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Report: Suns hiring Cavaliers assistant Jordan Ott as coach
The Phoenix Suns are hiring Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coach Jordan Ott as their next head coach, ESPN reported Wednesday.,Ott will be hired for the position over his former Cavaliers colleague, associate head coach Johnnie Bryant. Ott and Bryant met with Suns owner Mat Ishbia, CEO Josh Bartelste...
Cavs president: ‘Have to get over the hump’ after expectations reset
The Cleveland Cavaliers changed head coaches and saw a 16-game improvement in their regular-season record. In the end, the result was the same as the year before: a second-round exit from the playoffs.,The Cavaliers' remarkable 64-18 regular season placed them in a spotlight they last enjoyed when L...
Pacers escape 19-point hole, KO Cavaliers in Game 5
Tyrese Haliburton scored 31 points and dished out eight assists as the Indiana Pacers eliminated the host Cleveland Cavaliers with a 114-105 decision in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Tuesday.,Pascal Siakam put up 21 points for fourth-seeded Indiana, which closed the best-of-seven se...
Cavs' Donovan Mitchell participates in shootaround, GTD for Game 5
Cavaliers All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell participated in shootaround at Cleveland Clinic Courts on Tuesday morning, hours ahead of his team's crucial Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Indiana Pacers.,Mitchell is listed as questionable with a sprained left ankle for the t...
Donovan Mitchell questionable as Cavs try to stave off Pacers
The Cleveland Cavaliers' season and any chance they have at pulling off an epic comeback rest squarely on the health of Donovan Mitchell's sprained left ankle.,The six-time All-Star and face of the franchise aggravated an existing injury Sunday while warming up at halftime of a 129-109 blowout loss ...
Pacers hammer Cavs, grab 3-1 series lead
Pascal Siakam scored 21 points and Myles Turner and Obi Toppin each added 20, lifting the Indiana Pacers to a 129-109 rout of the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Sunday in Indianapolis.,The fourth-seeded Pacers hold a 3-1 lead over the top-seeded Cavalie...
Donovan Mitchell goes off as Cavaliers take Game 3 from Pacers
Donovan Mitchell scored 43 points to lift the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 126-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Friday in Indianapolis.,Mitchell, who added nine rebounds, made 14-of-29 shots from the floor and 10-of-14 from the free-throw line...
Pacers put pressure on undermanned Cavaliers going into Game 3
Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers look to come through in the clutch once again when they host the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Friday in Indianapolis.,Haliburton also seems determined to change the narrative after being voted by his peers as t...
Tyrese Haliburton drains winning 3 as Pacers finish off comeback vs. Cavs
Tyrese Haliburton grabbed his own missed free throw and buried a 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds remaining, giving the visiting Indiana Pacers a 120-119 win over the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, taking a commanding lead in the series Tuesday night.,The ...
Tyrese Haliburton drains winning 3 as Pacers finish off Game 2 comeback vs. Cavs
Tyrese Haliburton grabbed his own missed free throw and buried a 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds remaining, giving the visiting Indiana Pacers a 120-119 win over the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, taking a commanding lead in the series Tuesday night.,The ...
Cavs feel 'real concern' for Evan Mobley (ankle), De'Andre Hunter (thumb)
Winning 64 games earned the Cleveland Cavaliers the top seed in the Eastern Conference, but that did not faze the fourth-seeded Indiana Pacers on Sunday in a 121-112 road win.,Now, the Cavs face a "real concern," according to Cleveland coach Kenny Atkinson, heading into Tuesday's Game 2, with three ...
Pacers take Game 1 in series vs. top-seeded Cavaliers
Andrew Nembhard scored 23 points and Tyrese Haliburton had 22 points, 13 assists and three blocked shots as the Indiana Pacers pulled away for a 121-112 road win over the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Sunday night.,Pascal Siakam and Aaron Nesmith ea...
Cavaliers sweep Heat with record-setting blowout
Donovan Mitchell scored 22 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers clinched a 4-0 first-round series sweep with a 138-83 rout of the host Miami Heat on Monday night, the fourth-largest winning margin in an NBA playoff game.,De'Andre Hunter (19 points), Ty Jerome (18) and Evan Mobley (17) all played their...
Cavs overpower Heat to lead series 3-0
Playing without Darius Garland did not slow down the Eastern Conference's No. 1-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers, as they combined balanced offense and stifling defense to overpower the host Miami Heat in Saturday's Game 3 matchup, 124-87.,Shortly before Cleveland (3-0) tipped off, Garland was announced a...
Cavs ride 3-point barrage to another win over Heat
Donovan Mitchell scored 17 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter and Darius Garland contributed 21 points and nine assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers held on for a 121-112 win over the visiting Miami Heat on Wednesday in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first-round series.,Cleveland holds a 2-0 l...
Donovan Mitchell, Ty Jerome power Cavaliers past Heat
Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points and Ty Jerome scored 16 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter as the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers pulled away for a 121-100 victory over the visiting Miami Heat in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round series Sunday.,Backup point guard Jerome, making his...
Battle-tested Heat ready for top-seeded Cavs
Fifteen years after LeBron James left Northeast Ohio to take his talents to South Beach, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat meet in the playoffs for the first time.,Miami locked up its berth with a 123-114 road victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday, becoming the initial 10th seed to qualify t...
Ja Morant guides Grizzlies past Mavs, into playoffs
Ja Morant recorded 22 points, nine assists, seven rebounds and three steals while playing on his sprained right ankle and the Memphis Grizzlies earned the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference playoffs with a convincing 120-106 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks in the play-in round on Friday...
Mavs keep comfortable lead, eliminate Kings in play-in
Anthony Davis recorded 27 points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots and the Dallas Mavericks kept their playoff bid alive with a convincing 120-106 victory over the host Sacramento Kings in a Western Conference play-in game on Wednesday night.,Klay Thompson scored 23 points, P.J. Washington had ...
Mavs keep comfortable lead, eliminate Kings in play-in game
Anthony Davis recorded 27 points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots and the Dallas Mavericks kept their playoff bid alive with a convincing 120-106 victory over the host Sacramento Kings in a Western Conference play-in game on Wednesday night.,Klay Thompson scored 23 points, P.J. Washington had ...