It’s tough enough to swallow an NBA Finals defeat when All-Stars like Steph Curry, Klay Thompson or Draymond Green have done the damage. It’s downright painful when it comes from Shaun Livingston and Leandro Barbosa. The Warriors second unit outscored the Wine and Gold’s reserves, 45-10, to help snuff a Cavaliers’ third-quarter rally and propel […]
Cavaliers whip Raptors 116-78
May 26, 2016 by
The Cavaliers and Raptors battled all season long attempting to lock up the top seed – and homecourt advantage – in the East. And five games into the Conference Finals, the importance of that accomplishment has become abundantly clear. The Cavaliers continued the trend that’s shaped the series – throttling the Raptors, 116-78, in Game […]
Raptors beat Cavaliers 105-99 to even series
May 24, 2016 by
When the Cavaliers arrived in Canada on Friday afternoon, there was a feeling that they might complete a historic sweep through the Eastern Conference Playoffs. As they leave, they do so needing a home win on Wednesday to avoid a dire situation when they return. Once again, the Cavaliers dug themselves another first-half hole; then […]
Cavaliers beat Raptors 108-89
May 20, 2016 by
Conventional wisdom says that the Cavaliers have to drop a game at some point during the postseason. It’s just that the way their Big Three – and just about everyone else in the rotation – is playing right now, it’s hard to see when that moment will actually come. The Cavaliers went right back to […]
Cavaliers crush Raptors 115-84 to open conference finals
May 18, 2016 by
After an eight-day layoff following their recent sweep of Atlanta, there was some concern that the Cavaliers would come out rusty against Toronto in the Eastern Conference Finals – and those concerns were immediately proven correct. For exactly one minute and 49 seconds. That’s when the Cavaliers – trailing 8-0 to start the affair – […]
Cavaliers beat Hawks 100-99 to earn sweep and head to Conference Finals
May 9, 2016 by
Give the Hawks credit; they threw everything they could at the Cavaliers. But the Wine and Gold has all the markings of a team on a mission – and on Sunday afternoon, they took one step closer to completing it, winning a 100-99 thriller to sweep Atlanta out of the postseason and improve to 8-0 […]
Cavaliers hit record 25 three-pointers to whip Hawks 123-98
May 5, 2016 by
The Cavaliers have been deadly from beyond the arc all season, but the Wine and Gold took it to an entirely new level on Wednesday night. Ten Cavalier players – (and the team’s mascot) – were deadly from deep as the Cavaliers set an NBA record for three-pointers in a game, drilling 25 triples as […]
Cavaliers sweep Pistons to advance in playoffs
April 25, 2016 by
For the second straight year, the Cavaliers swept their First Round foe out of the playoffs. But this time, they move to the Conference Semis with a healthy roster that includes a Big Three playing their best ball of the season. Cleveland’s passage to the Second Round didn’t come easy. Despite leading by nine with […]
Cavaliers take game 2 from Detroit 107-90
April 21, 2016 by
On Sunday afternoon, it was the Cavaliers’ Big Three that did in Detroit. On Wednesday night, it was their big threes. The Wine and Gold tied an NBA record, canning 20 three-pointers on the offensive end while holding the Pistons to just 37 points after intermission on the defensive end to earn the 107-90 victory […]
Cavaliers down Pistons 106-101 in playoff opener
April 18, 2016 by
When the Cavaliers’ brass assembled the Big Three two summers ago, they must have envisioned a game like Sunday afternoon’s playoff performance as the exact blueprint. The Wine and Gold’s three stars – LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love – combined for 81 points as Cleveland rallied past a determined Pistons squad to take […]
