News Category: Cleveland Cavaliers

Cavaliers, Heat missing key pieces entering rematch

The Miami Heat, who have lost six of their past nine games, are set to host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night. Miami (38-32) is only 17-16 at home and entered the weekend outside of the guaranteed top-six playoff spots in the Eastern Conference. For context, the Heat went 27-14 at home last season. While it doesn’t answer why the Heat have been better on the road (21-16) this season, the team has suffered several

Caris LeVert, Cavs try to turn back Heat threat

The Miami Heat conclude a four-game road swing Wednesday when they visit the Cleveland Cavaliers in a matchup of teams jockeying for Eastern Conference playoff positioning. Facing a recent rash of injuries, Cleveland comes into Wednesday’s contest third in the East after a 108-103 defeat of Indiana. Caris LeVert flirted with a triple-double at 23 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds, while Jarrett Allen went for 23 points and nine rebounds on a night the

Cavaliers hope strong defensive efforts continue in visit to Rockets

Cleveland welcomed five-time All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell back to its lineup on Wednesday in New Orleans. And given how unevenly they performed during his seven-game injury absence, the short-handed Cavaliers certainly were elated to have Mitchell back and contributing as they prepare to visit the Houston Rockets on Saturday. But what resonated for the Cavaliers (42-24) in their 116-95 victory over the Pelicans was yet another stifling defensive performance, one that came with Cleveland still

Quick-starting Pelicans host injury-riddled Cavs

The New Orleans Pelicans took advantage of a spread-out schedule to build a four-game winning streak. They will emerge from a stretch of four games in 12 days to begin a stretch of three home games in four days when they face the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday. The Pelicans built huge leads and held off comebacks in a home win against Indiana and consecutive road victories against Toronto, Philadelphia and Atlanta. New Orleans led the

Suns begin road trip against short-handed Cavs

One game after facing the Eastern Conference’s first-place team, the Phoenix Suns open a four-game road swing on Monday visiting the East’s current No. 3, the Cleveland Cavaliers. Phoenix lost 117-107 to the Boston Celtics on Saturday despite 45 points from Kevin Durant. The Suns finished a seven-game stretch, during which they played six home games, at 4-3 after the loss. They played the last four games of that stretch without Devin Booker. Suns coach

‘Consistently dominant’ Jarrett Allen, Cavs aim to topple Nets

Cleveland’s Jarrett Allen did not back down when tasked with a matchup against Rudy Gobert and the Minnesota Timberwolves’ stout defense on Friday night. Two nights later, Allen will face the team that drafted him when the Cavaliers host the struggling Brooklyn Nets. Donovan Mitchell will miss his sixth straight game with a bruised left knee, and the Cavaliers are a respectable 9-7 when he does not play this season. They improved to 3-2 in

Injury-hampered clubs face off as Wolves visit Cavs

The Minnesota Timberwolves, minus one of their stars, will go for their third win in a row when they visit the Cleveland Cavaliers on short rest Friday night. Minnesota is coming off a hard-fought, 113-111 win over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday in Indianapolis. It marked the Timberwolves’ first game since losing Karl-Anthony Towns to a torn meniscus in his left knee. Towns will undergo surgery next week, and he could miss the rest of

Banged-up teams battle as Hawks face Cavaliers

The Atlanta Hawks and the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers are playing with depleted rosters, but both teams enter their Wednesday matchup with confidence following victories on Tuesday. Cleveland, without key players Donovan Mitchell, Max Strus and Evan Mobley (who exited with a left ankle injury), took down the NBA-best Boston Celtics 105-104 after wiping out a 22-point, fourth-quarter deficit. Reserve forward Dean Wade erupted for 20 of his career-high 23 points in the final quarter, sparking

Celtics cruising as they start road trip against Cavaliers

The Cleveland Cavaliers will attempt to cool off the NBA’s hottest team when they play the visiting Boston Celtics on Tuesday night. Boston owns an 11-game winning streak, and has won eight in a row away from home. The Celtics turned in their most impressive half of the season Sunday when they built a 44-point halftime lead en route to a 140-88 home victory over Golden State. Tuesday’s game will be the start of a