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Defense leads the way in Cavaliers' defeat of Hornets
Donovan Mitchell scored 24 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers were solid on defense on the way to beating the host Charlotte Hornets 94-87 on Wednesday night.,Evan Mobley provided 14 points and 14 rebounds, Jaylon Tyson posted 14 points and Jarrett Allen had 13 points, as the Cavaliers won for the t...

Jaylon Tyson pours in 39 as Cavaliers rally for win over 76ers
Jaylon Tyson scored a career-high 39 points and set up Evan Mobley for the winning bucket as the Cleveland Cavaliers posted a 117-115 victory over the 76ers on Friday to sweep their two-game road series in Philadelphia.,Tyson shot 13 of 17 from the field, 7 of 9 from 3-point range and 6 of 6 from th...

Cavaliers out to avenge loss to Hornets, rediscover home success
The Cleveland Cavaliers put fear into the hearts of most opponents that came into their arena last season. That isn't the case anymore.,Cleveland has lost five of its last six home games, including a 119-111 overtime loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Dec. 14. The Cavaliers became the 12th team in NBA...

Payton Pritchard’s season-high 42 helps Celtics hold off Cavaliers
Payton Pritchard scored a season-high 42 points and Jaylen Brown collected his fourth career triple-double with 19 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists, allowing the visiting Boston Celtics to edge the Cleveland Cavaliers 117-115 on Sunday.,Cleveland trailed 110-99 with 1:49 remaining but had an oppor...

Donovan Mitchell drops 46 points to spur Cavaliers past 76ers
Donovan Mitchell scored a season-high 46 points and Jarrett Allen collected 24 points and 10 rebounds, powering the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 132-121 win over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night.,Evan Mobley had 23 points and Darius Garland scored eight in 26 minutes in his season debu...

Depleted Cavaliers hope to snap skid vs. trending Hawks
The injury bug has bit the Cleveland Cavaliers in a big way, with five of their top seven players currently sidelined.,Having over $130 million of the team's league-high payroll in street clothes can't be a happy sight for owner Dan Gilbert. It also has caused Cleveland to lose back-to-back games he...

Cavaliers not yet clicking as they prepare for unbeaten Bucks
Two perennial All-Stars and the reigning Defensive Player of the Year will share the court as the Cleveland Cavaliers begin the home portion of their schedule against the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday.,Bucks power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and Cavaliers shooting guard Donovan Mitchell have combined ...

LeBron James Is Better Than Michael Jordan, Regardless Of His Finals Record<em></em>
This week, former Pistons center Bill Laimbeer said on ESPN’s First Take of Lebron James: “I firmly believe he’s the best basketball player in the history of the game,” helping reignite the 1,540th media debate of whether James or Michael Jordan is the greatest NBA player of all time (while always e...

Raising Your Kids To Be Cleveland Sports Fans Is An Act Of Cruelty
Last night, I knew how it was going to end before Game 6 even began. I’m from northeast Ohio....

Yeah, Everyone Likes The Hornets More Than The Bobcats
This chart from the Wall Street Journal shows Cleveland, predictably, getting the biggest bump in Facebook likes this offseason after bringing LeBron home. But Charlotte was the only other team to have their likes increase by more than 10 percent, and that's because the Hornets are great, and the Bo...

The Cavs Are The First Team In Over 25 Years To Have Four No. 1 Picks
With the addition of LeBron James, and assuming that no one is traded from now until the first game (which is obviously not a certainty), the Cleveland Cavaliers will become the first NBA team in more than 25 years to have four number one draft picks playing on the same team....

Based On Their Draft Picks, How Good <em>Should</em> The Cavs Be Next Year?
We have every reason to expect that the Cavs will improve over the next few years, especially since team is stocked with young, talented lottery packs. But given its draft position the last few years, how good could we have expected the Cavs to get? And how much of the improvement that any high-lo...
