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Heat preparing for clash with NBA-best Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers, who have the NBA's best record at 21-3, are set to invade Miami to play the Heat on Sunday evening.,Heat center Bam Adebayo, interviewed on the court Saturday night after a 121-111 home win over the Phoenix Suns, shared his thoughts about facing Cleveland.,"It's another test...
SMU survives ragged mid-game stretch to beat Virginia in ACC opener
Kario Oquendo scored 21 points and SMU shrugged off a ragged mid-game stretch to defeat visiting Virginia 63-51 on Saturday afternoon in Atlantic Coast Conference play in Dallas, Texas.,The Mustangs (8-2, 1-0 ACC) trailed through the first 13 minutes of the second half before tying the game at 47 on...
SMU feeling good heading into ACC opener against Virginia
An energized SMU squad will carry a three-game winning streak against up-and-down Virginia in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for each team on Saturday in Dallas.,The game is the first for the Mustangs' basketball team as a member of one of the nation's perennial powerhouse leagues, but don't e...
Cavs, working on new win streak, face stumbling Hornets
The Cleveland Cavaliers have begun what they hope is another extended winning streak.,They'll try to stretch it to four wins in a row against a team in a rut when the Cavaliers visit the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday afternoon.,The Cavaliers see this as a time in the season to keep finding ways to b...
Cavs' 3-point barrage tops Nuggets despite Nikola Jokic's monster game
Nikola Jokic moved to No. 3 in career triple-doubles with 27 points, 20 rebounds and 11 assists on Wednesday at Cleveland, but his Denver Nuggets couldn't withstand the host Cavaliers' 3-point barrage and lost 126-114 on Thursday night.,Jokic's 139th career triple-double broke a tie with Magic Johns...
Cavaliers' 3-point barrage tops Nuggets despite Nikola Jokic's monster game
Nikola Jokic moved to No. 3 in career triple-doubles with 27 points, 20 rebounds and 11 assists on Wednesday at Cleveland, but his Denver Nuggets couldn't withstand the host Cavaliers' 3-point barrage and lost 126-114 on Thursday night.,Jokic's 139th career triple-double broke a tie with Magic John...
Top offenses collide as Cavaliers face Nuggets
The Cleveland Cavaliers seek their first three-game winning streak since starting the season 15-0 when they host the Denver Nuggets on Thursday.,Cleveland improved the league's best record (19-3) on Tuesday with a 118-87 blowout of the Washington Wizards in NBA Cup group play. Seven Cavaliers scored...
No. 13 Florida cruises past Virginia for 9-0 start
Walter Clayton Jr. scored 27 points as No. 13 Florida remained undefeated with an 87-69 victory over Virginia in the SEC/ACC Challenge on Wednesday night in Gainesville, Fla.,Alex Condon contributed 19 points and eight rebounds while Alijah Martin added 16 points for the Gators (9-0), who have won e...
NBA-best Cavs hand Wizards 15th straight loss
Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley scored 19 points apiece as the Cleveland Cavaliers led wire-to-wire in a 118-87 win over Washington in NBA Cup action on Tuesday night, handing the visiting Wizards their 15th consecutive defeat.,Seven players scored in double figures for Cleveland, which led by as m...
NBA’s best and worst meet as Cavaliers face Wizards
After coming out ahead in a matchup between the NBA's top two teams, the Cleveland Cavaliers will seek to avoid a letdown when they face the visiting Washington Wizards in NBA Cup play on Tuesday.,Donovan Mitchell scored 20 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter to lift the Cavaliers to a 115-111 wi...
Donovan Mitchell's late surge propels Cavs past Celtics
Donovan Mitchell scored a game-high 35 points, including 11 straight for Cleveland late in the fourth quarter, to propel the Cavaliers to a 115-111 comeback win over the visiting Boston Celtics on Sunday.,Cleveland stared at a potential third straight loss when it fell behind by 14 points late in th...
Cavaliers out to avenge loss, cool off red-hot Celtics
While Cleveland heads into Sunday's home matchup with the reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics sporting the league's best record, the Cavaliers also come in trying to avoid a three-game losing streak. ,Cleveland had its 15-game winning streak to open the season interrupted in its last meeting with B...
Hawks claim NBA Cup group with another win over Cavs
De'Andre Hunter scored a team-high 23 points off the bench, helping lead Atlanta to a 117-101 victory over the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday as the Hawks clinched advancement in the NBA Cup.,Trae Young added 21 points and 11 assists for Atlanta, which beat Cleveland for the second straight ...
Hawks make it back-to-back wins over Cavs
De'Andre Hunter scored a team-high 23 points off the bench, helping lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 117-101 victory over the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers in NBA Cup play on Friday.,Trae Young added 21 points and 11 assists for Atlanta, which beat Cleveland for the second straight game. Jalen Johnson chi...
Trae Young, Hawks chase consecutive wins over Cavs
The Atlanta Hawks own two of the more impressive -- and surprising -- victories of the young NBA season.,Currently holding the ninth spot in the Eastern Conference standings, Atlanta has knocked off the top two teams in the league on the road. ,Without point guard Trae Young on Nov. 12, the Hawks sh...
Trae Young dishes 22 assists as Hawks clip Cavaliers
Trae Young recorded a career-high 22 assists to go along with 20 points, helping the Atlanta Hawks hand the Cleveland Cavaliers their first home loss of the season, 135-124 on Wednesday.,Atlanta's De'Andre Hunter drained five 3-pointers to highlight his 26-point performance and Jalen Johnson collect...
Cavaliers use balanced attack to roll past Raptors
Ty Jerome came off the bench to score 26 points, Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley each recorded double-doubles, and the Cleveland Cavaliers led nearly wire-to-wire in a 122-108 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Sunday. ,Jerome has scored at least 24 points in three of his past four games. Do...
Cavs out to spoil Raptors' first win streak of season
After successfully bouncing back from their first loss of the season, the NBA-best Cleveland Cavaliers will attempt to end a rare winning streak by the Raptors when they welcome visiting Toronto to town on Sunday night. ,The Raptors had dropped seven games in a row before beating the Indiana Pacers ...
No. 11 Tennessee's big second half overwhelms Virginia
Chaz Lanier fueled a strong second half as No. 11 Tennessee ran away with a 64-42 win over Virginia on Thursday night at the Baha Mar Championship in Nassau, Bahamas., ,Lanier made four of his six 3-pointers and scored 18 of his 26 points in the second half, helping the Volunteers (5-0) hand the Cav...
Cavs dominate injury-depleted Pelicans
Ty Jerome scored a career-high 29 points and made seven 3-pointers as the host Cleveland Cavaliers bounced back from their first loss of the season to rout the depleted New Orleans Pelicans 128-100 on Wednesday night., ,Jerome had his career-high after scoring 27 first-half points, Georges Niang sco...