NBA Playoffs Articles - Page 8

The second round of the 2015 NBA playoffs is under way. There are four highly intriguing matchups, and it’s almost a guarantee that the brooms can be put away as no team is going to be sweeping the other in this round. We start off with the predictions for the Western Conference: Golden State Warriors […]

Well Cavs fans, it’s the matchup we’ve all been dreading, the Chicago Bulls. At the beginning of the season, just about every analyst picked either Cleveland or Chicago to come out of the East. It seemed to be the matchup everyone wanted for the conference finals, but here we have it in the semis. The […]

LeBron James has a long history with the Chicago Bulls. Ever since their playoff series and regular season bouts have gotten more physical, James and the Bulls, specifically Joakim Noah, have had a great distaste for one another. We look at some of the playoff plays that have made Noah hate LeBron, starting with number […]

Kevin Love, who was much maligned during the regular season until he bounced back in the first three games of the playoffs, is now an afterthought. The Cavaliers will move on in the postseason minus that warm feeling with the loss of Love thanks to that “bush league” play by Celtics center Kelly Olynyk. The […]

The Eastern Conference Semifinal opponent of the Cleveland Cavaliers has finally been decided. The Cavs will be taking on the Chicago Bulls in the second round of the NBA playoffs starting Monday, May 4. Kyrie Irving opened up to the media following Thursday’s practice regarding the team’s mentality for the next series and the feeling […]

The Chicago Bulls finally won their first round playoff series against the pesky Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night. The victory now sets the Cleveland Cavaliers’ second round opponent. With the series starting on Monday, May 4, Cleveland will have had a full week’s rest and time to practice. David Blatt and the coaching staff still […]

The Cavs have earned some much needed rest after their first round sweep of the Celtics. Although it came with the heavy cost of losing Kevin Love for the foreseeable future, and JR Smith for the first two games, the Cavs are still optimistic about their chances to advance. Standing in their way will be […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been sitting and waiting on their second round opponent for days now. The NBA released the official schedule for the Eastern Conference semifinals and the Cavs will finish with a week’s rest before starting the second round against either the Chicago Bulls or Milwaukee Bucks. Currently, the Bulls lead the series […]

LeBron James met with members of the media after the Cleveland Cavaliers practice on Tuesday afternoon. The major point of discussion was how the Cavs would move on without Kevin Love for possibly the rest of the postseason. “He’s a huge part of our team, he brings so much to our team. So it’s a […]

Injuries are a part of any sport. The NBA, however, has been hampered with injuries this season more than past years, and it’s really affected a lot of teams and their outlook on the NBA playoffs. We take a look at the top five injuries and how they’ve affected the playoffs this season. 5. Dwyane […]

The first round of the NBA playoffs is nearly over, as four of the eight teams have already advanced to the second round. Cleveland, Washington, Golden State, and Houston are the four teams awaiting either the Bucks or Bulls, Hawks or Nets, Grizzlies of Blazers, and Los Angeles or San Antonio. In what has been […]

According to Jason Lloyd, the Cavs have ruled out Kevin Love for Cleveland’s Eastern Conference Semifinals series against either the Chicago Bulls or Milwaukee Bucks. Love was injured in what he believes was a “dirty play” by Boston Celtics’ Kelly Olynyk in Game 4 of the Cavs’ first round sweep this past Sunday. Basically Love […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have taken a 2-0 series lead into Boston for Thursday night’s Game 3. The Cavs won 113-100 in Game 1 and 99-91 in Game 2, and although they haven’t been blowout wins, it hasn’t seemed like the Celtics ever gained control of the games. The bigger and stronger Cavs have been bullying […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cleveland Cavaliers started slow against the Boston Celtics tonight, down by as many as 10 points in the first half, but came back to defeat the Celtics 99-91 in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series. The victory […]

LeBron James will be leading his young Cavaliers’ squad tomorrow night into their first playoff series since 2010 and many players’ first series ever. RELATED: Position By Position Breakdown For Cavs-Celtics First Round Matchup In the Bleacher Report Uninterrupted video, James described his excitement to lead his group into the playoffs tomorrow afternoon. You can […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics start their first-round matchup on Sunday afternoon, and before they begin their series, we look at the position by position matchup and what the Cavs will need to do to defeat the Celtics. We start with the point guard position between Kyrie Irving and Marcus Smart. Point Guards Kyrie […]

The smoke has finally cleared and the contenders have separated themselves from the pretenders. Everything changes from now on. Coaches will sleep less and players will sweat more as every possession gets even more crucial. Teams will be flexing their muscles as they dominate foes and ground breaking upsets are also within reach for those […]

The regular season is over, and now that the Cavs are in the playoffs, they’ll start their new season Sunday against the seventh seeded Boston Celtics. During an interview Thursday, LeBron James was asked if a different player arises for the post-season. After a slight pause, James smiled and responded with: “Ask my teammates come […]