Dion Waiters didn’t want to talk about his team-high 24 points. He was more concerned about the five free throws he missed down the stretch of the Cavaliers 95-84 loss to the Miami Heat that was nationally televised on Wednesday night at The Q. After finally getting some calls from the referees, he made just […]
Wizards Beat Cavaliers 98-91
November 21, 2013 by
Just 12 games into the season, in many ways, the Cavaliers already are in late-season form. Already, they’ve called a players-only meeting. On Wednesday, they were booed heartily by their own impatient and unsatisfied fans. And for some added drama, they had to rely upon some stifling, late-game defense and old standby, Kyrie Irving, for […]
Cavaliers Beat Wizards 103-96 for First Road Win
November 17, 2013 by
Most of the focus will be on Kyrie Irving’s scoring as the Cavaliers won their first road game of the season, 103-96, in overtime over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night at Verizon Center. Yes, he tied his career-high 41 points. Yes, he had 9 of the Cavs 13 points in overtime. But Cavs coach […]
Timberwolves Smack Cavaliers 124-95
November 14, 2013 by
There was some good news for the Cavaliers on Wednesday night at Target Center. They don’t have to face the Minnesota Timberwolves again this season. In the first meeting, on Nov. 4, the Cavs squandered most of a 23-point lead before holding on for a victory. They didn’t have that problem this time. The Wolves […]
Bulls Down Cavaliers 96-81
November 12, 2013 by
In the end, it didn’t come down to Kyrie Irving and Derrick Rose after all. It didn’t matter that Andrew Bynum made his first start for the Cavaliers. What doomed the Cavaliers on Monday night were two things that will cost a basketball team every night — second-chance points and turnovers. The Chicago Bulls had […]
Cavaliers Beat 76ers in Double Overtime
November 11, 2013 by
Mike Brown promised changes, and he delivered. The Cavaliers had a new starting lineup Saturday against Philadelphia, a new rotation and a new result: a thrilling victory. It required three tries at a game-winner from Kyrie Irving before he finally delivered in the Cavaliers 127-125 double-overtime triumph over the 76ers at The Q on Saturday. […]
Bucks Beat Cavaliers 109-104
November 7, 2013 by
Cavaliers coach Mike Brown takes it all back. One day after bragging about how his team was ahead of the curve in defensive improvement, the Cavaliers couldn’t be bothered to play any in a 109-104 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night at BMO Harris Bradley Center. “Maybe I spoke too soon about our […]
Cavaliers Beat Timberwolves 93-92
November 5, 2013 by
What was Tristan Thompson thinking when he found himself on the 3-point line guarding Kevin Love, the NBA’s leading scorer, with two seconds left and the Cavaliers clinging to a 93-92 lead over Minnesota on Monday night at The Q? “High-hand contest, be the second one off the ground and hopefully he misses,” Thompson said […]
Cavaliers Beat Nets 98-94 to Open Season
October 31, 2013 by
The roar went up with 3:40 left in the first quarter of the Cavaliers’ 98-94 victory over the Brooklyn Nets in the season opener before a rocking-and-rolling sellout crowd on Wednesday night at The Q. For the first time since May 21, 2012, former All-Star center Andrew Bynum was checking into an NBA game. He […]
Cavaliers Finish 24-58 Season with a Loss
April 18, 2013 by
Cavaliers coach Byron Scott had a simple message for his players before the season finale against the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night at Time Warner Cable Arena: Finish the job. The job may not be finished, but the team is — and Scott may be, too. In a battle of two bad teams with two […]
