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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 […]

The NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers squared off against the Boston Celtics inside Quicken Loans Arena last night for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals, resulting in a 111-108 come-from-behind victory for the road-bound Celtics. There were several takeaways from last night’s game. At halftime, the Cavs were leading by 16 points (66-50). However, […]

Last night, the Eastern Conference Finals shifted to Cleveland, where the defending champion Cavaliers served as hosts for the No. 1 seeded Boston Celtics in Game 3. After jumping out to a 21-point lead in the first half, the Cavs fell flat in the second. When the smoke cleared inside Quicken Loans Arena, the Celtics […]

A few days after it was revealed that LeBron James would finish outside the top three in voting for the NBA MVP award for the first time in nine seasons, he was presented on Sunday with another prestigious award for the first time in his career. Prior to Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers gave up home-court advantage in the final days of the regular season in favor of getting well-rested for the NBA Playoffs. Without home-court in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Cavs came into Boston to take on the Celtics and demolished them in Game 1 by 13 and in Game 2 by 44. […]

One of the best players in the NBA, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James, is also an extremely popular player in the United States and internationally. Due to James’ popularity, his Nike signature sneaker is one of the company’s best sellers and the same can be said of his Cavs jersey, which is always one of […]

The NBA on Friday afternoon announced the three finalists for this year’s NBA MVP award. However, it notably did not feature Cleveland Cavaliers star forward LeBron James for the first time in nine seasons. Following the 130-86 blowout win in Game 2 against the Boston Celtics on Friday night, James fired away with a truthful response […]

Last night, the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers handed the Boston Celtics their worst home playoff defeat in a 130-86 Game 2 smashing. In fact, it was the largest margin of victory by any team in the Eastern Conference Finals and Boston’s worst postseason home loss in their storied franchise history. To be blunt, the Cavs […]

The NBA on Thursday afternoon released their three All-NBA team’s for this past regular season that featured many of the league’s biggest stars earning the prestigious honor. However, there were several notable players left off the list such as Kyrie Irving, who has just one All-NBA Third Team selection in his career. In light of […]

In the NBA, confidence is one of the key parts of building toward success at both a personal and team level. Prior to Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics rookie forward Jaylen Brown stated that he believes LeBron James is just a “regular guy” on the court and […]

Tonight’s Game 2 matchup of the Eastern Conference Finals started out a bit sloppy, especially for Boston. In fact, the Celtics were just 1-of-8 from the field through the first three minutes of the first quarter. After getting their act together, the Cavaliers managed to build an early lead. The Celtics mounted a quick 8-2 […]

Tonight, the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers will face the Boston Celtics inside TD Garden for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals. After taking Game 1 via a 117-104 wire-to-wire victory, the Cavs will look to take a commanding 2-0 series lead. Over the course of his illustrious 14-year career in the NBA, LeBron James has accumulated […]

LeBron James had an unforeseen nightmarish season from the free-throw line in his 14th year in the league, going well below his career average of 74 percent into the worst clip of his career at 67.4 percent. But what escaped the eyes of the common fan is the 18 different ways he attempted to shoot the […]

On Wednesday night, the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers squared off against the Boston Celtics inside TD Garden for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, resulting in a 117-104 runaway victory for the road-bound Cavs. There were several stories from Game 1 worth mention, including the excellent play of Kevin Love. In his 34 minutes […]

Last night, the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers squared off against the Boston Celtics inside TD Garden for Game 1 of The Eastern Conference Finals, resulting in a 117-104 runaway victory for the road-bound Cavs. The Cavs were well-rested, having an unprecedented nine days off before last night’s game in Beantown. There were some who […]

On Thursday, the NBA announced that Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James has been named to the 2016-17 All-NBA First Team. This marks James’ 13th All-NBA Team selection and his 11th time with a First Team appearance. The only other players to have 11 First Team nods to their credit are Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant […]

LeBron James hasn’t seen a mismatch he hasn’t like, possibly ever. Last series, James had one of the best mismatches of the playoffs against Toronto Raptors’ big man Serge Ibaka, mostly because LeBron spun the ball twice in Ibaka’s face before pulling up for a three-pointer. In Game 1 against the Boston Celtics, James received […]

Following the longest layover between playoff series in franchise history, the Cleveland Cavaliers cruised to a definitive 117-104 win in Game 1 over the Boston Celtics on the road in the TD Garden. LeBron James took charge for the Cavaliers scoring a game-high 38 points on 14-of-24 shooting with nine rebounds, and seven assists. He […]

After nine days off, the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers squared off against the Boston Celtics inside TD Garden for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Cavs jumped out to an early 6-2 lead through the first three minutes of tonight’s game. The Celtics, who were struggling a bit from the field in the […]