The “heart and soul” of the Cavaliers has been ripped from the roster, again. For a third straight season, Cleveland will have to learn how to manage without Anderson Varejao’s rebounds, without his relentless energy, without his boundless effort and passion for every play on the court. On Wednesday, they managed a 99-83 thumping of […]
Bulls Beat Cavaliers 118-92
January 8, 2013 by
Rookie Tyler Zeller has been the Cavaliers’ starting center for 10 games now, ever since Anderson Varejao went out with a bruised right knee. He has faced some of the NBA’s best starting big men, including Boston’s Kevin Garnett, Indiana’s Roy Hibbert, Atlanta’s Al Horford, Brooklyn’s Brook Lopez and Sacramento’s DeMarcus Cousins. Then there’s Chicago’s […]
Kings Beat Cavaliers 97-94
January 3, 2013 by
The Cavaliers came into Wednesday night’s game against the Sacramento Kings with the second-worst record in the NBA. They had lost two straight overall, eight of their past 10 and 13 of their past 16. It’s hard to believe they could look worse, but they did in a 97-94 loss at The Q. After coach […]
Cavaliers Beat Wizards 87-84
December 27, 2012 by
One would think Cavs coach Byron Scott would be smiling a little more after the Cavaliers beat the Washington Wizards, 87-84, on Wednesday at Verizon Center to win consecutive games for the first time this season. “I should be a lot happier than I am, I guess,” he said as the Cavs improved to 7-23 […]
Cavaliers Beat Bucks 94-82
December 24, 2012 by
Before the game between the Cavaliers and the Bucks Saturday night, Milwaukee coach Scott Skiles was asked how it was possible that his team had won nine straight against the Cavs. Skiles thought for a minute and then said, “Luck?” His luck ran out on Saturday when the Cavs ended their second six-game losing streak […]
Pacers Beat Cavaliers 99-89
December 22, 2012 by
On most nights, the young Cavaliers concede a fair amount of experience to their opponents. They are a youthful bunch still learning and developing, still trying to figure out the nuances of how to do all the things — little and big — that are the building blocks for victories. Without Anderson Varejao, the most […]
Celtics Beat Cavaliers 103-91
December 20, 2012 by
Nothing Cleveland’s Alonzo Gee tried bothered Paul Pierce in the least as the Celtics’ veteran forward, who has torched the Cavs so many times in the regular season and the playoffs, went off for a season-high 40 points to lead the Celtics to a 103-91 victory. Pierce made 13 of 16 shots, six of seven […]
Raptors Beat Cavaliers 113-99
December 19, 2012 by
Nearly one-third of the way into the season, the Cavaliers still are trying to figure out what kind of team they might be. They are young and inconsistent, unquestionably. But for the first time in 21 games, they had a fully healthy roster Tuesday. They could imagine what might come when the chemistry has time […]
Pacers Beat Cavaliers 96-81
December 13, 2012 by
Indiana closed the first half on a 9-0 run and opened the second with another 9-0 run to take control of the game and send the Cavs to a 96-81 loss that dropped their record to 5-18. It was quite a comedown after the big victory over the Lakers on Tuesday night at The Q […]
Cavaliers Beat Lakers 100-94
December 12, 2012 by
For one frozen moment, all the air was sucked out of The Q on Tuesday night. The Cavaliers’ young phenom, Kyrie Irving, had the ball at the top of the key facing the Lakers mega-star, Kobe Bryant, and all 19,172 fans in attendance held their breaths in anticipation. For 20 seconds, Irving feinted left, then […]
