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This time over the past couple of years is the time that LeBron James enters his “Zero Dark 23” mode, where he shuts down all social media and focuses on the playoffs and NBA basketball. This year, however, LeBron James could be changing it up. RELATED: Dave McMenamin of ESPN reports on James’ social media […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are entering the 2016 NBA Playoffs as the favorites to come out of the Eastern Conference. However, a Golden State Warriors team that just went 73-9 comes in the overall favorite to win the 2016 NBA Championship, according to the Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas. RELATED: Six Most Effective Lineups For the […]

When you’re a young team entering the postseason for the first time in years and up against the conference’s heavy favorites, you’re basically playing with nothing to lose. In this state of mind, your confidence tends to go up a notch or two because no one is expecting you to come out victorious and, essentially, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers begin their 2016 NBA Playoffs against the Detroit Pistons on Sunday afternoon. The rest of the RELATED: NBA Playoff schedule can be found here. While the highly anticipated postseason will finally begin, a lot of fans in Cleveland may be left unhappy. Craig Webb of the Akron Beacon Journal reports that Quicken […]

82 games have passed and it is all business from now onwards. No more resting. No more pacing. It’s now or never for every team no matter what their record says. For the Cleveland Cavaliers, they will be opening their postseason campaign against the young Detroit Pistons – a team who owns three victories in […]

After six long years, the Detroit Pistons are back in the NBA playoffs. The last time they played in the postseason was in 2009 wherein they got swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the opening round. It was a bitter closing to a period of Eastern supremacy by the Pistons, but as they try to […]

An important ingredient of an exciting playoff series is the battle between two superstars. For the Cleveland Cavaliers` LeBron James, there’s no other marquee matchup in the Eastern Conference at his position that Paul George of the Indiana Pacers. These two electrifying athletes have had their postseason battles from the time James was with the […]

Smart basketball? Winning habits? What are the Cavs asking themselves? It’s been a whirlwind season for LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, with fans enduring ups and downs like passengers on one of Cedar Point’s world-famous roller coasters. The Cavs have had their fair share of success this year as the No. 1 team in […]

With the playoffs around the corner, fans and analysts are going to be posting their predictions for each series over the next couple of days. ESPN and some other sites will post the matchup predictions as early as Thursday morning, but ESPN’s Chris Broussard already made his prediction regarding the Cavs and their series on […]

CAVALIER FANS! ARE. YOU. REEEEEEAAAAADDDDDDYYYYY? The most exciting time of the year is coming up fast, and our Cleveland Cavaliers are looking like they’ll finish with the top seed in the Eastern Conference. This will be the third time in the team’s history and the first time since the return of LeBron James that you’ll […]

The 2015-2016 has been very a very exciting season to say the least. There have been a ton of storylines that captured national audiences this season. Some of your usual heavy-hitters have played extremely well and find themselves at the top of the NBA playoff picture while some teams have been a surprise and look […]

For all the storylines that surrounded the Cleveland Cavaliers this season, one thing remains for certain. This is a talent-laden bunch that is, on paper, one of the top teams in the league. That top-team brand still holds true, but on most nights only. RELATED: LeBron James Feels Cavs Are Finally Ready To Make Title […]

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 […]

With a win on Friday the 18th, the Cleveland Cavaliers have clinched a playoff spot, leaving just seven more spots to fall in line in the Eastern Conference, while at the same time in the Western Conference, the Oklahoma City Thunder has done the same, which means all teams that started the season as “contenders” […]

Before the entertaining yet hard to watch 2015 NBA Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers had three playoff series to win. Their magnificent run began when they took on the Boston Celtics in the first round of the playoffs. Many thought that the Celtics would swoop in and steal a game on their own home floor while […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were a highlight factory during the NBA, leaving no shortage of footage that could be aired countless times over this summer. We’ve narrowed down the craziest plays of the season and playoffs into a 10 jam packed plays. We start with number 10: 10. The King reverses a sun LeBron drives baseline […]

In Game Two, the world was introduced to Matthew Dellave-defense. While in Game Three, it was Matthew Dellave-dive-a who showed up…big time. I know his offense was huge, career high in fact, but the way he sacrificed his body for those 50/50 balls was enormous. Whenever Delly dove to the floor, he was contagious, not […]

It’s been a crazy postseason not only for the Cleveland Cavaliers but for the other teams as well in terms of their roster’s health. The injury bug has hit the NBA like a plague this season as players are going down one by one along with their team’s chances of winning a series and it […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have had a great playoff run thus far and are now in the NBA Finals taking on the Golden State Warriors. Here’s a look at the best plays from the Cavs playoff run thus far. First Round – Boston Celtics 11. Kyrie Irving Playoff Debut – Kyrie Irving made his playoff debut […]

The NBA Finals is where legends are made and over the years, we have witnessed historical efforts from the game’s best collection of talent. These are the performances that served as the ultimate highlight to the final stage of a grueling season of competition. It was a difficult task because of the multitude of classics […]

The Golden State Warriors defeated the Houston Rockets to set up a matchup of MVP’s. LeBron James vs. Stephen Curry. In what should be one the greatest NBA Finals showdowns in recent history, Cleveland who’s on a 51 year professional championship drought, will take on the Warriors from Oakland, a city that hasn’t won a […]

Despite the way injuries have threatened the fate of the Cleveland Cavaliers this postseason, they are still on track of attaining what they set to accomplish from day one. Sans Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving, Cleveland is grinding their way to a possible NBA Finals appearance on the iffy back of LeBron James. Sounds familiar, […]

Early Friday afternoon, rumors surfaced that Cavs power forward/center Anderson Varejao could return to the court and make an appearance in the NBA Finals in the case of an emergency. The source behind was, of course, Brian Windhorst of ESPN. Brian Windhorst says the Cavaliers will have Anderson Varejao's jersey out in Oakland in the […]

In October we all had visions of the Cavaliers winning an NBA title with the big 3 hoisting the Larry O’Brien trophy on stage. Boy, has that vision changed. Not because the Cavs title hopes have diminished, but because Kevin Love will not be involved throughout the late title run. Love suffered a dislocated shoulder […]

It seems that despite the troubled past between the city of Cleveland and Charles Barkley, things are finally starting to warm up for Barkley. Before Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Barkley has asked what if he’s liking Cleveland more than Bulls center Joakim Noah. His response surprised many. RELATED: Greatest LeBron James Player […]

If you don’t already know about famed Bay Area rapper “Lil B. The Based God,” here’s a little inside scoop on him. He’s a huge Warriors fan and credits himself with starting the ‘flick of the wrist’ dance/symbol/hand movement. Kevin Durant attempted to listen to the rapper’s music, but said he couldn’t believe Lil B […]

After a grueling and unexpected sweep of the NBA Finals in 2007, the Cavaliers will have a second shot at an NBA Championship. That’s due to the fact that Cleveland was able to sweep their way through the Atlanta Hawks with four consecutively convincing victories. After the game, the Cavs ‘Big Three’ from Game 4 […]

A topic that has been more relevant since Game 3 is whether or not point guard Matthew Dellavedova is a dirty player or just scrappy. Different opinions have been thrown around since Sunday night by the media. Only Delly knows of his real intentions when diving on the floor, but here is my take: Dellavedova […]

Find all of today’s top plays and highlights on the next page below! The Cleveland Cavaliers have defeated the Atlanta Hawks tonight to complete the four game sweep and advance to their 2nd NBA Finals in franchise history. Kyrie Irving returned from a two game absence tonight as well. The Hawks started out strong against […]

Kent Bazemore does not shy away from the big stages or the biggest players in the NBA. After a relatively quiet start to his NBA career with the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers, Bazemore has been a good sixth man for the Hawks this season. He’s now a starter in the Eastern Conference […]

After suffering a separated shoulder in Game 4 of the first round of the playoffs, Kevin Love has finally been cleared to travel with his team for the rest of the postseason. After more than a month of having his shoulder in a sling, Love had his shoulder reevaluated in New York during Games 1 […]

LeBron James and Matthew Dellavedova helped the Cavs earn one of the biggest victories of the year on Sunday night. In Game 3 against the Hawks, LeBron james came up with 37 points, 18 rebounds, and 13 assists while Dellavedova added 17 points, three rebounds, two assists, and one incredible defensive performance to follow up […]

The Hawks came out with the same approach the Bulls did in Game 1 against the Cavs, utilizing their big men to set screens and get an open jumper or a mismatch. Unfortunately for the Cavs, the screens worked in the Hawk’s favor most of the time. With Paul Millsap and Al Horford setting solid […]

Find all of today’s top plays and highlights on the next page below! Riding on a wave of momentum after stealing the first two games in Atlanta, the Cleveland Cavaliers, hobbling and all, welcomed the Atlanta Hawks to The Q. Kyrie Irving did not play due to knee tendinitis while Kyle Korver will no longer […]

These days in the NBA, pre-game rituals are an important part of a player’s routine before tipoff. What once began as high-fives has now turned into complex handshakes, with players having a different handshake for each of their teammates. Similar to LeBron’s infamous chalk toss, some players also have a pre-game ritual that gets both […]

  LeBron took his motto “Strive for Greatness” to a whole new level during his first season back with the Cavs. During the 14’-15’ season, LeBron had some games to cherish as he racked up some more records for the trophy room. Here are some examples: 10. Youngest player to 24,000 points: One of LeBron’s […]

There was a pep to LeBron James’ step on Friday night in Atlanta. Game 2 without his two stars Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving? No problem. LeBron threw up 30 points, grabbed 9 rebounds, and handed 11 assists en route to a 94-82 Cavaliers victory to go up 2-0 with two home games coming up. […]

Find all of today’s top plays and highlights on the next page below! With the team medical staff advising Kyrie to take Game 2 off, Coach Blatt went with an alternate starting lineup once again featuring Delly at the point, Shumpert, LBJ, and the big men Tristan Thompson and Timofey Mozgov. On the other end […]

There is a level of respect you get when you stand up after being shoved by another player who’s got 60 pounds on you. But read his lips, and you realize he might’ve just ignited LeBron James, who silences trash talk with domination.