as the team looked anemic on offense. On defense, they looked sharp at times but were blown apart by Pacers All-Star Victor Oladipo. Heading into the second […]

After Wednesday night’s 100-97 victory, the Cleveland Cavaliers have drawn even with the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs at one game apiece. Now, with the series shifting to Indianapolis, some experts and analysts are questioning whether or not the new-look Cavs have what it takes to advance. LeBron James, […]

With Wednesday night’s 100-97 victory over the Indiana Pacers, the Cleveland Cavaliers have evened the series at one game apiece. And while there were several notable moments in the game, there was also one that was rather alarming for Wine and Gold Nation, as Kevin Love seemed to have injured his left hand in the […]

After a less-than-impressive performance against the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals, the Cleveland Cavaliers have made a lineup change for Game 2. On Wednesday afternoon, Tom Withers of the Associated Press reported that Kyle Korver, who has been dealing with a bout of foot soreness, is “going.” Coach Lue also […]

After a disappointing showing against the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals, the Cleveland Cavaliers are looking for a bounce-back performance in Game 2. To be frank, the Cavs were beaten quite badly on Sunday (98-80). There were some who thought a lineup change was in order, but no one could […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James know what they have in front of them in Game 2. They know how stacked the odds are against teams that fall down 0-2. For James, he is strictly focused on tonight’s game and doesn’t even want to talk about advancing out of this series. “I can’t think about […]

With his team facing an 0-1 deficit to the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs, LeBron James has had some time to reflect on the turbulent nature of the Cavs’ 2017-18 season. Following Wednesday morning’s practice session at Cleveland Clinic Courts, James expanded on those thoughts. “I think we spent […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were in the practice gym on Wednesday morning preparing for their upcoming Game 2 matchup against the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals. However, one member of the Cavs was not in attendance. According to a report from ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, Rodney Hood was excused from the session for personal reasons, […]

All it took was one loss in the playoffs for Cavs fans to start thinking about what could have been last offseason. ESPN reporter Brian Windhorst who has covered the Cavs for the entirety of LeBron James’ career dropped an interested tidbit while on ESPN’s The Jump today, reporting (via Reddit user u/hammerific): “If the […]

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue says there could be lineup changes on the way in lieu of their less-than-impressive performance in Sunday afternoon’s game against the Indiana Pacers. However, coach Lue would not reveal the finer details of what he has in mind. “We’re looking at it but I’m not going to talk about […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were defeated in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal matchup against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday afternoon, 98-90. Now, with a couple of days before Wednesday’s Game 2 tilt, the Cavs are back on the practice floor. However, one member of the team was not in attendance at Monday morning’s shootaround. […]

Kendrick Perkins was recently signed by the Cleveland Cavaliers to fill in the last spot on their playoff roster – not to be the Scottie Pippen to LeBron James’ Michael Jordan. Perkins’ role with the Cavs is expected to be minimal, acting only as an insurance for Kevin Love, Larry Nance Jr., and even Tristan […]

It’s not a good time to be Tristan Thompson these days. Already embroiled in a controversial mess with alleged cheating on pregnant girlfriend Khloe Kardashian, Thompson is supposed to find a break away from his personal issues through basketball, but how could that be possible if the Cleveland Cavaliers are not even letting him loose […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are set to kick off their playoff push with a Game 1 matchup against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday afternoon. Though they’ve dealt with several injuries this season, it seems like most of Cleveland’s players are on the mend, including Rodney Hood and Kyle Korver. Hood, who was held out of the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have dealt with a myriad of issues this season, including injuries, a roster overhaul just before the trade deadline and health concerns for head coach Tyronn Lue. Through all of their adversities, the Cavs still managed to finish with a 50-32 overall record and a No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference […]

Now that the 2017-18 regular-season is over, Kevin Love and the Cleveland Cavaliers are shifting their focus to the playoffs. As most fans of the team know, the Cavs dealt with a wide variety of issues this season, including injuries, a roster overhaul just before the trade deadline and health concerns for head coach Tyronn […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were unable to avoid a season-ending tumble to fourth place in the conference standings, but will open their first-round playoff series with the Indiana Pacers on Sunday leading all Eastern clubs at +650 on the odds to win the NBA championship at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. It has been a roller coaster […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Indiana Pacers will kick off the NBA playoffs again this year, but these teams are a whole lot different than last year. Last year it seemed like the last straw for Paul George and the Pacers and the team didn’t seem all too interested even playing in the series. This […]

Heading into their Friday matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers last week during the 2017-18 NBA season, there was a lot on the line for LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The winner of this game will likely go on to be the third seed in this year’s Eastern Conference playoffs. Well, after getting absolutely thrashed […]

The Indiana Pacers managed to climb from the depths of a 22-point first quarter deficit to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night, and Lance Stephenson thinks his pesky defense on Cavs forward LeBron James was a contributing factor. Stephenson and James have quite a history. Most hoops fans will remember the former blowing in […]

Indiana Pacers guard Lance Stephenson seems to enjoy aggravating Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James. The two players have been involved in several on-court incidents over the years, as most hoops fans know. For the most part, Stephenson’s attempts at getting inside the Cavs forward’s head have been futile, but that didn’t stop the former from […]

Indiana Pacers swingman Lance Stephenson is getting on Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James’ nerves once again. In a heated match-up between the Cavs and Pacers, James gave a slight nudge to Stephenson who promptly acted like it was the hardest push he has ever received. In other words, he flopped and James got the technical […]

Oklahoma City swingman Paul George returned to Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Wednesday night for the first time since being traded by the Indiana Pacers. During his introduction, as well as each time he touched the ball, the Pacers faithful decided to serenade George with boos — an act Cleveland Cavaliers sharpshooter J.R. Smith decided to […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Paul George is a hot commodity. The Los Angeles Lakers have made it no secret that they want George to join his hometown Lakers, and plenty of other teams pine for him. But there was one star who has wanted George to join him for quite some time. That star was […]

With Christmas nearly around the corner, a really common trend for fans of the Cleveland Cavaliers fans seems to be giving something Cavs related to their loved ones. Believe me, almost my entire family is getting something with either a Cavs logo or a player’s name or likeness on it for Christmas this year. (Hopefully, […]

Kevin Love has heard his name discussed in a ton of trade rumors the past summer so much that he’s grown desensitized by it all. To perfectly demonstrate how it’s like to be in his shoes, Love compared his daily experience to that of Bill Murray’s in a 1993 comedy picture when he spoke to […]

With no clear signs of LeBron James’ willingness to commit to staying with the Cleveland Cavaliers long-term despite last week’s trade with the Boston Celtics, there’s a feeling that his time with the organization is ticking as this offseason gets underway. Fox Sports 1’s Chris Broussard noted during The HoopsHype Podcast with Alex Kennedy that […]

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers have been the talking point of the NBA offseason. As former Indiana Pacers superstar Paul George was surprisingly dealt to the Oklahoma City Thunder to team up with Russell Westbrook, the NBA world thought that’s as crazy this summer would get – how wrong we were. The Cavaliers’ ball […]

In wake of Kyrie Irving‘s trade request, there have been many details to emerge about how the potential deal for Paul George unraveled last month. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the reason for talks falling apart between both teams came down to the protection of the first-round pick. Here’s where the deal fell apart, […]

Prior to Paul George being moved to the Oklahoma City Thunder last month, the Cleveland Cavaliers were one of the team’s in heavy pursuit of the All-Star forward. However, the Indiana Pacers decided against sending George to the Cavaliers at the last moment, instead agreeing to a trade with the Thunder. During new general manager Koby Altman‘s […]

Since it was revealed that Kyrie Irving had demanded a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers, there have been many surprising details that emerged surrounding the situation. One of which was Brian Windhorst of ESPN recently reporting that the Cavaliers had turned down numerous trade offers from the Indiana Pacers that would have landed them Paul […]

It has seemingly all come crashing down for the Cleveland Cavaliers this week with news coming out that Kyrie Irving wants to be traded. It’s hard for Cavs fans not to think that this now seemingly inevitable fate could have been avoided, and it looks like that’s exactly the case. According to a report by […]

With former Atlanta Hawk Paul Millsap recently signing with the Denver Nuggets, there really is not much star talent at the power forward position in the Eastern Conference. With Millsap gone and already having a solid 2016-17 season with the Cleveland Cavaliers, the 2017-18 season will be Kevin Love’s season to solidify his position as […]

Earlier this month, then-Indiana Pacers swingman Paul George was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis. According to several reports, the Cleveland Cavaliers had strong interest in the four-time All-Star’s services, but the two sides failed to reach an agreement. Just how close were the Cavs to landing […]

What would any NBA offseason be without swirling trade rumors and blockbuster moves? On Thursday night, Mitch Lawrence of Sporting News reported that the Cleveland Cavaliers, Indiana Pacers, and Utah Jazz were engaged in a three-team trade discussion that would send Kyrie Irving to the Jazz for both Paul George and George Hill by way […]

By now, most NBA fans know that the Cleveland Cavaliers have been engaged in trade talks with the Indiana Pacers over the past few weeks for All-Star swingman Paul George. As of now, those discussions have stalled a bit, but there are clues being dropped along the trail. According to ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, should […]

Most eyes are trained on the NBA Awards Show tonight as the season’s best performances gets recognized on a stage like no other in league history. However, the Cleveland Cavaliers are reportedly not letting it take their attention off of landing the services of Paul George and trading Kevin Love. After having difficulty looking for a […]

Ever since Paul George reportedly told the Indiana Pacers that he won’t re-sign with them when his current contract expires in 2018, the Pacers have made it known around the league that the All-Star forward is available for trade. Just like several other teams, the Cleveland Cavaliers have definitely shown interest. The Cavs have been busy finding […]