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Player Grades: Cavs at Pelicans – Donovan Mitchell and James Harden avoid disaster
The Cleveland Cavaliers picked up an ugly win in New Orleans. These are the hardest games to grade, as the first three quarters put a heavy tarnish on an incredible comeback in the fourth. Please bear with me. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. Donovan Mitchell 27 points, 3 assists, […]
Player Grades: Cavs at Pelicans – Mitchell and Harden avoid disaster
The Cleveland Cavaliers picked up an ugly win in New Orleans. These are the hardest games to grade, as the first three quarters put a heavy tarnish on an incredible comeback in the fourth. Please bear with me. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. Donovan Mitchell 27 points, 3 assists, […]
Cavs erase 15-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat Pelicans 111-106
The Cleveland Cavaliers made things more interesting than they needed to be. They fell down by 15 early in the fourth quarter to a bad New Orleans Pelicans team before turning things around. Strong finishes from James Harden and Donovan Mitchell were enough to secure the 111-106 victory. As has been a recent trend, the […]
Cavs at Pelicans open gamethread
The Cleveland Cavaliers will be closer to full strength as Donovan Mitchell is back in the lineup in tonight’s showdown with the New Orleans Pelicans. Share your thoughts as the game unfolds. If you aren’t a member of the community, sign up so you can talk to your fellow Cavalier fans and make your voice […]
Progression or regression? Analyzing Evan Mobley’s mixed season
Expectations are the quickest path to disappointment. The Cleveland Cavaliers have learned that lesson the hard way. Evan Mobley entered the 2025-26 NBA season with a bar that might have been too high to clear. Offseason buzz and previous success led to Mobley becoming a dark-horse contender for MVP. An award that’s exclusively won by […]
Cavs at Pelicans: How to watch, odds, and injury report
The Cleveland Cavaliers will look to finish off this three-game road trip with three-straight wins. Like the other two teams the Cavs have already faced, their opponent on Saturday — the New Orleans Pelicans — isn’t exactly playing their best basketball. The Pelicans aren’t tanking. They don’t have their 2026 first after trading it away […]
Report: Bucks see Cavs star as possible centerpiece of a Giannis Antetokounmpo trade
The Cleveland Cavaliers drastically changed their contention window when they traded Darius Garland for James Harden in February. Based on a recent article from ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne, the Cavs may have an opportunity to accelerate their timeline even more this summer. The Milwaukee Bucks are at a crossroads. They’re a struggling team and they don’t […]
22 Stats to explain Cavs 115-110 win over Bulls: James Harden and Evan Mobley partnership flourishes
The Cleveland Cavaliers nearly coughed up a 29-point second-half lead to a bad Chicago Bulls team before escaping with a narrow 115-110 victory. The stats in the table below are taken from Cleaning the Glass. Now, let’s dive into the numbers.
Player Grades: Cavs at Bulls – James Harden dazzles in Chicago
The Cleveland Cavaliers held on for a win over the Chicago Bulls. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. James Harden 36 points, 9 assists, 7 rebounds, 5 turnovers This was a Harden masterpiece through three quarters. He converted multiple four-point plays and canned seven three-pointers. His heliocentric control of the […]
Cavs needed vintage James Harden performance to sneak past Bulls 115-110
The Cleveland Cavaliers did what they were supposed to do for three quarters. They dominated a shorthanded and tanking Chicago Bulls team by getting out to a 29-point lead midway through the third quarter. But their lack of focus got the best of them once again. The Cavaliers allowed the Bulls to make this a […]
Winners and Losers: Cavs at Bulls – Harden and Mobley duo does it again
The Cleveland Cavaliers closed out a win over the Chicago Bulls. Let’s go over today’s winners and losers. WINNER – James Harden and Evan Mobley If you didn’t know any better, you’d think this Cavalier team was built entirely around Harden and Mobley. The two flashed an inherent chemistry tonight, shredding Chicago’s defense and making […]
Cavs at Bulls open gamethread
The shorthanded Cleveland Cavaliers will take on the more shorthanded Chicago Bulls. We’ll see if the Cavs can even up the season series with a win tonight. Share your thoughts as the game unfolds. If you aren’t a member of the community, sign up so you can talk to your fellow Cavalier fans and make […]
Cavs will be without star guard for matchup with Bulls
The Cleveland Cavaliers won’t be at full strength for their game against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday. Jarrett Allen will be missing his seventh-straight contest after injuring his knee in the team’s win over the Detroit Pistons on March 3. The Cavs will also be without the services of Donovan Mitchell. Mitchell was added to […]
Cavaliers Reacts Survey: Fans pick their fifth starter
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Cavs fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Earlier this week, we asked Cleveland Cavaliers fans to participate in another one of our SB […]
Cavs at Bulls: How to watch, odds, and injury report
The Cleveland Cavaliers’ road trip through the Central Time Zone continues as they travel to Illinois to take on the Chicago Bulls. The Cavs bounced back from a disappointing loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday with a win over the Milwaukee Bucks. The defense in Tuesday’s win wasn’t perfect. There were still a few […]
How James Harden and Evan Mobley are starting to show ‘nice synergy’ in pick-and-roll
Cleveland Cavaliers guard James Harden is the best pick-and-roll player of this generation. He’s developed seemingly instant chemistry with his various pick-and-roll partners throughout his career. The key to Harden’s success is two-fold. First, he’s incredibly skilled. Harden can make every pass on the court, creates space with his lateral quickness, has excellent touch, and […]
Kenny Atkinson is still evaluating who will be in the Cavs’ playoff rotation
The Cleveland Cavaliers are a much different team now than they were at the beginning of the season. They came into this year with Darius Garland, Lonzo Ball, and De’Andre Hunter as integral parts of the team. Those three were shipped out at the deadline in exchange for James Harden, Dennis Schroder, and Keon Ellis. […]
Player Grades: Cavs at Bucks – James Harden and Evan Mobley save Cavaliers from another bad loss
The Cleveland Cavaliers did just enough to outscore a bad Milwaukee Bucks team 123-116 that was without two of their best players, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Myles Turner. It’s difficult to be too positive about the overall effort after a game like this, even though it’s an improvement from Sunday’s disappointing loss to the Dallas Mavericks. […]
Winners and Losers: Cavs at Bucks – James Harden helps steer the ship
The Cleveland Cavaliers picked up a win on the road against the Milwaukee Bucks. Let’s go over today’s winners and losers. LOSER – Perimeter Defense I’m not sure how this gets better. Cleveland’s shown a general lack of interest in defending the perimeter this season. It’s probably due to a combination of poor effort and […]
Cavs beat Bucks 123-116 behind Evan Mobley’s double-double
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Milwaukee Bucks. Evan Mobley and James Harden tied to lead all scorers with 27 points. Mobley also contributed 15 rebounds and 3 blocks. Milwaukee was without Giannis Antetokounmpo in this game. The Cavaliers saw the return of Sam Merrill and Jaylon Tyson, though Jarrett Allen and Craig Porter Jr. are […]
Cavs at Bucks open gamethread
The Cleveland Cavaliers will try to get back on track as they take on the rudderless Milwaukee Bucks for the fourth and final time this season. Share your thoughts as the game unfolds. If you aren’t a member of the community, sign up so you can talk to your fellow Cavalier fans and make your […]
Cavaliers Reacts Survey: Is Max Strus the missing piece?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Cavs fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. It’s hard to believe the 2025-26 NBA regular season is already approaching an end. As of […]
Cavalier of the Week: Max Strus
Max Strus finally returned to the court for the Cleveland Cavaliers this past Sunday after missing the entire season to this point with a Jones fracture. While it didn’t come in a win, his return looked about as positive an outcome as the team, the player, and the fans could have hoped for. Average Player […]
Progress Report: Grading James Harden’s first 14 games with the Cavs
It’s been a month and a half since the Cleveland Cavaliers traded for James Harden. So far, the results have pretty good. The Cavs won their first five games with Harden in the lineup. Since that time, he’s broken a finger, and the team has lost four of their last nine games with him. The […]
Cavs at Bucks: How to watch, odds, and injury report
The Cleveland Cavaliers will look to bounce back from an awful loss to the Dallas Mavericks as they take on the Milwaukee Bucks on the road. The Cavaliers have fallen on hard times. They’ve lost three out of their last five games. That stretch has coincided with Jarrett Allen being out. His absence has been […]
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