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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 ...
Cavaliers' Kenny Atkinson named NBA Coach of the Year
It only took Kenny Atkinson one season to make a splash in the Eastern Conference, and he was rewarded handsomely as the Cleveland Cavaliers frontman was named the NBA Coach of the Year, it was announced on Monday.,Atkinson, who guided the Cavs to 64 wins and the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference...
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...
Tyrese Haliburton guides Pacers into series with favored Cavs
Indiana Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton isn't resting on his laurels. After making the series-winning shot in overtime of Game 5 against the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round, he's ready for his next challenge.,The top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers are next for fourth-seeded Indiana in the Easter...
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...
Cavaliers poised to finish sweep of staggering Heat
Cleveland coach Kenny Atkinson understands the long-term benefits of his Eastern Conference No.1 seed Cavaliers completing a first-round sweep of the eighth-seeded Heat in Miami on Monday.,Cleveland comfortably protected home court in the first two games, then motored to a 3-0 lead by hammering the ...
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...
Cavaliers G Darius Garland (toe) out for Game 3 vs. Heat
Cleveland Cavaliers star guard Darius Garland will sit out Saturday's Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the host Miami Heat due to a toe injury.,Sam Merrill will start in his first career playoff game in the absence of Garland, who was downgraded from questionable to out wi...
Cavs’ Evan Mobley tabbed NBA Defensive Player of the Year
Cleveland Cavaliers big man Evan Mobley is the 2024-25 NBA Defensive Player of the Year, the league announced Thursday.,Mobley ranked sixth in the NBA with a career-best 1.59 blocked shots per game.,Mobley received 35 first-place votes and 285 total points in balloting by a panel of 100 voters. Atla...
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...
Cavaliers' backcourt controlled Game 1, seek for encore vs. Heat
Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland and Ty Jerome kept the Miami Heat on guard throughout Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round series.,The Cleveland Cavaliers' three-man backcourt rotation combined to score 85 points in a 121-100 home victory Sunday -- 27 of them in the fourth quarter to turn...
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...
Pacers rally from 27 down to dispatch Cavaliers
Two-way player RayJ Dennis scored seven straight points in the second overtime as the fourth-place Indiana Pacers rallied from 27 down to beat the first place Cleveland Cavaliers 126-118 in a battle of Eastern Conference playoff teams Sunday in Cleveland., ,Rookie Johnny Furphy added six points in t...
Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell (ankle) expected to practice in full this week
The Cleveland Cavaliers have apparently avoided disaster, as head coach Kenny Atkinson provided an update Sunday on star Donovan Mitchell, saying the six-time All-Star would participate fully in practice this week.,Mitchell had to exit a 120-113 loss to the Sacramento Kings on April 6 with a spraine...
East-best Cavaliers to rest most starters in clash vs. Pacers
The Cleveland Cavaliers have clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference and the Indiana Pacers are locked into the fourth spot, setting up a potential second-round playoff matchup.,Cleveland also is guaranteed the second-best overall record behind West-leading Oklahoma City, leaving it and the ...