The Cavs knew coming in that the partnership between Donovan Mitchell and James Harden would take time. As Tony Pesta of Fear The Sword detailed, the two have combined for 112 points through the first two games of their playoff series against the Toronto Raptors, leaning heavily on communication to accelerate their chemistry.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have comfortably handled the Toronto Raptors through two games of the NBA Playoffs, with long-time Cav Dean Wade quietly making a significant impact.
You can’t fake chemistry. It’s an intangible thing that’s so vital to playing winning basketball, you almost wonder why it isn’t mentioned more often. You can’t win a championship without rapport and trust.
The Cleveland Cavaliers pushed out to a comfortable 2-0 lead with a 115-105 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday. James Harden used a mixed bag of a night to end the bout with 28 points and a game-leading five steals.
The Cleveland Cavaliers never trailed en route to a 115-105 win over the Toronto Raptors and a 2-0 series lead. Three players scored over 25 points and the Cavs seem to be playing their best basketball of the season.
The Cleveland Cavaliers’ dominant Game 2 victory over the Toronto Raptors saw Donovan Mitchell drop 30 points in a sublime showing. But away from his tally, head coach Kenny Atkinson saw something else that he liked about his superstar.
The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Toronto Raptors 115-105 at Rocket Mortgage Arena in Cleveland in game two of the first round. The Cavaliers will now
CLEVELAND — Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajaković was perplexed about Brandon Ingram’s lack of free throws after his team dropped Game 2 to the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-105.
LeBron's career can't go on forever, can it? If it were to end tomorrow, it would be the greatest run of sustained excellence the league has ever seen.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are officially in the driver’s seat. After a hard-fought 115-105 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night, the Cavs hold a commanding 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference first-round series.
For two players with a lot to prove in the playoffs, Donovan Mitchell and James Harden have been a dynamic duo for the Cleveland Cavaliers through the first two games of their first-round series.
Donovan Mitchell scored nine of his 30 points in the fourth quarter and James Harden had 28 points, lifting the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 115-105 win over the visiting Toronto Raptors in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first-round series Monday night.
When they traded for Brandon Ingram and gave him a big contract extension a year ago, the Toronto Raptors thought he was the missing piece. Monday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers, he was just missing.
James Harden turned in a strong performance in his NBA playoff debut for the Cleveland Cavaliers. The former NBA MVP dropped a 22-point, 10-assist double-double with two rebounds, two steals and four-three pointers on Saturday.
Making the Toronto Raptors pay in Game 1 of their NBA playoff series for their own defensive scheme, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson made a point of positioning his players at a much higher level on the floor than normal to give James Harden and Donovan Mitchell ample room to attack.
Plenty is settled for the Cavs entering the playoffs. That fifth starter spot? Not so much. Coach Kenny Atkinson said he still hasn’t locked in who will join James Harden, Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen in the opening lineup.