Cavaliers-Pistons Game 3 Recap

The Cavaliers are the first team this postseason to go up 3-0 in their series.

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Stanley Johnson on LeBron: ‘I’m definitely in his head’

Detroit Pistons rookie Stanley Johnson didn’t hold back in his assessment of how he thinks he has defended Cavaliers star LeBron James over the first two games of their Eastern Conference first-round series. “I’m definitely in his head, that’s for sure,” Johnson said after a 107-90, Game 2 loss to the Cavs. “That’s for sure.” […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Cavaliers-Pistons Game 2 Recap

A recap of Game 2 between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
LeBron: It’s Not About Me VS Stan Van Gundy

LeBron James wants to keep the focus for the Cleveland Cavaliers’ first-round series against Detroit on his team’s challenge and away from any personal feud between himself and any of the Pistons — especially head coach Stan Van Gundy. “Stan has gotten the better of me in a playoff series before in his Orlando days,” […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Love’s Big Double-Double Lifts Cavs Over Pistons

Kevin Love’s role in the Cavs’ 106-101 win over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday to open this season’s first round couldn’t have been any clearer. Some 10 months after his first trip to the postseason ended before it could really begin, Love gave himself a fresh start against Detroit, putting up 28 points and 13 […]

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

Detroit put up a strong effort in Game 1. Can they make some adjustments and take Game 2?

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
James Harden, LeBron James Named Players of the Month

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James and the Houston Rockets’ James Harden today were named the Kia NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month, respectively, for games played in April. Source: NBA.com

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Cavs Rest Nearly Half the Team in Season Finale

With the No. 1 seed in the East locked up a couple of days ago, the Cleveland Cavaliers came into Wednesday’s 112-110 overtime loss against the Detroit Pistons with a simple plan: Don’t have anything stupid happen. With that in mind, the Cavs’ public relations staff informed reporters after the shootaround Wednesday morning that nearly […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Jackson on Cavs in 1st Round: ‘I want to fight Goliath’

Reggie Jackson on Cavs in 1st round: “I like it… I don’t want to fight Goliath’s homeboy or little brother. I want to fight Goliath.” Source: Ethan J. Skolnick of the Miami Herald on Twitter

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021