INDIANAPOLIS — Call it aggression regression. LeBron James said the Cleveland Cavaliers were the more aggressive team in the first half Friday night and the Pacers were the more aggressive in the second half. Sounds simple enough. But what →
The ghosts of 2007 Cavaliers like Sasha Pavlovic, Larry Hughes, Drew Gooden, Amon Ones (no “D,” no “J”), Eric Snow and Donyell Marshall seem to be lurking. Actually, that may be giving the current Cavs too much credit, →
CLEVELAND — LeBron James got the message and the Cavaliers got a much-needed win. Urged to be more aggressive offensively by coach Tyronn Lue, the four-time league MVP scored the Cavs’ first 16 points — Indiana had one — as →
CLEVELAND — Ty Lue made changes to the starting lineup for Game 2 on Wednesday night, replacing shooting guard Rodney Hood and small forward Jeff Green with J.R. Smith and Kyle Korver. It worked wonders — at least on the scoreboard →
Great game, LeBron. Now do it again. And again. And then one more time. Then you can grab a bite to eat, and it’s on to Toronto for the next round! Going into Wednesday night’s Game 2 against Indiana, the Cavs, and everyone who cares →
INDEPENDENCE — For close to a month now, a grieving Kyle Korver has wanted to play basketball with as much fervor and passion as he possibly can. That will happen tonight at Quicken Loans Arena when the Cavaliers swingman takes the floor for →
INDEPENDENCE — LeBron James knows it, Kevin Love knows it and Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue knows it. Heck, everyone knows it. Cleveland’s two All-Stars have to do more — and do it sooner as well as later — when the Cavs host →
CLEVELAND — LeBron James and Kevin Love were in Cleveland’s starting lineup against Indiana to open their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series, just as everyone knew they would be. Jeff Green, Rodney Hood and George Hill →
CLEVELAND — From owner Dan Gilbert to coach Tyronn Lue to superstar LeBron James to the end of the roster, Sunday was a horrible day for the Cavaliers. It added up to an embarrassing 98-80 loss to the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of a best-of- →
Here’s what’s most alarming of all: It didn’t even look like an upset. What it looked like was the better team won. Comfortably. That’s what should bother the Cavs the most. Here’s what should bother Cavs coach Tyronn →
INDEPENDENCE — LeBron James has mastered the first-round knockout. Better protect those chins, Pacers. One of the most dominant postseason players in NBA history, James is undefeated in Game 1 of any opening series, a perfect 12-0 since →
If you’ve been sleeping better lately, it’s probably due to the comforting news that the Cavs have revealed their new slogan for the postseason. It’s “Whatever It Takes.” Whatever that means. Actually, it’s →
Twenty-two players saw regular-season action for the Cavaliers, who used 30 starting lineups in 82 games. Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Derrick Rose, Channing Frye, Iman Shumpert and Dwyane Wade — remember them? — were all dealt at the →
The NBA’s painfully tedious regular season is finally over. The playoffs are here. It’s go time. It’s the money season. It’s that time of year when Cavs Nation turns its lonely eyes to the one Cavs player whose presence →