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As a former player, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue has a unique perspective on everyday life in the NBA. For the most part, coach Lue has a quiet and reserved persona. He’d much rather his players be in the lime-light than himself. After dispatching the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals on Thursday […]

Following a dominant run through the Eastern Conference, the Cleveland Cavaliers find themselves in the NBA Finals for the third straight year. Despite that, numerous Las Vegas betting odds have placed the Golden State Warriors as the favorites to win the NBA title. With that in mind, veteran forward Caron Butler stated in a recent […]

On Thursday night, the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers will square off against the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals for a third consecutive season. According to most accounts, the Warriors are favored in the upcoming series. Yesterday afternoon in Malibu, California, a TMZ reporter caught up with Miami Heat president Pat Riley to get […]

When the Cleveland Cavaliers eliminated the Boston Celtics after Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, they were able to setup a third consecutive meeting with the Golden State Warriors. Soon after, the odds for their finals series was already released by the sportbooks in Las Vegas, which were in favor of the Western Conference […]

For the anxious hoops fans, the wait is almost over because the NBA Finals are just a few days away and the most anticipated matchup between the league’s two juggernaut teams has come. That moment where we watch them throwing their best blows for a third straight NBA Finals showdown is set.  In the Eastern […]

Kevin Durant, last summer, made the huge decision to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors via free agency. To no surprise, the move drew many comparisons to LeBron James‘ choice to depart the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Miami Heat through free agency in the summer of 2010. According to Marla Ridenour of […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are set to play in their third straight NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors with a prime opportunity to repeat as NBA champions. However, this appears to be the most daunting team that the Cavaliers will face for the title with a squad that features four All-Stars in the starting lineup, […]

The trilogy is in full effect, basketball fans. The defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors are set to meet in the NBA Finals for an unprecedented third consecutive season. As most hoops fans know, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has been dealing with complications from a prior back surgery — an ailment that […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers defeat the Boston Celtics on T hursday night and will have enjoyed a week off before the start of the 2017 NBA Finals this upcoming Thursday night in Oakland, CA. When I say ‘enjoy,’ I really mean it. On Saturday night, some Cavaliers players were seen at the ‘Future: Nobody Safe Tour’ […]

After Thursday’s night’s series-clinching 135-102 Game 5 victory over the Boston Celtics, members of the Cleveland Cavaliers organization made their way to the locker room to celebrate their third consecutive Eastern Conference championship. Chris Fedor of cleveland.com writes in his recent article that Kevin Love and LeBron James were supposed to make an appearance at […]

With LeBron James nearing his seventh consecutive NBA Finals, it once again put his legacy front and center for discussion in regards to where he ranks among the best players of all-time. During ESPN’s “The Jump,” the panel of former players consisting of Paul Pierce, Scottie Pippen, and Tracy McGrady talked about who they believed […]

Shaquille O’Neal, NBA legend turned TNT analyst, recently sat down for an interview with Joe Vardon of cleveland.com. In a bit of a revealing twist, Shaq likened LeBron James‘ game to that of his own. The Big Diesel didn’t stop there, though. He went on to say that he sees a little bit of Magic […]

With the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night steamrolling their way to a third straight NBA Finals appearance, it has put LeBron James‘ legacy at the center of the discussion. Following the convincing 135-102 win in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics, Charles Barkley made it clear that he didn’t feel […]

The never-ending Michael Jordan versus LeBron James debate has resurfaced yet again during the 2017 postseason, and there’s no shortage of former NBA players that have voiced their opinion on the subject. One of the latest, is former “Bad Boy” Bill Laimbeer, who went toe-to-toe with Jordan’s Bulls throughout the 80’s and 90’s. The former Pistons center wasn’t shy in […]

Last night, the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers dispatched the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals with a 135-102 runaway victory. As a result of their closeout win, the champs will now meet the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals, beginning June 1st at 9 PM EST on ABC. On a […]

As a result of their five-game series win over the Boston Celtics, LeBron James and the Cavaliers are on their way to a third consecutive NBA Finals, where they’ll face the Golden State Warriors in an unprecedented “three-match.” With a walk-up three-pointer during the third quarter of last night’s closeout game, James passed former Chicago […]

After a dominant 132-105 Game 5 victory against the Boston Celtics, LeBron James just wanted to soak up this last win and yet another visit to the NBA Finals. When asked what he could expect looking ahead, the King wasn’t having any of it, choosing to remain quiet about the main details of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ […]

After sealing a resounding Game 5 and punching yet another ticket to the NBA Finals, scheduling a third straight meeting with the Golden State Warriors, LeBron James finally had some time to exhale and poke fun at the lighter side of basketball. He even reminisced of his growing up days as a Michael Jordan fan […]

Through the first six years of his NBA career, Kyrie Irving has established himself as one of the best pure scorers in the league. In light of that, his teammate LeBron James recently voiced some huge praise toward the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ All-Star point guard calling him one of the best one-on-one players in today’s game, per Cleveland.com’s […]

Now in his 16th year in the league, many are thinking that this could be Richard Jefferson‘s last season. He has played with some of the best players ever and also won a championship last year. However, with this campaign only being his third time in the Finals, he still cherishes every moment of it. […]

Kevin Love opened the scoring for the Cavaliers in tonight’s Game 5 matchup of the Eastern Conference Finals. From there, the 6’10” rebounding machine scored six straight points to give the Cavs an early 8-3 lead. The Celtics were really struggling to find a rhythm, starting just 1-of-5 from downtown through the first four minutes […]

In the last few weeks, the conversation surrounding LeBron James‘ comparison to Michael Jordan has once again heated up in the sports world. With the Cleveland Cavaliers clinching a third straight NBA Finals appearance, it has created a sense that James is further bolstering his resume alongside Jordan, who is widely regarded as the greatest player […]

LeBron James was back to his merciless self during Game 5 at the TD Garden, making the most of his mismatch on the high post with Boston Celtics point guard Terry Rozier and getting as high a field goal percentage shot as he can get, stuffing it home off the drop step with no regard for […]

Heading into Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, LeBron James is just 28 points shy of passing Michael Jordan to become the all-time leading scorer in the playoffs in NBA history. This could foreseeably come on Thursday night at TD Garden against the Boston Celtics with James averaging 32.4 points per contest through the […]

LeBron James had one of his worst playoff performances of his career that played a factor in the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ disappointing loss in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals where the Boston Celtics overcame a 21-point deficit. This immediately had many wondering why James experienced such a big dip in his play after breezing through […]

Tonight, the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers have a chance to advance to the NBA Finals for a third consecutive season, where the Golden State Warriors await. To get there, the champs will need to close out the Boston Celtics in front of a hostile crowd inside TD Garden. Despite being down 3-1 in the series, […]

After dropping Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals to the Boston Celtics on Sunday night, Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James made his way to the press room for post-game media availability. James had just posted one of the worst playoff games in the history of his postseason career, scoring a substandard 11 points, six […]

With Isaiah Thomas being ruled out for the remainder of the postseason due to a hip injury, the Boston Celtics have had to adjust their style of play in hopes of keeping up with the Cavaliers. Ordinarily, Celtics head coach Brad Stevens runs most of his offense through the 5’9″ point guard. Now, coach Stevens […]

When the Boston Celtics came to Cleveland for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Sunday, most NBA fans were expecting the Cavaliers to cruise to victory. You see, Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas was ruled out for the remainder of the playoffs due to a hip injury, and the Cavs had just torched […]

Last night, the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers took a commanding 3-1 Eastern Conference Finals series lead over the Boston Celtics with a 112-99 victory inside Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs fell behind by as many as 16 points in last night’s game. However, shortly after halftime, the champs regained their composure. During the third quarter, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers for the first time in the playoffs faced adversity heading into Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Things did not appear to be headed in the right direction through the first half of the contest with the Boston Celtics pushing ahead with a comfortable double-digit lead. With LeBron James struggling to find […]

After the Cavs rallied to regain control of Game 4 and the Eastern Conference Finals, a lot of attention was drawn to the role players supporting LeBron James during his momentary lapse. Kyrie Irving certainly provided a spark with his career high scoring effort, but Kevin Love gave the Cavs consistency. With punishing shooting and […]

The greatest NBA player in the world today and over the last decade or so actually had a bad game. Since his unusual disappearing act in the 2011 NBA Finals, LeBron James has not accustomed to having bad games, especially in the postseason when his team needs him the most. Much to the delight of […]

Coming off a disappointing loss in Game 3, the Cleveland Cavaliers have their sole focus on bouncing back in Tuesday night’s tilt. Much of that mentality has quickly been adopted by LeBron James, who is coming of one of his worst playoff performances of his career. Following Tuesday morning’s shootaround, James made it clear that […]

On Sunday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers dropped their first game of the 2016-17 NBA Playoffs by way of a come-from-behind effort from the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Cavaliers forward LeBron James had one of the worst performances of his postseason career in Game 3, registering just 11 points (4-of-13 […]

In Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Boston Celtics overcame a 21-point deficit in the second half against the Cleveland Cavaliers scrapping out a 111-108 win. Following the game, much of the attention was on the porous performance LeBron James had strung together scoring just 11 points on 4-of-13 shooting including 0-for-4 from […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James is often referred to as the greatest basketball player in the game today. However, in last night’s 111-108 Game 3 loss to the Boston Celtics, the King turned in just 11 points (4-of-13 from the field, 0-for-4 from beyond the arc), six assists, six rebounds, one block, and one steal […]

After leading by as many as 21 points in last night’s Game 3 matchup of the Eastern Conference Finals, the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers dropped their first game of the 2016-17 NBA Playoffs by way of a buzzer-beating three-pointer from Celtics guard Avery Bradley. There were several storylines in last night’s game, maybe none more […]

LeBron James showed signs of humanity after a god-like postseason, pouring in an underwhelming outing in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals as the Cleveland Cavaliers lost for the first time in the postseason since Game 4 of the NBA Finals last season — breaking a 13-game unbeaten streak in the playoffs with a 111-108 […]