Kevin Love Says He Will be Ready For Game 5 Despite Knee Injury

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love said he hurt himself when he stepped on a referee’s foot near the end of the third quarter, before he sat out the fourth quarter for the second straight game Monday in a Game 4 loss to the Toronto Raptors. Love, who struggled in both losses in Toronto, missed 10 […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Cavaliers-Raptors Game 4 Recap

The Toronto Raptors continued to impress with another victory over the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers tying the best-of-seven series at 2-2 with the teams heading back to Quicken Loans Arena for Game 5.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Cavs’ Lue: I Should Have Called More Plays for LeBron

Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue believes he made a mistake by not calling more plays for LeBron James in his team’s Eastern Conference finals Game 3 loss to the Raptors. “I think I should have called more plays to make [James] dominant,” Lue said Sunday. “I think we continued to run plays that had been […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Cavaliers’ Game 4 Plan to Increase Physical Play

The plan for the Cavs in Game 4 is to be more physical. The Raptors tried being physical in Game 2 and cut their losing deficit from 31 to 19. They used the same approach in Game 3, and it part of the reason the Cavaliers are in recovery mode. (Said LeBron James:) “We weren’t […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Suspends Cavs’ Dahntay Jones for Groin Strike

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Dahntay Jones has been suspended one game without pay for striking Toronto Raptors center Bismack Biyombo in the groin, it was announced today by Kiki VanDeWeghe, Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations. Source: NBA.com

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Irving, Love Struggle in Game Three Loss

Love, after putting up just three points on 1-for-9 shooting with four rebounds and two assists, sat the entire fourth quarter. The Austin 3:16 shirt Love wore as he walked out of the Air Canada Centre perfectly summed up his night — because of his stone-cold shooting touch. Irving, after shooting just 3-for-19 from the […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Cavaliers-Raptors Game 3 Recap

The Raptors beat the Cavaliers at home on Saturday night. Here’s how Toronto did it.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Cavs Held Up With Canadian Customs Before Game 3

The Cleveland Cavaliers have looked unstoppable in their first two games against the Toronto Raptors in the Eastern Conference finals. However, they may have met their match in Canadian customs officials as the team traveled to Toronto for Game 3. As forward Richard Jefferson chronicled on his Snapchat account on Friday, the team was stuck […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Cavs Roll to 10-0 Postseason Record With Win

The Cleveland Cavaliers continued their extremely hot playoff start with a 108-89 win over the Toronto Raptors Thursday night. Cleveland became the fourth team in NBA history to start a postseason with at least 10 consecutive wins. Only one of the previous three teams to do so went on to win the NBA Title. Source: […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021