On Tuesday night, NBA Commissioner David Stern presented the 2009 MVP trophy to LeBron James in front of a sellout crowd of 20,562 adoring fans at Quicken Loans Arena–and then James spent the rest of the evening showing why he deserved that honor, scoring 34 points on 12-20 field goal shooting, grabbing a game-high 10 […]
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Cavs’ Defense and Depth Will be Too Much for Hawks
Sweeping the Detroit Pistons earned the Cleveland Cavaliers more than a week to rest their bodies and prepare their minds for the second round. The Atlanta Hawks beat the visiting Miami Heat 91-78 in game seven on Sunday and will face the Cavs in the Eastern Conference semifinals, which will start Tuesday night at Quicken […]
Playoffs roundup: Cavaliers Sweep the Pistons
LeBron, Cavaliers complete sweep of Pistons Cavaliers 99 at Pistons 78 LeBron James made 3-pointers from every angle, drove into the lane for dunks and leaned into low post moves. He was just getting warmed up – 2 hours before tipoff – and his regular routine provided another demonstration of greatness. James had 36 points, […]
Playoffs roundup: Hornets hold off Nuggets in Game 3
Hornets hold off Nuggets in Game 3 (Nuggets up 2-1) Nuggets 93 at Hornets 95 In a relieved New Orleans locker room, Chris Paul and James Posey chatted about all the hard fouls, all the flying bodies that more than anything defined the Hornets’ first win of this postseason. “This is the fun part of […]
Can you look so bad and still look so good?
The Cavaliers were slightly off their game Friday night but with major help from the bench they were able to come away with a 79-68Â victory over the Detroit Pistons and take an almost insurmountable 3-0 series lead(no team has ever won a best of 7 series after trailing 0-3). The starting backcourt of Mo […]
Cavs Begin Championship Quest by Facing Familiar Foe
The Cleveland Cavaliers’ reward for finishing with the NBA’s best record (66-16) while shattering the previous franchise record for wins in a season (57) is a first round matchup with the dysfunctional Detroit Pistons. Cleveland and Detroit squared off in a pair of memorable playoff series in 2006 and 2007 but the two franchises have […]
Cavaliers clinch best record in NBA, set to face detroit in first round
James scored 37 points as the Cavaliers continued their winning streak and beat the Pacers (117-109) on Monday night. It was a big win and a big milestone for the Cavaliers as for the first time they clinched the best record in the NBA. “It’s one step, however, it’s a big step,” James said. “When […]