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Donovan Mitchell’s play is one of the few things currently going right for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He’s been the one constant in a season filled with injuries and inconsistent play. And he isn’t just playing to his usual All-NBA standard. He’s raised his game to another level. “Mindset,” head coach Kenny Atkinson said last week […]
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Good morning. It’s Tuesday, December 9th. The Cleveland Cavaliers are 14-11. Let’s talk about how badly they need this chance to rest. The First Sip The Cavaliers need to reset. That much has become obvious. It’s been a grueling schedule that hasn’t been particularly kind to a team that’s already struggling. The Cavs, who have […]
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Cleveland Cavaliers wing Max Strus still fondly remembers going to an annual charity bowling event with his hometown Chicago Bears while growing up. “I always thought, if I was ever in this position, this is an event I’d like to do,” Strus said when addressing the attendees at the Max Strus Family Foundation’s second annual […]
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The Cleveland Cavaliers had their worst offensive display of the season as they lost to the Golden State Warriors 99-94 on Saturday night. Here are the four factors from this game. These numbers are from Cleaning the Glass. Now, let’s dive into some of the stats.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers fell to the Golden State Warriors 99-94. This one stunk. Let’s see who won and lost the night. LOSER – De’Andre Hunter This last week couldn’t have been any more different from the way Hunter had previously been playing this season. His offensive creation, both as a finisher and playmaker, has completely […]
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CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers dropped a game to the Golden State Warriors B-Squad. They shot 34% from the floor and 23% from downtown in the loss. Yuck. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. Donovan Mitchell 29 points, 3 assists, 4 rebounds Mitchell took it upon himself to will Cleveland […]
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The Cleveland Cavaliers ran out of gas on Saturday evening. They very much looked like a team that was playing their eighth game in 14 days while being on the second night of a back-to-back. They couldn’t get the offense going as they fell to the Golden State Warriors 99-94. Even though the Cavs are […]
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The Cleveland Cavaliers are dealing with their own injuries, but they’re in better shape than the Golden State Warriors are on that front. Golden State will be without Steph Curry and Jimmy Butler for their one annual trip to Cleveland this season. The Cavs are coming off an encouraging win over the San Antonio Spurs. […]
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The Cleveland Cavaliers play an old foe in the Golden State Warriors on their second night of a weekend back-to-back. Injuries for both teams Any hype this matchup might have had has been diminished by the injury report for both squads. The Cavs, as we know, have dealt with bumps and bruises all season. As […]
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The Cleveland Cavaliers picked up a much-needed win as they defeated the San Antonio Spurs 130-117 thanks to a momentum-changing third-quarter run. For maybe the first time all season, the Cavs played the level of basketball they made look routine last year. They outscored the Spurs 44-19 in the third quarter by simply controlling both […]
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CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the San Antonio Spurs behind a 44-19 third quarter. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. Donovan Mitchell 28 points, 8 assists, 2 rebounds Mitchell didn’t have to do it all on his own tonight. He was a constant presence, but he never had to […]
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The Cleveland Cavaliers took care of business. Let’s see who won and lost the night. WINNER – Jaylon Tyson I don’t know where the Cavs would be without Jaylon Tyson this season. I mean, I don’t even know where they’d be this week without the sophomore wing. Tyson started the week by scoring a career-high […]
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The Cleveland Cavaliers looked more like themselves for at least one quarter on Friday. They outscored the San Antonio Spurs 44-19 in the third. Those 12 dominant minutes were enough to lead them to a much-needed 130-117 victory over San Antonio. Jaylon Tyson led the way for the Cavs. He nearly outscored the Spurs by […]
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Good morning. It’s Friday, December 5th. The Cleveland Cavaliers are 13-10. Let’s talk about Darius Garland. The First Sip The Cavs aren’t playing their best basketball right now. From poor effort and a vulnerable defense to their wildly inefficient three-point shooting, it isn’t very pretty. But even if all of those things were magically fixed […]
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The Cleveland Cavaliers haven’t had things go their way so far this season. The results haven’t been as expected, and they’ve had a difficult time staying healthy. Now, they’re being punished for how they’re resting players. The league announced that the Cavs have been fined $250,000 for violating the Player Participation Policy by resting Darius […]
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The Cleveland Cavaliers’ uneven start to the season continued on Wednesday. They struggled to keep pace with a mediocre Portland Trail Blazers team and paid the price. We’ll see if they learned anything as they take on the San Antonio Spurs on Friday. The Spurs are a good team, even without their all-world center. Vicktor […]
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The Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the Trail Blazers 122-110 in a way that has become all too familiar this year. They struggled to hang with Portland’s pace, didn’t make enough threes, and couldn’t dictate terms on either side of the ball. Donovan Mitchell addressed the media after the game, leaning against the nearly floor-to-ceiling whiteboard […]
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The Cleveland Cavaliers were run off the floor by the Portland Trail Blazers. Let’s talk about it. LOSER – Effort This week began with Jaylon Tyson calling out the team for their lack of effort. It seemed like the Cavs took his comments to heart in their following win over the Indiana Pacers. That was […]
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CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers lost 122-110 to the Portland Trail Blazers. This one was hard to watch. Donovan Mitchell 33 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds This wasn’t a bad Mitchell game by any means. But it wasn’t the superhuman, heroic game we’ve seen in the past. His 33 points came at a costly 26 […]
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CLEVELAND — Things are bad right now for the Cleveland Cavaliers. They once again didn’t play with the effort needed to win a 48-minute basketball game. This time, they lost to a mediocre Portland Trail Blazers team 122-110. Portland came into this game losing eight of their last 10 and were on the second leg […]
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It takes an extra level of confidence to call out your teammates. It’s a whole other thing for a sophomore player to question the effort of his veterans, who won 64 games the year before without him. But that’s the kind of competitor that Jaylon Tyson is. “He’s a little crazy, in a good way,” […]
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Things aren’t going well for the Milwaukee Bucks. They’ve lost eight of their last nine games, and their superstar might be looking for a way out. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, Giannis Antetokounmpo and his agent are having discussions with the team about where his best future fit might be. The Cleveland Cavaliers aren’t high […]
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Cleveland Cavaliers wing Max Strus has yet to play this season after suffering a Jones Fracture in his foot during off-season workouts in August. The team hasn’t provided many updates on his injury since. According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, Strus could be returning sooner rather than later. “The word I’m hearing on Max is that […]
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The Cleveland Cavaliers are at home for a match against the Portland Trail Blazers. Slowing Deni Avdija Avdija is coming off a string of ridiculous games for the Blazers. He put up 31 points, 19 rebounds and 10 assists in Portland’s most recent loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, and Avdija had 37 points and […]
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Good morning. It’s Wednesday, December 3. The Cleveland Cavaliers are 13-9. Let’s talk about Jaylon Tyson. The First Sip Jaylon Tyson is playing like the perfect role player. He works hard, goes after every loose ball, and holds his teammates accountable if they aren’t matching his energy. He also plays comfortably without the ball on […]
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