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The Cleveland Cavaliers eliminated the Chicago Bulls from playoff contention last Thursday night to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. The Cavs and Bulls have been in an great rivalry for a good seven years now, starting with Joakim Noah’s smack talking ‘The Land’ and continuing with the in-game confrontation in the playoffs during LeBron’s […]

After pulling out all the needed stops in Game 5 to take a 3-2 series lead, Cleveland looked poised to finish the job in Game 6 tonight. The Cavaliers defeated the Bulls 94-73 on a night where many thought Chicago would play well considering the series was on the line. The Bulls did not live […]

Despite all the shots that Kevin Love has taken towards his defensive shortcomings, he is still a very important piece of the Cavaliers’ offensive juggernaut. His unique skillset brought a different dimension to the team’s elite level offense, whether by virtue of his floor spacing threes, tenacious rebounding, or pinpoint outlet passing and all these […]

It’s official: Kevin Love is out for 4-6 weeks after it was thought he could return in 2-3 weeks. GM David Griffin said it’s “highly unlikely” that Love returns for the playoffs, despite the 4-6 week diagnosis that could have him return for the NBA Finals. With Love out for the remainder of the season […]

After reports confirming Kevin Love’s dislocated shoulder would rule out Cleveland’s starting Power Forward for the Eastern Conference Semifinals, Cavs’ GM David Griffin made some pessimistic, yet oddly inspirational comments at this morning’s press conference: David Griffin says its "highly unlikely" that Kevin Love returns at any point during the playoffs. — Dave McMenamin (@mcten) […]

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 […]

Game 4 of the Cavs first round playoff series against the Boston Celtics did not go very smoothly. Not that the Cavs lost, but they might’ve limbed out of their victory at the TD Garden. The Cavs overcame what Point Guard Kyrie Irving calls “the most physical game [he’s] every played in,” as the Wine […]

J.R. Smith played his first game with the Cleveland Cavaliers back on January 7 against the Houston Rockets. With LeBron James nursing a pair of nagging injuries, Smith was inserted into the lineup without a practice or a face-to-face meeting. Before the game, Smith was asked how he would fare in his first game not […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! The Cleveland Cavaliers had their toughest test yet Thursday evening going into Boston against the gritty Celtics squad with their crowd behind them. The Cavs, led by LeBron James with 31 points and Kevin Love with 23, defeated the […]

After losing to the Mavericks in the 2011 NBA Finals, LeBron James sat in his house for two weeks. No contact with anyone, no social media, no phone, no nonsense. He sat around and thought about everything. Fast forward to the 2012 NBA Playoffs, where LeBron initiated his first-ever ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ mode, where he […]

Click “Next” at the bottom of this page for all of today’s top plays and highlights! After nine months of tough basketball, harsh criticism, injury struggles, and a flurry of rumors, the Cavs opened up their first round playoff series against the Boston Celtics. Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love, and Tristan Thompson all shined in their […]

LeBron James finds the cutting Kyrie Irving for his first career playoff basket! RELATED: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Kyrie Irving Here is his second basket, shaking off Marcus Smart and banking the shot in over Tyler Zeller

LeBron James is one day away from his 10th consecutive postseason appearance Sunday afternoon against his rival Boston Celtics. He’s got 158 playoff games under his belt compared to the 141 games for the entire Celtics roster. Cavs head coach David Blatt predicts that James will lead the way for his teammates, as most of […]

The playoffs are now upon us and the top teams are raring to continue their momentum all the way and as deep as they can go. At the forefront of their attack is their respective starting lineups who have battled and clawed their way to get to where they are right now. We have examined […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics both finished off their season with victories on Wednesday night and going out on high note. The Cavs and Celtics schedule has been released with Game 1 starting Sunday. RELATED: Top 5 Adjustments For The Cavs Playoff Run Here’s the full schedule: Game 1 – BOS @ CLE – […]

After tonight’s game against the Washington Wizards, the Cleveland Cavaliers will officially lock into playoff mode until the final buzzer of their final game. Whether that buzzer starts the beginning of a championship celebration or a learning process is up to the Cavs’ players. Brendan Haywood talked with CineSport’s Noah Coslov about the importance of […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers blew out the Detroit Pistons Monday night 109-97. In a game where LeBron James came through for his second triple double of the season with 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists. J.R. Smith was asked about his thoughts regarding James’ play and his second triple-double in over a week during the […]

With the Heat loss on Saturday night, Miami has fallen two-and-a-half games below the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets, who are both locked up at 37-42. Here’s a look at the lower half of the East Playoff race. Cleveland, the number two seed with home-court advantage throughout the first two rounds, will face whoever finishes […]

We are now less than one week away from the end of the regular season and nine days away from the start of the 2014-15 NBA Playoffs. After a year of ups-and-downs, criticism and controversy, and rumors and trades, the Cavs are back in the playoffs for the first time since 2010. The Cavs already […]

With the victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers have clinched their first Central Division title since 2010 and their fourth in franchise history. For a team that has endured four grueling losing seasons, this one had to be a little sweet. Three Cavaliers in particular enjoyed this one, as Kyrie […]

The Cavs have punched their ticket to the playoffs for the first time in five seasons, and by most accounts are the favorites to win the eastern conference. While it is nice to be expected to win, there are perhaps more unknowns about this Cavs team than any other playoff team. The answers to the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Chicago Bulls Sunday afternoon, giving them a full four-game lead over the Bulls in the standings as well as the 3-1 season series victory. That last part is important because, with just five games remaining, Cleveland can finish tied with Chicago in the standings and still have the second seed […]

While Stephen Curry, LeBron James, James Harden, Paul Millsap, Chris Paul, and the likes are leading their teams to highly successful runs, it’s blasphemous to ignore the contributions of their teams’ “other guys”. These players are considered to be their respective teams’ x-factors as they all make huge contributions to a wide area yet they […]

We mentioned it in last night’s postgame report, but LeBron James did something pretty cool after the game. In the locker room, James and teammates were watching the Miami Heat take on the Portland Trailblazers. With the game knotted at 104, Miami had the ball with about 34 seconds on the game clock. Miami needed […]

The Eastern Conference has certainly been inferior to the western conference all season long, but that doesn’t mean that there won’t be an entertaining race to the playoffs. Teams have already hit the home stretch of the regular season, and playoff seeding is up for grabs as always. Here is Cavs Nation’s win/loss predictions for […]

The Cavaliers roster has never looked better, despite the hole that everyone claims they have at the point guard position. With the frontcourt and backcourt pretty much set for the Cavs, we look at the best veteran point guard options in the free agent market to run point as a backup to Kyrie Irving for […]

55 games into the season and we see the Cleveland Cavaliers sitting rather comfortably in the standings considering the slow start to their season. This team has grown a lot and transformed into a totally different group before our eyes. Contributing to the upward curve that the Cavs are enjoying thus far aren`t only the […]

With the red hot Cavaliers looking more and more like legitimate championship contenders, as well as the recent acquisition and debut of defensive specialist Iman Shumpert, a question that hasn’t really been addressed arises: who will the Cavs have guard the biggest opposing offensive weapon in crucial situations down the stretch? In addition to Shumpert, […]

It’s no secret: the East lacks competition, with teams that pale in comparison to the West. This season, however, looks like the start of a new age for the East, as the conference has all eight spots up for grabs. With some surprisingly good teams as well as some disappointing teams, here’s how the 2015 […]