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The defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers are headed to Indiana for Game 3 of their first-round playoff matchup against the Pacers on Thursday. Currently, the Cavs are leading the series, 2-0. It seems Cavs head coach Tyronn Lue has found one particular play that irks the Pacers. From junior high to the pros, the 1-3 pick […]

Cleveland Cavaliers marksman J.R. Smith suffered a left hamstring injury in the first half of Monday’s 117-111 Game 2 win over the Indiana Pacers. By most accounts, Smith’s injury doesn’t seem to be that serious. This morning, his MRI results came back negative. Shortly after today’s practice, Allie Clifton of Fox Sports Ohio caught up […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers took a commanding 2-0 series lead after they dispatched the Indiana Pacers last night in Game 2. After J.R. Smith went down with a thumb injury, causing him to not return after halftime, the Wine and Gold got a much-needed spark from defensive specialist Iman Shumpert, who had yet to see playing […]

It was a nail-biting affair as LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers blitzed Indiana Pacers‘ superstar Paul George, forcing CJ Miles to take a tough potential game-winner as the Cavs took a 1-0 series advantage. It was a scenario the Wine and Gold were anticipating, and executed it near perfectly to enable someone other than the […]

Ending the season with the 22nd best-ranked defense in the league, the Cleveland Cavaliers struggled on the defensive end of the floor all year long. However, against the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of the first round of the playoffs, defense is what won the game for the Cavs. With seconds left in the game, […]

Tomorrow afternoon, the NBA’s defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers will begin their playoff push against the Indiana Pacers inside Quicken Loans Arena at 3 p.m. EST. As most fans of the team know, the Cavs just haven’t had much time for practice this season. Injuries to their rotation and flying from city to city can be […]

Having sat their main cogs during the last two games of the season, the Cleveland Cavaliers have landed the Indiana Pacers as their first round opponent after a 98-83 loss to the Toronto Raptors and Indy’s 104-86 win over the Atlanta Hawks. After four straight losses, the Cavs were slotted in the second seed in the […]

LeBron James and Paul George dueled for the final time this regular season as the Indiana Pacers visited the Cleveland Cavaliers. James made sure to leave behind a little poster for George. A poster dunk, that is. Midway through the second quarter, James drove down into the paint and elevated to throw down a sweet […]

The weeks leading to last month’s trade deadline was filled with a lot of trade rumors involving some of the league’s biggest stars. Two of them were Chicago Bulls swingman Jimmy Butler and Indiana Pacers forward Paul George, who were both linked to the Boston Celtics. While Danny Ainge and company did not make any […]

From the outside, it looked like a quiet NBA trade deadline for the Cleveland Cavaliers. What some didn’t realize however, that despite not making a single move on deadline day, the Cavs actually ended up the biggest winners of all. They did it without any re-shaping of their roster, as rumors swirled around defensive specialist […]

It’s been three years since LeBron James last won a Most Valuable Player award, but in that time, many can make the case that he’s been the MVP of the league. Golden State Warriors’ guard Stephen Curry has won the award now two times in a row, one year leading his team to a surprising […]

On an individual and team level, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers are undeniably head and shoulders above everyone in the Eastern Conference. Still, there’s no sleeping on the rest of the competition. RELATED: Paul George has a message for LeBron James and the Cavs If there’s one team that’s considered as a darkhorse in […]

LeBron James has dealt with many foes on his way to six consecutive NBA Finals appearances. One of those players has been Indiana Pacers’ forward Paul George. George was really taking his game to the next level prior to the horrific leg injury he suffered in Team USA’s 2014 scrimmage. Now that he’s back and […]

LeBron James sat out for the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night to rest against the Indiana Pacers, and the opposing small forward had a field day. Paul George finished the game with 29 points, five rebounds, an assist and a steal on 10-17 from the field and 4-9 from downtown. In three games prior to […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers, led by the three-headed monster of a healthy LeBron James, Kevin Love, and Kyrie Irving, are a force to be reckoned with in the East. A lot of teams don’t want to face them, especially after seeing how they dismantled their Eastern Conference playoff opponents last postseason, going 12-2 against the Hawks […]

Jesse D. Garrabrant/Getty Images In the past couple of seasons, the Western Conference always had the most intriguing race to the playoffs. Whether it be who grabs the last home court spot or which team will earn the 8th and final playoff spot, the race in the West always appealed more to fans than that […]

Throughout basketball’s rich history, moments have been remembered forever for changing the game. Certain moments have reminded us that basketball is more than just a game. Some moments create an interesting paradox to the sport that is hard to describe but all too easy to feel. Those moments push the game’s integrity and spirit to […]