Tag: Cleveland Cavaliers
Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue said he is making Tristan Thompson the Cavs’ starting center for the foreseeable future — including to start the playoffs. Lue previously swapped Thompson in for Timofey Mozgov in the starting lineup in the Cavs’ 105-102 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Saturday. When asked for his motivation behind the move, […]
The NBA regular season ends Wednesday, but LeBron James’ regular season seemingly finished when the third-quarter buzzer sounded on Monday. James checked out for good with the Cleveland Cavaliers up by 15 over the Atlanta Hawks. He did plenty of damage in the 33 minutes he played prior to that, scoring 34 points on 13-for-16 […]
Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James said it would be “pretty cool” to see the Golden State Warriors set a new standard for regular-season excellence. “Records are meant to be broken,” James said at shootaround Saturday before the Cavs fell 105-100 to the Chicago Bulls. Source: Dave McMenamin of ESPN
Following a 105-102 loss to the Chicago Bulls in which Kyrie Irving coughed up three fourth-quarter turnovers Saturday, the Cleveland Cavaliers’ point guard took the blame for the result. “I was just real s—-y with the basketball, that’s all,” Irving said. “Handle wasn’t crisp, and Justin Holiday threw great defensive pressure at the top of […]
Maryland frosh C Diamond Stone to declare for NBA Draft, league sources tell @clevelanddotcom. First-round prospect holding on hiring agent. Source: Chris Haynes of The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cavaliers starting point guard Kyrie Irving missed his team’s 112-103 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday because of a sprained right ankle. Irving injured his ankle late in the first half of Friday’s overtime win at Atlanta. He played in the second half and overtime but still has some soreness and swelling, and the […]
LeBron James moved past Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson into 11th place on the NBA’s scoring list Friday night. James passed Robertson when he scored on a layup with 2:14 left in the third quarter of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 110-108 overtime victory over the Hawks, giving him 26,711 points. Atlanta’s Al Horford was called for […]
The Hornets are riding high entering playoff season, but the team has pivotal free agency decisions ahead.
Kevin Love acknowledges the Cavaliers have had some struggles in the regular season, but insists they have the talent and mindset to be a big success in the playoffs. “When it comes to a win-or-go-home scenario that makes or breaks a team, that only makes us come closer together,” the power forward said Tuesday prior […]
With Lakers guard Kobe Bryant’s career coming to a close, where does he fit among the all-time greats?… The problem with LeBron James.
