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The Cleveland Cavaliers managed to live for at least another game in these playoffs after thwarting the Boston Celtics in a 109-99 victory at home Friday night. That would not have been possible without LeBron James scattering his greatness all game long, as the Cavs’ superstar exploded for 46 points on 17-for-33 shooting from the […]

LeBron James is the greatest basketball player on Earth, but he’s also a father and husband. His kids watch his every move on and off court, but on Friday night, all eyes were on his on-court play and he delivered. James scored 46 points, grabbed 11 rebounds, dished out nine assists, stole the ball three […]

Thanks to an outstanding performance from LeBron James in Friday night’s Eastern Conference Finals matchup, the Cleveland Cavaliers are now tied with the Boston Celtics at three games apiece. One day, when James looks back on all of the elimination games he’s played, this one will rank near the top of his list. James logged […]

LeBron James is making a habit of putting up monster games in these playoffs, and after dropping another insane performance Friday night to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 109-99 win over the Boston Celtics at home, he and the Cavs are going to a Game 7 in Boston on Sunday. After stuffing the stat […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals despite Kevin Love going down in the first five minutes of the game with a nasty collision that possibly resulted in a concussion. The Cavs won thanks to 46 points, 11 rebounds, nine assists, and three steals from LeBron James, […]

If the Boston Celtics had any hope left that they could pull off a come-from-behind victory in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals in Cleveland Friday night, LeBron James ripped it from their hands and burned it in front of them when he unloaded a pair of backbreaking 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were able to fight for their playoff lives on Friday night and forced a Game 7 on Sunday night. It was nearly in jeopardy, however, as the Cavs saw LeBron James suffer an injury scare early in the fourth quarter when teammate Larry Nance Jr. fell on him. James was down for […]

We rarely see Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James exchanging words with an opponent. So whenever the Cavs forward does talk trash, it’s safe to assume that that the tension is pretty serious. In Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, James and Jaylen Brown got physical while jocking for position in the paint. Below is a […]

Back in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals, LeBron James was often seen showing signs of exhaustion in a 96-83 loss to the Boston Celtics that also pushed the Cleveland Cavaliers to the brink of elimination. A couple of days later, the Cavs star is back looking invincible again. In one sequence during the […]

There have been plenty of surprises in the playoffs, perhaps none more intriguing than the fact that both the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors, who are the defending champions of their respective conferences, are both down 3-2 in the conference finals. That the Cavaliers also reached this deep in the postseason despite LeBron […]

If Stephen Curry starts to get confident after hitting a few shots, he has been known to hit his opponents with a little shimmy as he runs back down the court. In Game 5 it was Chris Paul who paid back the favor. After hitting a bit shot right in Curry’s face, Paul hit him […]

As a result of Wednesday night’s 96-83 loss in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers find themselves trailing the Boston Celtics, 3-2. Now, with elimination at his proverbial door, LeBron James is remaining confident that the Cavs’ defense will rise to the challenge. “With the benefit of hindsight, looking at Game […]

Thursday night’s Game 5 matchup between the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets had several notable takeaways, but it was the play of Chris Paul that has most people talking, including Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star LeBron James. Paul logged 38 minutes in Thursday’s 98-94 win, notching 20 points on 6-of-19 shooting from the field (4-of-9 from […]

Heading into game five against the Boston Celtics, the Cleveland Cavaliers needed to do the impossible. In the entirety of the 2018 NBA Playoffs, the Celtics have never lost at home. Unfortunately, the Cavs were not able to pull it off and fell to the Celtics 96-83. No matter how any person attempts to look […]

For the fifth straight game in the Eastern Conference Finals, the home team won. The Cleveland Cavaliers are now down 3-2 to the Boston Celtics after falling in gGame 5 96-83. The team as a whole performed terribly, but head coach Tyronn Lue made some puzzling decisions that might be the easiest to blame for […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are down 3-2 to the Boston Celtics. Game 6 will be the most important game of the season — they either win to extend the series further or go home heartbroken. According to Shaquille O’Neal, who’s always fond of making predictions, if the Cavaliers win Game 6, they will go on to […]

LeBron James fo the Cleveland Cavaliers made yet another All-NBA first team this season, the league announced Thursday. It’s his 12th one of his career, passing Kobe Bryant and Karl Malone, and setting an NBA record in the process. James is the best player in the NBA today, and has been for quite some time. […]

As a result of Wednesday night’s 96-83 loss to the Boston Celtics inside TD Garden, the Cleveland Cavaliers find themselves trailing in the Eastern Conference Finals, 3-2. While the Cavs had several glaring issues in Game 5, there were some who thought coach Tyronn Lue’s rotations could have been a bit better. Things got out […]

The NBA announced the winners of this season’s First, Second and Third Teams on Thursday afternoon. Among the players who earned a First Team nod is Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James, who has now been given the honor an NBA-record 12 consecutive times (14 total All-NBA selections) — the most First Team selections in NBA […]

Skip Bayless has always found some weird mountains to plant his flag on, and he was back at it again on Wednesday night, eyeing his usual target who just so happens to play for the Cavs. LeBron James looked tired during Game 5, especially during the third and fourth quarters, but he still was the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers team have been one of the hardest teams to figure out this postseason. The Cavs go from dominating two games at home, to getting absolutely dominated on the road against the Boston Celtics. Ex-Cavs player Brendan Haywood had the perfect analogy for what this team reminds him of, the stock market, because you […]

In January, Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James teased that there might be a retro shoe dropping that went back all the way to the Cavs forward’s roots — St. Vincent-St. Mary High school. SVSM Air Zoom Generation. Yooooooooo. pic.twitter.com/ehqfnlrgpI — SLAM (@SLAMonline) January 3, 2018 Retro coming soon..??? Just maybe 🤷🏾‍♂️😐💪🏾👑 https://t.co/i4oJcDLtzG — LeBron James […]

Although the Cleveland Cavaliers lost Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Celtics, 96-83, LeBron James believes that his team can pull off a comeback from a 3-2 series ditch. Apart from his optimism, another thing the Cavs star is not losing is his sick photographic memory. Here is the four-time league […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James refused to blame a Game 5 loss to the Boston Celtics on his fatigue, even if his minutes have declined from the two earlier series in this postseason. The King had a strong shooting night, scoring 26 points in 11-of-22 shooting, but there were moments in the game when the wear-and-tear […]

LeBron James remains to have a super-sized confidence in his team even after the Cleveland Cavaliers were pushed on the verge of elimination when they were dealt with a 96-83 loss by the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday. When asked about his level of concern on the Cavaliers […]

At the NBA trade deadline, Cleveland Cavaliers Koby Altman made a bold move for a first-year general manager. After watching aging veterans Derrick Rose and Dwyane Wade teeter out and former Boston Celtics Isaiah Thomas and Jae Crowder prove to be locker room distractions, he did what few others would. He blew up the roster, […]

Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James has been on a tear this postseason, as most hoops fans know. The Kid from Akron, now in his 15th season of NBA service, has recorded six 40-point games in these playoffs — the most in a single postseason since Allen Iverson in 2001. Only Jerry West (eight in 1965) […]

LeBron James is 33 years old and at that age, most NBA players seem to take a step back, but for James, he is like a fine wine, he is only getting better with age. C.J. McCollum seems to agree with the idea that he isn’t slowing down and talked about that with Adrian Wojnarowski […]

One of the downfalls all season for the Cleveland Cavaliers has been their play on the defensive side of the court. During the regular season, they had a defensive rating of 109.5 which was second worst in the league, with the Phoenix Suns being the only team being worse. The Suns landed the No. 1 […]

LeBron James isn’t paying attention to what pundits are saying about his performance, much less the analytics that now suggest he’s the slowest player in the Eastern Conference Finals. According to NBA metrics that now track player pace, James ranks as the slowest player of this matchup against the Boston Celtics. According to Jason Lloyd […]

The LeBron James and the Michael Jordan debate will never be solved, but James passed Jordan in another record during Game 4. James finished Game 4 against the Boston Celtics with 44 points which was the 7th time in the conference finals that he has scored 40 or more points. That also passed Jordan who […]

Following Monday night’s 111-102 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Cleveland Cavaliers big man Kevin Love received a nice compliment from LeBron James’ three-year-old daughter, Zhuri. As he often does after games, James pulled out his phone for a locker room FaceTime session with Zhuri, who appeared to […]

Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James was humbled upon passing the great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most field goals in NBA playoff history. The Cavs forward did so with his sixth field goal of the night, extending it even further with a 44-point performance against the Boston Celtics to tie up the Eastern Conference Finals at 2-2. […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James had some big praise for swingman Kyle Korver, who shined off the bench, giving the support Kevin Love and J.R. Smith weren’t able to give during Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, which the Cavs won. Korver scored 14 points and was an efficient 4-of-7 from the field, including […]

Much has been said about Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James’ legendary basketball career. He was a high-school prodigy who went straight to the big league. He had his fair share of struggles in the beginning. Yet slowly and surely, he trekked the road to greatness. The Cavs forward’s personal life, however, has seemingly remained in […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have knotted their Eastern Conference finals series with the Boston Celtics at two wins apiece following a pair of comprehensive victories in Games 3 and 4. On Monday night, the Cavs took Boston down in a 111-102 win to give themselves a nice momentum ahead of a pivotal Game 5 match in […]

After falling behind 2-0 in the Eastern Conference finals to the Boston Celtics, the Cleveland Cavaliers looked as though they were circling the drain of elimination. Two more games later, the Cavs have managed to even the series up at two wins apiece with LeBron James sustaining his top form and his teammates stepping up. […]

LeBron James is Akron’s most famous son, so perhaps Cleveland Cavaliers fans could be forgiven at times when they forget that the four-time league MVP is not the only Akron-born star on the Cavs’ lineup. Like James, the high-leaping Larry Nance Jr. is also from Akron, a fact that LeBron James thinks is key to […]

When Bleacher Report recently posted the now-iconic photo of LeBron James in the process of throwing down a vicious dunk with teammate Dwyane Wade celebrating in the foreground, pop star Justin Timberlake felt that he had to say something. Why is the net already bracing for that dunk?!?! 😂 https://t.co/8ItjY7SNpq — Justin Timberlake (@jtimberlake) May […]