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Blazers try to stay in play-in race against Cavaliers
Even the best teams in the NBA go through a slump at some point of the long season.,The Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers feel their worst funk of the campaign is behind them as they enter Tuesday's road game against the Portland Trail Blazers.,Cleveland (57-14) dropped four straight ga...
Cavaliers end losing streak, cruise past hobbled Jazz
Jarrett Allen scored 18 points to help the Cleveland Cavaliers snap a season-high four-game losing streak in a 120-91 road win over the Utah Jazz on Sunday afternoon.,Donovan Mitchell didn't shoot well again, going 5-for-13 and missing all five 3-point attempts, but scored 16 against his former team...
Virginia tabs VCU's Ryan Odom as head coach
Virginia named Ryan Odom as the 13th head coach in the program's history on Saturday morning.,The Cavaliers learned all about Odom in 2018, when upstart UMBC made history under his direction by becoming the first No. 16 seed to defeat a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament by upending Virginia.,Odom, 5...
Kevin Durant delivers 42 points as Suns take down Cavaliers
Kevin Durant scored 42 points, including a clutch 3-pointer that helped snuff out a late Cleveland rally, as the host Phoenix Suns scored their third straight win with a 123-112 defeat of the Cavaliers on Friday.,Durant's 3-pointer with 70 seconds remaining in regulation came as Cleveland (56-14) wa...
Cavaliers look to bounce back vs. surging Suns
Cleveland continues a five-game Western Conference road swing on Friday at Phoenix in a rare position with three consecutive losses.,The Eastern Conference-leading Cavaliers (56-13) dropped the first two games of this tour on back-to-back nights, falling to the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday, 132-1...
Strong finish kick sends Kings past Cavaliers
Keegan Murray broke a late tie with a driving hoop, DeMar DeRozan dropped in a pair of clutch baskets in the final 1:35 and the host Sacramento Kings extended the Cleveland Cavaliers' losing streak to three games with a 123-119 triumph on Wednesday.,DeRozan finished with a team-high 27 points, Malik...
Kings, minus Domantas Sabonis, look to extend Cavs' mini skid
The Sacramento Kings hope to turn a single success into a much-needed home winning streak when they host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night.,The Kings (34-33) fell to .500 and into ninth place in the Western Conference over the weekend following a four-game losing streak that included 29-, 2...
Four score 20-plus for Clippers in win over Cavaliers
Ivica Zubac scored 28 points and grabbed 20 rebounds, Kawhi Leonard added 33 points and the Los Angeles Clippers extended their winning streak to four games with a 132-119 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday in Inglewood, Calif.,James Harden posted 22 points and nine assists Bogdan Bogda...
Clippers face major test against Cavaliers
In need of victories and yearning to test just how good they have become in recent weeks, the Los Angeles Clippers will get a chance to accomplish both when they play host to the NBA-best Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday.,The Clippers appear revived while winning six of their last seven games. That for...
Paolo Banchero, Magic end Cavaliers' winning streak at 16
Paolo Banchero had 24 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists as the visiting Orlando Magic snapped Cleveland's franchise-record 16-game winning streak, beating the NBA-best Cavaliers 108-103 on Sunday.,Franz Wagner scored 22 points and Anthony Black added 17 off the bench for Orlando (32-37), which h...
NBA-best Cavaliers face Magic, seek 17th straight win
The Cleveland Cavaliers appear to have a solution for every problem this season. Even on the nights when they're missing a star player, the Cavaliers remain unstoppable.,Next up for Cleveland is a matchup on Sunday afternoon against the visiting Orlando Magic, who have split the first four games of ...
Cavs best Grizzlies for franchise-record 16th straight win
Evan Mobley had 22 points and 11 rebounds and Darius Garland added 20 points and nine assists to lead the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers to their franchise-record 16th consecutive victory, a 133-124 win Friday over the Memphis Grizzlies.,The Cavaliers, the NBA's best team with a 56-10 record, also won...
Cavaliers go for franchise-record 16th straight win in matchup vs. Grizzlies
How does anyone stop the Cleveland Cavaliers?,Minus three key players -- Donovan Mitchell, De'Andre Hunter and Ty Jerome -- in Tuesday's game against Brooklyn, the Cavaliers fell behind by 18 points. But they recovered, as they have most of this remarkable season, behind the defensive efforts of Jar...
Virginia parts ways with interim coach Ron Sanchez
The Virginia men's basketball program has launched a national coaching search following its first losing season since 2009-10.,The Cavaliers parted ways with interim coach Ron Sanchez on Wednesday, just hours after losing to Georgia Tech in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.,Sanchez, 52, took...
Cavaliers overtake Nets for record-tying 15th straight win
Darius Garland had team highs of 30 points and eight assists as Cleveland rallied for a 109-104 victory over the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, the Cavaliers' 15th consecutive win.,Jarrett Allen added 23 points and 13 rebounds as Cleveland matched the longest win streak in franchise history, whi...
Georgia Tech, Virginia aim to start ACC tournament run
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Georgia Tech and Virginia have pieced together enough stretches during the season to provide doses of encouragement.,They'll need to show the ability for sustained batches in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, beginning with their meeting in a second-round game on Wednesday...
Cavaliers host Nets, look to seal another 15-game win streak
Looking to match their franchise-record 15-game winning streak that began the season, the Cleveland Cavaliers will host the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night.,Cleveland, which picked up its 14th consecutive win Sunday in Milwaukee, hasn't lost since Feb. 4. ,In a 112-100 victory over the Bucks, Clevela...
Balanced offense lets Cavs beat Bucks for 14th straight win
Max Strus had 17 points to lead eight Cavaliers who scored at least nine as Cleveland won 112-100 at the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night.,It was the Cavaliers' 14th consecutive victory, one shy of their season-best streak they started the season with. Donovan Mitchell scored 15, Evan Mobley and Dari...
Cavaliers, in charge in the East, visit Bucks
Two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference will face off for the final time this season when the Milwaukee Bucks host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night.,It's the second night of a weekend back-to-back at home for Milwaukee, which fell to the Orlando Magic 111-109 on Saturday night. The los...
Cavaliers withstand last-ditch rally from Hornets for win
Donovan Mitchell poured in 24 points and Darius Garland posted 20 as the duo helped the Cleveland Cavaliers escape with a 118-117 win against the host Charlotte Hornets on Friday night.,Miles Bridges scored a career-high 46 points for the Hornets, who suffered their ninth consecutive loss.,Bridges m...