Asked continuously about why his team has all of a sudden found a groove, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson repeatedly kept bringing up one person.
The Cavaliers are winning again. And the phone is still ringing. According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, rival teams have made calls to see whether star guard Donovan Mitchell might be available on the trade market.
The Cavaliers are slowly finding their footing again. Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points, Sam Merrill poured in 22, and the Cavs blew past the Pelicans, 141–118, on Tuesday night at Rocket Arena.
Christmas and the NBA go hand-in-hand. The day serves for the top hoops league in the world, like Thanksgiving for the NFL. However, while the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are perpetual Thanksgiving participants, the NBA has mixed up the matchups and the teams throughout the years.
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 141-118. Donovan Mitchell led the way with 27 points while the team finished with another efficient shooting night.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have lost eight of their last 12 games entering a Tuesday night showdown against the New Orleans Pelicans at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have listed Darius Garland as available for tonight’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans. Garland had previously been questionable with a quad contusion.
While the Cleveland Cavaliers are struggling to get their feet underneath themselves, front offices around the league have been inquiring about the availability of some of the team's rotational pieces.
The Cavaliers have received trade inquiries on rotational players. They’re just not biting. According to Joe Vardon of The Athletic, Cleveland has declined at least two recent offers involving players in the rotation, signaling a continued preference for patience despite a disappointing start.
Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star guard Darius Garland is getting back on track on the court, and a significant part of that has to do with the improvement of his toe injury.
The Cavaliers aren’t happy with where they are. But they’re also not panicking. Despite an uneven start that has already produced nearly as many losses as last season, coach Kenny Atkinson is not on the hot seat, according to Joe Vardon of The Athletic.
When the Cleveland Cavaliers decided to trade away Isaac Okoro for Lonzo Ball, it was viewed as the Cavaliers making a swing to solidify their bench minutes for the postseason.
The Cleveland Cavaliers got back in the win column on Monday night with a 139-132 victory over the Charlotte Hornets. It snapped a three-game losing streak and showed what this group is capable of, which was needed.
The past two games are too few to declare that Darius Garland is back to his All-Star form, but the Cleveland Cavaliers are optimistic that is the case.
Donovan Mitchell went back to work after missing one game due to illness, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 139-132 home victory against the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night.
The Cavaliers finally remembered who they are. Or at least who they were not all that long ago. After stumbling through an ugly offensive stretch, Cleveland broke out in a big way Monday night, outgunning Charlotte 139–132 in a home game that felt far more necessary than comfortable.
Cleveland Cavaliers forward De’Andre Hunter looked as confident as he was at the beginning of the season on Monday night, scoring 27 points on 9-of-13 from the field and literally bloodying his nose in his best game in some time.
The Cavaliers have reportedly shut down trade inquiries on Darius Garland to this point, but that doesn’t mean rival teams aren’t monitoring his situation in case that stance changes.
It’s been a rough couple of weeks in Cleveland, but on Monday night at Rocket Arena, the Cleveland Cavaliers finally looked like themselves again. It wasn’t perfect, but man, did it feel good to watch the ball actually go in the hoop.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have been one of the biggest disappointments in the NBA in the early going. The Cavaliers entered the season with high expectations, but they have gotten off to a surprisingly slow start. As a result, the Cavaliers have a lot of decisions to make between now and the trade deadline.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have failed to live up to expectations throughout the first few months of their season. The team entered 2025 with legitimate title aspirations.
Last season, the Cleveland Cavaliers struck fear into opponents when they played at Rocket Arena. How times have changed. As Christmas Day approaches, the Cavs face the Charlotte Hornets tonight (Monday), having lost three in a row and five of the last six.
The Cleveland Cavaliers put fear into the hearts of most opponents that came into their arena last season. That isn't the case anymore. Cleveland has lost five of its last six home games, including a 119-111 overtime loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Dec.
Owner Dan Gilbert has been “very unhappy” with the Cavaliers‘ performance this season, particularly over the past few weeks as the team has dropped eight of its last 11 games, Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com reported (Twitter video link) on the Wine and Gold Talk podcast (YouTube link).
After he brought the team back to respectability, the Cleveland Cavaliers fired their old coach J.B. Bickerstaff in 2024. Since then, he's turned the Detroit Pistons around.