Cavaliers Page 5 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Magic face urgency to end skid vs. rising Cavaliers
James Harden and Donovan Mitchell took turns rescuing the Cavaliers on their three-game road trip, allowing Cleveland to sweep the Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls and New Orleans Pelicans.,Now comfortably sitting in fourth place in the Eastern Conference, Cleveland hosts the slumping Orlando Magic on...
Donovan Mitchell, Cavs end Pelicans' 7-game home win streak
Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points, James Harden went for 20 points, 10 assists and six rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers used a fourth-quarter rally to snap the New Orleans Pelicans' seven-game home winning streak 111-106 on Saturday.,Cleveland (44-27) came back from down as many as 15 points, g...
Cavaliers finding 'synergy' ahead of clash vs. spiraling Bulls
Looking to make headway in the Eastern Conference playoff race, the Cleveland Cavaliers will play the second of three straight road games when they visit the Chicago Bulls on Thursday. ,Cleveland (42-27) bounced back from a 130-120 loss at home on Sunday to struggling Dallas with a 123-116 win in Mi...
Evan Mobley, James Harden tally 27 each as Cavs stop Bucks
Evan Mobley scored 27 points and grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds, and James Harden had 27 points and six assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers took control in the final seven minutes to beat the host Milwaukee Bucks 123-116 on Tuesday night.,Cleveland scored eight straight points in a 70-second span ...
Evan Mobley and James Harden tally 27 each as Cavs stop Bucks
Evan Mobley scored 27 points and grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds, and James Harden had 27 points and six assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers took control in the final seven minutes to beat the host Milwaukee Bucks 123-116 on Tuesday night.,Cleveland scored eight straight points in a 70-second span ...
Virginia opens vs. Wright State as Ryan Odom's arc comes full circle
PHILADELPHIA -- Eight years ago, Ryan Odom became the first coach to guide a No. 16 seed to upset a No. 1 in the NCAA Tournament.,On the wrong side of history that night was a stunned Virginia. Now Odom's story has come full circle as the former UMBC coach not only has gotten the Cavaliers back to t...
Bucks try to build off skid-snapping win against Cavaliers
A lost season for superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks continues Tuesday, when they host the stumbling Cleveland Cavaliers.,Antetokounmpo is a game-time decision for the Central Division matchup after injuring his left knee while landing on a spinning dunk in the third quarter of ...
Cooper Flagg posts double-double as Mavs stun Cavs
Rookie Cooper Flagg scored 27 points and dished out 10 assists, and Naji Marshall scored 25 points and as the visiting Dallas Mavericks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 130-120 on Sunday afternoon, splitting their home-and-home set.,P.J. Washington Jr. collected 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Maveric...
Cavaliers look to continue dominance against Mavericks
The Cleveland Cavaliers have rolled to seven straight wins over the Dallas Mavericks, including a 138-105 triumph Friday, fueled by a season-high tying 29 points from reigning NBA Defensive Player of the Year Evan Mobley.,Cleveland will try to extend the streak to eight Sunday when it welcomes Dalla...
Evan Mobley scores 23 in first half as Cavs crush Mavs
Evan Mobley scored 23 of his season-high-tying 29 points in the first half and Donovan Mitchell posted 24 points and eight assists, lifting the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 138-105 win over the host Dallas Mavericks in the first game of a home-and-home set Friday.,James Harden had 17 points, seven rebou...
Cavaliers start quest for consecutive wins in clash vs. Mavericks
The Cleveland Cavaliers and Dallas Mavericks will play the first half of a home-and-home set Friday night in Texas, with the foes possessing different outlooks in the final month of the regular season.,The second part of the set will be Sunday afternoon in Cleveland. ,The Cavaliers have dropped four...
Desmond Bane powers Magic past Cavaliers
Desmond Bane scored 35 points, including five in the final 18 seconds, as the Orlando Magic beat the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers 128-122 on Wednesday night.,Paulo Banchero had 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and Tristan da Silva added 23 points for the surging Magic. Wendell Carter Jr....
'Grateful' James Harden leads Cavaliers into battle with Magic
Cleveland Cavaliers point guard James Harden reached another career milestone, becoming the ninth member of the 29,000-point club Monday against the Philadelphia 76ers.,His quest to reach 30,000 begins Wednesday, when the Cavaliers hit the road to play the Orlando Magic.,"The Beard" put together ano...
James Harden reaches 29,000-point plateau as Cavs rip 76ers
James Harden scored 21 points and fellow trade-deadline acquisition Keon Ellis added 19, lifting the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 115-101 victory over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night.,Harden, who is in his 17th season, reached the 29,000-career point milestone in the first quarter and fi...
Donovan Mitchell, Cavaliers take aim at undermanned 76ers
Cleveland was thoroughly outplayed Sunday by the Boston Celtics, who ended the Cavaliers' seven-game home winning streak.,There won't be time for Cleveland to lick its wounds because the team will host the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night.,All-Star shooting guard Donovan Mitchell scor...
Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum help Celtics dump Cavaliers
Jaylen Brown collected 23 points, nine rebounds and eight assists as the Boston Celtics built a 26-point lead on their way to a 109-98 victory over the host Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday afternoon.,Jayson Tatum had 20 points on 6-of-16 shooting for the Celtics, who are second in the Eastern Conferen...
Celtics, Cavaliers battle for position in East standings
Two of the top four teams in the Eastern Conference are set to battle Sunday afternoon in Cleveland, where the Cavaliers host the Boston Celtics.,Boston, which stands in second place behind the Detroit Pistons, has become the most dangerous squad in the conference with the return of star power forwa...
No.13 Virginia gets past rival Virginia Tech
Malik Thomas and Ugonna Onyenso each scored 16 points and No. 13 Virginia finished the regular season with a 76-72 victory over rival Virginia Tech in Atlantic Coast Conference action Saturday in Charlottesville, Va.,The Cavaliers (27-4, 15-3) finished 16-1 at home in their first year under coach Ry...
Pistons visit Cavaliers with Isaiah Stewart back from suspension
It seems inevitable that the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons and the fourth-place Cleveland Cavaliers will meet in the second round of the playoffs.,But that series, if it comes to pass, won't happen until late April.,What is guaranteed, though, is that the Central Division rivals will fa...
James Harden, Cavaliers hand Nets eighth straight loss
James Harden collected 22 points, nine rebounds and eight assists after missing two games with a fractured right thumb as the Cleveland Cavaliers hung on in the final seconds for a 106-102 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday in New York.,Harden was listed as questionable after sitting out losse...