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Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers tore apart the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night, with Doncic, coming off a one-game suspension, exploding for 42 points, as well as 12 assists, in a 127-113 win. Although Doncic, who is averaging a league-leading 33.8 points per game, is always able to have a night like the […]

Cleveland Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson raves about Max Strus’ flexibility to fit in with various lineups. So much so, Atkinson can’t decide whether to start or assign a sixth-man role ahead of the postseason. However, it’s been a long journey to even be in this position. Strus made his 2025-26 regular-season debut in a […]

On Tuesday evening, the Cleveland Cavs picked up one of their most impressive wins of the season with a home victory over the top seed in the Eastern Conference, the Detroit Pistons. Although things got a bit dicier down the stretch than they probably needed to, the Cavs were ultimately able to hold on and […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were one of the most active teams at the NBA trade deadline this season. The Cavs pulled off one of the biggest blockbuster trades of the deadline when they paired James Harden alongside Donovan Mitchell. The on-court chemistry between the two stars has been strong in the early-goings, and it’s been noticed […]

As the Cleveland Cavaliers’ seven-game winning streak was snapped at the hands of the undermanned Oklahoma City Thunder, 121-113, star Donovan Mitchell shared his extensive thoughts on the defeat. While the Cavs are not pushing the panic button after a deflating loss like Sunday night, Mitchell would point out the way the Thunder fouls. With […]

On Sunday afternoon, the Cleveland Cavs fell back down to Earth with a tough road loss against the shorthanded Oklahoma City Thunder. The Cavs fell down by as many as 23 points in this one and ultimately came back to tie the game, before faltering down the stretch and losing. It was a rough game […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers somehow found a way to shed salary and improve the team at the same time prior to the trade deadline. They were able to trade the oft-injured Darius Garland to the Los Angeles Clippers for James Harden, ship Lonzo Ball to the Utah Jazz in a salary dump, and bring in Dennis […]

The Cleveland Cavs have slowly but surely started to turn their season around in recent weeks, currently sitting at 27-20 after a recent road win over the Orlando Magic. While the Cavs are still far from where they thought they’d be at this point in the 2025-26 campaign, the teams is showing some glimpses of […]

On Monday night, the Cleveland Cavs’ puzzling 2025-26 season continued with a frustrating home loss at the hands of the Utah Jazz. The Jazz were coming off of a 55-point loss to the lowly Charlotte Hornets two nights earlier, but were able to do enough to earn a 123-112 victory on the road over the […]

At present, the Cleveland Cavaliers are sitting in eighth place in the Eastern Conference standings with a 20-17 record; they are one loss away from tying their total for the entirety of the 2024-25 campaign, and they have arguably been the most disappointing team in the NBA this season. And their lack of bench production […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have to be pleased that they got away with a 113-108 win over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night after a lethargic performance almost all night long. However, the Cavs have to be concerned that they barely got over the injury-ravaged Nuggets and that Evan Mobley doesn’t look anywhere close to being […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers showed signs of growth on Christmas Day, even though they were defeated by the New York Knicks. There was hope that the energy and fight from that game would carry over to when they face the Houston Rockets, and apparently, it did not. The Cavs lost 117-100. The Cavs reverted to their […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have, bar none, been the most disappointing team in the NBA this season. Coming off a 64-win campaign, the Cavs were expected to run the table in the Eastern Conference once more, at least in the regular season. But even their usual level of excellence in the regular season has escaped them, […]

It can be a bit concerning that the Cleveland Cavaliers, after flaming out in spectacular fashion during the 2025 NBA playoffs are sleepwalking through the 2025-26 campaign. They’ve been okay, but the air of dominance that they carried themselves with last year, even just in the regular season, seems to be all but gone now. […]

Cleveland Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson held his team accountable with harsh realities and extensive breakdowns during a recent practice, DeAndre Hunter revealed, following a 99-94 loss to the Golden State Warriors. The Cavs dropped their sixth game in 10 tries. They’ve fallen to 14-11. Amid a six-day break due to the last week of […]