Archive for December, 2008

Wizards Can’t Finish Out Cavs

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Cavaliers cool off Heat 93-86

Not even Dwyane Wade can humble the Cavaliers at home. LeBron James scored 33 points _ four more than good buddy Wade, the NBA’s leading scorer _ and Cleveland remained the league’s only unbeaten team on its …

Trust: The main ingredient in Cavs’ winning chemistry

On the first day of training camp, Mike Brown gathered his Cavaliers players together and talked about one thing — trust.

Defense saved the day vs. the Wizards

With less than 2 minutes left in Thursday’s game, the Cavaliers’ 14-game winning streak at Quicken Loans was definitely in peril.

Cavs rally to dump Wizards

In a generous, gift-giving mood, the Cleveland Cavaliers nearly handed a precious win to one of the NBA’s neediest teams.

Terry Pluto: This Cavaliers team could be best in franchise history

Can this be the best Cavaliers team … ever? As they return home tonight to face Houston on Tuesday night, consider that one-third of the season is already over.

LeBron gives Minnesota something to cheer about

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Not even Carnac can explain Browns

Long before Johnny Carson portrayed “Carnac the Magnificent” on late-night TV, there was Steve Allen’s “Question Man.” The “Question Man” came into existence because Allen thought, as a result of so many people …

Continue reading “Nine months after ‘the trade,’ Cavaliers are reveling in the dividends”

The great irony with the Cavaliers was that, while LeBron James was “must-see TV,” their games were quite often enough to drive viewers to the Visine.

LeBron’s 30 points lead Cavs past Wolves, 93-70

LeBron James helped the Cavaliers return to their winning ways with a rather nonchalant 32 points, and Cleveland sent the Minnesota Timberwolves to their 11th straight loss, 93-70 on Wednesday night.After 11 …

Insider: Price salutes LeBron

Mark Price: “It’s hard to be upset when it’s getting broken by a guy who’s probably going to go down as one of the all-time greats.” Mark Price had one request on the day when LeBron James passed him for the …

The Cavaliers are cooled off in Atlanta by the Hawks

Mike Bibby scored 24 points and Marvin Williams hit the clinching free throws in the Atlanta Hawks’ 97-92 victory Saturday night that snapped the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 11-game winning streak.

Sixers Notes: Everywhere they look, it’s Ben Wallace

As 76ers coach Maurice Cheeks stood outside his team’s locker room an hour before tip-off, Daniel Gibson , the Cleveland Cavaliers injured guard, walked past with a yellow headband and fake black ‘fro. Gibson …

Big Z to miss two with ankle sprain

Cavaliers centre Zydrunas Ilgauskas is expected to miss at least two games after spraining his left ankle in a win at Philadelphia on Wednesday, the second significant Cleveland player to go down with an injury …

Cavaliers win 10th in a row

LeBron James scored 29 points, Mo Williams added a season-high 27 and the Cleveland Cavaliers cruised to their 10th consecutive victory, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 101-93 on Wednesday night.

Cavs win tenth straight

PHILADELPHIA - LeBron James scored 29 points, Mo Williams added a season-high 27 and the Cleveland Cavaliers cruised to their 10th consecutive victory, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 101-93 on Wednesday night.

Cavaliers win ninth straight, 114-94 over Raptors

They rewrote part of the franchise record book, won their ninth straight game and delivered yet another second-half knockout.

Ilgauskas is Z one in rebounding

Tonight’s game will be one for the record books. Cavaliers center Zydrunas Ilgauskas is four rebounds away from becoming the franchise’s all-time leading rebounder.

Commentary: Ferry will be walking a fine line

When a team has won 15 of the last 16 games, it becomes a delicate situation for its general manager.

Cavaliers 94, Bobcats 74

LeBron James sat in front of his locker an hour before tipoff and joked that if Zydrunas Ilgauskas was closing in on Cleveland’s career rebounding record against Charlotte he’d “take one from him.” James added …

Cavs trounce Warriors

The Cavaliers ‘ mantra for this early part of the season is to build good habits.

Cavaliers Insider: Wallace rejects shoe deal with troubled company

Ben Wallace’s bounce-back season with the Cavaliers has been briefly interrupted by the collapse of the company that produces Wallace’s shoes.

Paul Harris auditions for role in The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh Part II

We are about 45 minutes before tipoff of tonight’s game between Syracuse and Colgate at the Carrier Dome and the pre-game buzz concerns Paul Harris’ hairstyle.

CAVALIERS: Ilgauskas finds his groove in last three blowout wins

In his last three games, Cavaliers center Zydrunas Ilgauskas is playing like a man possessed.

James leads sluggish Cavaliers to victory

LeBron James scored 11 straight points for Cleveland late in the fourth quarter and finished with 32 in the Cavaliers’ 97-85 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.