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The Cleveland Cavaliers locker room was a den of frustration after a 124-114 overtime loss to the Golden State Warriors in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The Cavs were hindered by a last-minute replay review of a call on LeBron James, who attempted to draw a charge on a driving Kevin Durant, initially called […]

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love could be facing a suspension stemming from a last-second altercation between the two teams, as Love tried to play peacemaker by getting the referees’ attention, stepping onto the court while he was on the bench. Tristan Thompson had some words for the Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green after the latter […]

For the second straight year, the NBA Finals will pit the two best forwards in the league against each other, when Cleveland’s LeBron James and Golden State’s Kevin Durant go head-to-head. The two players are evenly matched, but how does the entire position group look for both teams? Cavs: LeBron James At 33 years old, […]

On Sunday night, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers were able to pull off the improbable. They handed the Boston Celtics their first loss at home in the NBA Playoffs. With their first, and only, postseason win in Boston, the Cavs were also able to win their fourth consecutive Eastern Conference Championship. This series win […]

The Golden State Warriors are widely favored over the Cleveland Cavaliers in this year’s NBA Finals, and there are plenty of reasons for that. But let’s take a closer look at each position group and see how the two teams stack up against each other, beginning with the back-court. Cavs starters Cleveland runs George Hill […]

Last time out, we looked over the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Eastern Conference Title bout against the Boston Celtics. After an agonizing seven games, the Cavs were able to pull out the win against their long-time Eastern Conference rival. The reason it was so agonizing was the difference between the Cavs at home and on the road. […]

The stage is now set for the Cleveland Cavaliers to to take on the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals for the fourth consecutive year. This current Cavs team is thought by many to be the worst during that stretch, but LeBron James has willed his squad through a tough Eastern Conference playoffs. Meanwhile, […]

The last three straight years in the NBA Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers have gone head-to-head with the Golden State Warriors to battle for the NBA championship. Through that vast experience on that stage between both teams, there has been a strong level of mutual respect built on each side for the other competitor. Much of […]

During the 2017 NBA Finals, Cleveland Cavs veteran guard Iman Shumpert saw his role on the floor significant diminish as the series wore on. In the offseason that has followed, he saw his name mentioned in various trade rumors, but nothing came to fruition. According to Dave McMenamin of ESPN.com, Shumpert aired out his feelings […]

In the last seven years, Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron James has made reaching the NBA Finals a common ground as he’s been to that stage of the postseason in each campaign. This has allowed for James to put up countless huge performances over that span in his vast experience. According to Tommy Beer of Basketballinsiders.com, the […]

After playing their way to a No. 2 seed in the NBA’s Eastern Conference, the Cleveland Cavaliers slashed through the 2017 playoffs, right to the NBA Finals for a third straight meeting with the Golden State Warriors. As most hoops fans know, the Cavs fell to the Dubs in 4-1 fashion. Why the Cavs were […]

The moment news broke that fan favorite Kyrie Irving asked the Cleveland Cavaliers to trade him, rumors on potential trades involving Irving started to circulate. One name that kept popping up in the rumor mill was Carmelo Anthony, the All-Star forward of the New York Knicks. However, a straight-up Irving for Anthony deal is unlikely and early reports indicate […]

The on-going debate between LeBron James and Michael Jordan as the undoubtedly greatest basketball player of all-time has seemingly tipped into the latter’s favor once more following James and his Cleveland Cavaliers‘ latest loss in the 2017 NBA Finals. However, as ESPN Stats and Info recently pointed out, there’s one compelling statistic that puts James’ Finals performances under a different […]

Being one of two teams to reach the highest possible level of competitive basketball and playing for the rights to be the best team in the NBA only to fall short of a sports championship should not be an embarrassment or something that should be frowned upon. When it comes to LeBron James, however, his […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers put together one of the all-time great Finals performances in their lone win of the NBA Finals. They set records on the night thanks to their hot shooting from behind the arc as the Wine and Gold were irresistible offensively in a display that had the eventual champion Golden State Warriors chasing shadows. The mood […]

Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio has played in the NBA for six seasons already, and he’s definitely seen a lot of LeBron James on the court personally during his time in the big league. The Cleveland Cavaliers‘ record-setting win in Game 4 of the NBA Finals that ended the Golden State Warriors‘ bid for an undefeated postseason […]

Tonight, the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers made their way to Oakland for a Game 5 Finals matchup against the Golden State Warriors. After a hard-fought first quarter, the Cavs were leading by four points, 37-33. Just minutes into the second frame of action, LeBron James threw down a nasty one-handed jam — basically all over Kevin […]

As expected, the NBA Finals matchup between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors took a different complexion when the series shifted to Northeast Ohio. Although the defending champions lost Game 3 in heartbreaking fashion, the Warriors’ aura of invincibility was clearly shaken. The Bay Area team was simply overpowering their opponents in the first […]

LeBron James led his young, inexperienced Cleveland Cavaliers team to his and the franchise’s first NBA Finals appearance exactly 10 years ago. At only 22 and in his fourth year in the league, James put on masterful performances against the Washington Wizards, New Jersey Nets, and especially against the Detroit Pistons For almost any player, […]

After a heartbreaking lost to the Golden State Warriors in Game 3, the Cleveland Cavaliers responded with a resounding 137-116 statement win in Game 4. However, the game wasn’t without its bizarre moments. Midway through the third quarter, Cavaliers fans started to cheer as  Draymond Green appeared to have picked up his second technical foul, which […]

LeBron James, a die-hard Dallas Cowboys fan, couldn’t help but associate the Golden State Warriors to his own favorite NFL team. In the closing moments of his post-game interview following the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ heartbreaking 118-113 loss to the Warriors in Game 3, James had this to say on how fair Golden State’s decision was to build a superteam […]

The entire Quicken Loans Arena was lit after the Cleveland Cavaliers dominated the Golden State Warriors in record-setting fashion, 137-116, in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Game 3’s aftermath left many Cavs fan feeling deflated after witnessing a heartbreaking meltdown late in the game. But ever-confident guard J.R. Smith’s Twitter account almost broke the […]

As of this writing, it appears that the Cleveland Cavaliers will come up short in their effort to repeat as NBA champions and will lose to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals for the second time in three seasons. That will drop LeBron James to 3-5 in his Finals career – can we […]

Less than a day after the Golden State Warriors won Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the league has already released its Last 2 Minute Report. The NBA made this mandatory for games that have been decided by five points or less, which reviews the plays that happened in the last 120 seconds, to […]

With the Cleveland Cavaliers trailing in the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors, it has shifted the conversation over to possible moves in the offseason to help improve the team. According to Marc Berman of the New York Post, various NBA experts don’t view a move to acquire New York Knicks star forward Carmelo Anthony […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers find themselves in a tough position being down 2-0 in the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors. It was an exhausting game defensively for the Cavaliers with the Warriors scoring 132 points in the contest that even caused Iman Shumpert to receive an IV after the game due to cramping. In light […]

Larry Sanders was supposed to be the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ savior in the paint when the team rolled the dice on him a few months ago. It was definitely a risk given Sanders’ history of personal issues, but his potential and low price made the deal seem plausible during that time. Sanders failed to make an impact in the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers struggled once again in Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors falling 132-113 on Sunday night. Following the game, Dave McMenamin of ESPN revealed that Iman Shumpert was dealing with cramping in the second half but a return to the starting lineup could be the books. Even with […]

Game 1 of the third chapter in this epic NBA Finals trilogy began with the Golden State Warriors winning the tip. The crowd inside Oracle Arena instantly roared to life. Both teams started a bit cold from the field until Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith knocked down a three-pointer near the ten-minute mark of the opening […]

As the Cleveland Cavaliers faithful across the globe await the start of this season’s NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors, some die-hard fans are showing their team spirit in a unique way. Feeling compelled to “Defend The Land,” several Northeast Ohio residents have transformed their front lawns into works of Cavaliers art. Twitter user […]

For Cleveland fans, the summer has been spent watching and idolizing three game changing plays that were huge in helping the Cavs win Game 7 of the NBA Finals and the 2016 NBA Championship. The Block, the Shot, and the Stop will go down as arguably the biggest plays in Cleveland sports history. Kyrie Irving’s […]

No one has undergone more scrutiny or criticism than Kevin Love since he made his switch from Minnesota to Cleveland. Even as he continued to produce during the first rounds of the playoffs, as well as the conference finals, doubters still had questions on whether he fit during his up and down NBA finals. Battling […]

The NBA has remixed its rosters and tinkered its rules, but the same objective for the league’s reigning champions stands – defend the Land. Still, looking back a month after quenching Cleveland’s decadent drought is a beautiful perspective. In what was a scramble for the highest honor in basketball, Game 7 of these NBA Finals […]

Winning the NBA Championship is the ultimate goal of the NBA season, and when Kyrie Irving won, one of the first calls he made was to a basketball mentor of his: Kobe Bryant. According to an interview with ThePostgame, Irving Facetimed Bryant after Game 7 of the Finals during the championship celebration in the locker […]

The Cavs started the night off by winning “Best Moment” of 2016 when they won the NBA Championship. They came back from a 3-1 deficit and won the city’s first NBA title in 52 years. RELATED: Cavs Win First Major Award At ESPY’s They were nominated for seven awards coming in, and just won a […]

The NBA’s all-time leader in triple-doubles knows greatness when he sees it, and he’s in absolute awe with LeBron James. Oscar Robertson has 181 career triple-doubles, far ahead of second place Magic Johnson. James sits in seventh place with 43 career triple-doubles, but Robertson sees a lot of himself in James. RELATED: Two Fans Actually […]

The 2015-16 season was the one every Cleveland Cavaliers fan had been waiting for. Although it had its fair share of drama throughout the regular season and in the playoffs the season ended with a championship coming to Cleveland. With everyone including the team and their fans enjoying all of the championship festivities, the thought […]

Sunday night’s classic Game 7 was definitely one of the best in league history, and the stars weren’t wrong in choosing to witness the game live at Oracle Arena. One of them was Miami Heat superstar Dwyane Wade who’s also best buddies with the Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James. RELATED: VIDEO: Anderson Varejao Gets In LeBron’s […]

On the eve of Game 7 between the Cavs and Warriors, both teams are having trouble sleeping before the big game. J.R. Smith, for one, had some friends over at his hotel room to play video games at around 11 PM PST (3 AM EST) before the biggest game of their careers. How else would […]