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There’s no easy way to put it. The Cavs put up a shocking and embarrassing performance in Game 2, possibly one of the worst games in my recent NBA Finals memory. LeBron James finished with 19 points, eight rebounds, nine assists, and four steals, but also shot just 7-17 from the field and added seven […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of the page to see all the highlights from tonight’s game! The Cavs fell in Game 2 of the NBA Finals by the score of 110-77. The game plan coming into this one was for LeBron James and company to increase the pace of play, but it was the Warriors […]

Kyrie Irving is a master of finishing at the rim. He’s got aggressive finishes over defenders as well as acrobatic and wild layups around defenders that always seem to mesmerize the crowd. RELATED: VIDEO: LeBron James Gives Cavs Gift Ahead Of Game 2 Of The NBA Finals In Saturday’s practice, Irving showed off his cool […]

LeBron James has had a career full of success, putting up incredible performances, passing all-time greats on statistical scoring lists, and winning rings. And yet, losing this NBA Finals and having a 2-5 Finals record would be the only thing fans and the media will see. No one knows more about what James is going […]

For more than 11 years, Anderson Varejao was an immensely-loved member of the Cleveland Cavaliers. It was never hard not to get pumped up by the image of him diving for every loose ball no matter what the scoreboard indicates – hence, the moniker “Wild Thing”. RELATED: VIDEO: Now On Warriors’ Side, Anderson Varejao Talks […]

A couple of years ago, Klay Thompson and Kevin Love were rumored to be switching teams. But that did not materialize and Love found his way to Northeast Ohio from Minneapolis. Now, circumstances have brought these two to the NBA Finals where Thompson is looking for domination, while Love is after redemption. RELATED: FULL HIGHLIGHTS: […]

This year’s NBA Finals is a grudge match. With both the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors producing a high-quality finals series last season, a lot more fireworks are expected this time around thanks to the presence of two stars, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love, who missed the last June dance due to injuries. RELATED: […]

In Game 1 of the NBA Finals, J.R. Smith was essentially a no-show. He had just three points tonight on 1-of-3 shooting from the field (all from downtown) in a whopping 36 minutes. It’s safe to say he didn’t look for his shot at all, and simply took what was wide open for him. The […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of the page to see all the highlights from tonight’s game! The Golden State Warriors pulled away in the fourth quarter tonight to take game one of the NBA Finals by the score of 104-89. The game was defined by a 21-4 run in the fourth quarter, with most of […]

The difference between defeating the Golden State Warriors and falling short. Here we are; the NBA Finals — the greatest test of skill in basketball. When it gets to this point in the year, the world watches this single series. Game plans are evaluated and match-ups are analyzed in extreme detail. One of the greatest […]

After being informed by Cleveland Cavaliers General Manager David Griffin that he was being traded, it took some time before Anderson Varejao came to terms with the decision. RELATED: VIDEO: Warriors Fans Wait Hours For LeBron James, Cavs Bus Only To Boo Them No one can blame the guy. He was primed to become a […]

While the best player in the league tag is debatable because of the multiple contexts people can use, there is no more doubt that LeBron James and Stephen Curry are the faces of the NBA right now. RELATED: VIDEO: LeBron James Speaks Out On Stephen Curry Being Unanimous MVP Winner Heading into the opening game […]

There are feelings that few can put to words in the NBA. For instance, very few can describe accomplishing their childhood driveway dreams with the glorious fulfillment of winning a championship on basketball’s biggest stage. On the other hand, 29 other teams can easily describe frustrations and regrets every season. But one of those teams […]

The Cavaliers have been a fun team to follow this postseason, especially on Snapchat. Okay, it’s just Richard Jefferson whose fun to follow, and that’s mainly because he’s given everyone an inside look at what goes on behind the scenes. Whether its at practice, in the locker room, at team get-togethers, at home, and even […]

Remember back early in the year when LeBron James said that Kyrie Irving was the best point guard in the league and that he had MVP-calibre talent? Remember when even the most devoted Cleveland fans said something along the lines of “well yes he’s super good, but I’m not sure he’s Russ or Steph yet.” […]

Draymond Green has been the dirtiest player of this last series and possibly this postseason. Agree or disagree, I really don’t care because the evidence is in his flagrant fouls and how he hasn’t been punished for any of them yet. He’s behind only Bismack Biyombo in terms of flagrant foul points this postseason, and […]

It’s the rematch: the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors will face off again in the 2016 NBA Finals. If you’ve seen a few polls and predictions early on, you’ve seen that the Cavs are major underdogs in this series. If you ask LeBron James, however, none of that matters to him as the […]

It’s official: LeBron James and Stephen Curry. Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson. Draymond Green and Kevin Love. The Cleveland Cavaliers are finally healthy and will take on the Golden State Warriors in the 2016 NBA Finals in what will be the long-awaited and highly-anticipated rematch of last year’s 2015 NBA Finals. RELATED: Richard Jefferson Attests […]

The picture of Kevin Love helplessly sitting on the bench as the Golden State Warriors ran roughshod over a depleted Cleveland Cavaliers team last year, the missing presence of Kyrie Irving, the image of LeBron James shaking Stephen Curry’s hand, and the smell of champagne from the visitors’ locker room at the Quicken Loans Arena. […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are on to the NBA Finals, and the biggest question that everyone wants to know the answer for: the Oklahoma City Thunder or the Golden State Warriors? A lot of fans are mixed. They feel like the Oklahoma City Thunder present a better chance at an NBA Championship. Others feel like the […]

The city of Cleveland is witnessing the team they envisioned when LeBron James came home. Firing on all cylinders and dismantling three teams in 14 games, the Cavs have stormed into their second straight (LeBron’s sixth) NBA Finals. No team has dominated like Cleveland these playoffs; so much so, personalities around the NBA have definitely […]

Last year, Kyrie Irving hobbled his way through most of the playoffs, no thanks to multiple injuries, and eventually ended his postseason in the first game of the finals after hurting his knee. It was a heartbreaking finish for Irving who was primed for his matchup with Stephen Curry, even standing toe-to-toe with him in […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers punched their ticket to the NBA Finals on Friday night with a Game 6 victory in Toronto. Here are some reactions to the Cavs second consecutuve NBA Finals bid that’s got a lot of fans pumped as well as many Raptors fans proud of their team. Cleveland Browns’ Corey Coleman Yessir Cavs […]

Watching Canada’s clock in the NBA run down to zero meant a lot to both teams involved in a surprisingly competitive Eastern Conference Finals. For Toronto, the Game 6 loss ended the Raptors greatest season in franchise history with not one, but two victories in their first Conference Finals. For Cleveland, it’s a second chance […]

There are very few, even those who claim Cleveland is a mess that think LeBron will fall short of his 6th finals appearance in 6 years. Golden State has made history, as the franchise is on its way to completing the best regular season in NBA history. Ironically enough, the Western Conference, which initially looked […]

When the Cleveland Cavaliers are winning, business is great and this doesn’t apply only to the organization but also to local establishments within the Cleveland area. People tend to get very impulsive when on a high and the euphoria of winning a big game, a playoff series, or quite possibly, an NBA title would make […]

It’s almost here. The game every Cavs fan, and NBA fan for that matter, has waited for will finally be played in less than 24 hours: The Cleveland Cavaliers face the Golden State Warriors. Both teams have played very well up to now, and the hype about this game is through the roof already. RELATED: […]

In the first game of the recent NBA Finals, Kyrie Irving lost more than just a game. The grand opportunity of bringing a title to Northeast Ohio slipped away from his hands, no thanks to a fractured kneecap. Irving has had an injury riddled professional career and the one he suffered in overtime of Game […]

The NBA.com annual general managers’ survey was conducted over the past couple of weeks, and it has revealed that the Warriors haven’t earned the respect of the GM’s and that they still believe in the Cleveland Cavaliers. The general manager’s voted for who they thought would make it out of the East, who would make […]

A few rooms away, the Cavs’ medical team was aggressively rubbing ice all over Dellavedova’s body as team doctors installed an IV into his arm as they tried to pull him out of what had turned into almost a full-body cramp. After the Cavs pulled off a miraculous Game 3 victory at home against the […]

LeBron had his first interview since the NBA Finals yesterday during the Cleveland Cavaliers Media Day. He met with members of the media at the podium table to discuss all things Cavs, but after, he met up with ESPN’s Dave McMenamin to talk about the NBA Finals and what the Cavs need to succeed. “We […]

The 2015-16 NBA season hasn’t even started, and the Cleveland Cavaliers may already be facing some adversity once the season begins. Chris Haynes of Cleveland.com is reporting that Kyrie Irving is unlikely to play in the season opener against the Chicago Bulls and to make matters worse, might even be out until January. “Multiple league […]

For the past month, the Cavs worries have been re-signing Tristan Thompson and J.R. Smith, two players who were key to the 2015 Finals run, to new deals. Now that Smith has been re-signed to a two-year, $10 million deal, the attention is now all on Smith. The Cavs gambled when they made the trade […]

The performance you saw out of the Cleveland Cavaliers last season was as close to an NBA championship as they’ve been in the team’s history. Two wins away, with a heartbreaking loss on their home floor, the Cavs will be back with a vengeance next season. As of right now, the Cavaliers are odds on […]

It’s no secret that the Cavs were heavily undermanned in the 2015 NBA Finals. What was supposed to be an NBA Finals for the ages turned out to be a major disappointment hampered by injuries (disappointing at least from the Cleveland side of things). “I felt like we would’ve definitely won an NBA championship if […]

Summer 2015 has been underwhelming to say the least. The Cavs have swallowed defeat, reassembled a majority of their hungry squad, added a few old and new faces, and now look to take their NBA-leading 2-1 Las Vegas odds to the 2015-16 season with a head of steam for a championship. Along that path was […]

For weeks now, the Cleveland Cavaliers have been trying to negotiate a contract with restricted free agents Tristan Thompson and Matthew Dellavedova, as well as unrestricted free agent J.R. Smith. Thompson and Dellavedova became restricted free agents when the Cavs extended qualifying offers to them, meaning “they’ll have a right of first refusal for these […]

LeBron James put up a heroic performance in this year’s NBA Finals, but it wasn’t enough as the Cavs fell just two games short of the franchise’s first NBA Championship. James averaged a monsterous stat-line of 35.8 points, 13.3 rebounds, 8.8 assists, and 1.3 steals and delivered Cleveland’s first-ever Finals home victory with 40 points, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers made a trip to the NBA Finals look easy last season. They swept the Celtics and Hawks while suffering a little adversity against Chicago. All of these series wins came with great sacrifice and injuries unfortunately played a huge part in the outcome of the NBA Finals, but getting to the June […]