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
LeBron Moves Up to Fourth on All-Time Playoff Scoring List

Not long after he passed Shaquille O’Neal on the all-time playoff scoring list, LeBron James received a hug and a pat on the back from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. James moved past O’Neal, his one-time teammate, for fourth on the postseason scoring list en route to finishing with his 15th career postseason triple-double, recording 23 points, 11 […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Quick Thoughts on Cavaliers-Raptors

Ben Dowsett shares some quick thoughts about Game 2 between the Cavaliers and Raptors.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
LeBron James’ Workload Has Never Been So Light

LeBron James’ playoff workload has never been so low, which is great news for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Options, Qualifying Offers Due Before July 2016

Team/player options and qualifying offers must be decided before July. Here’s a complete list.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Cavs Trounce Raptors in Game 1 of ECF

LeBron James and Kyrie Irving were unstoppable getting to the rim, and the Raptors missed a bunch of 3-pointers and got trounced by the Cavs 115-84 in Game 1 at raucous Quicken Loans Arena. It was the largest margin of victory for Cleveland in a playoff game, as Toronto dropped to an NBA-worst 1-10 in […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Cavaliers-Raptors Game 1 Recap

The Cavaliers continued their dominance this postseason with a blowout victory over the Raptors in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Lue Says It’s a ‘Relief’ Knowing Who Opponent is Now

And on the seventh day, an Eastern Conference finals opponent finally emerged for the Cleveland Cavaliers. After a weeklong layoff, the Cavs were finally able to rejoice in the knowledge of what team they will be facing in Tuesday’s Game 1 (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) following the Toronto Raptors’ decisive 116-89 victory over the Miami […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA AM: 50 Predictions Revisited (Part 1)

Before each season, Joel Brigham makes 50 NBA predictions and then revisits them. This year didn’t go so well.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021