Evan Mobley scored a season-high 27 points and Jarrett Allen had 25 points and 11 rebounds as the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers rolled to a 136-111 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.
This is the kind of basketball the Cleveland Cavaliers should be expected to play. Of course, not to this level of success, however, because shooting this well feels more like luck than skill in a game.
The Cavaliers appear close to getting their rookie spark back. With Jaylon Tyson unavailable, the timing would help. Meleek Thomas has been upgraded to probable for Saturday’s visit to the Bucks after missing Thursday’s loss in Atlanta with right foot soreness.
Who is the X factor for every NBA player this season? We’re not talking about the go-to guy, like Nikola Jokic or Steph Curry. It could be a big-name player, an all-star, or a bench player, but they are the pivot point for their team.
The Cavaliers have spent years waiting for Evan Mobley to become more of an offensive force. Well, he’s giving them something to think about. Mobley has made 12 of his first 21 three-point attempts this season.
The Cavaliers are 3-2, have blown a 29-point lead, nearly blown a couple of other games and have yet to win on the road. And they’re still considered one of the NBA’s nine best teams.
There is always great urgency for the Cleveland Cavaliers to finally get their breakthrough and win the NBA championship after years of being in the running.
When Meleek Thomas was out of the lineup on Thursday, it clearly created some issues for the Cleveland Cavaliers. They did get 16 points from Sam Merrill, but the young, electric guard’s presence was very much missed.
The Cavaliers gave Mario Hezonja until Nov. 15 to show them why they should guarantee his one-year, $2.8 million contract. Five games in, Chris Fedor of cleveland.com figures they’ve seen enough.
Typically, the path to the NBA for most players is to spend at least a season in college to get high-level basketball and important development under their belts.
The Cleveland Cavaliers came roaring out to a 15-point lead and looked ready to cruise to their first comfortable win of the season. But if there is anything we have learned about the Cavs so far this year, it is that nothing has come easy.
The Cleveland Cavaliers weren’t able to extend their win streak to four games, falling short to the Atlanta Hawks 111-114. James Harden and Donovan Mitchell were able to find their spots to score 46 points combined, but it was not enough as the Hawks kept the Cavaliers at arm’s length throughout their many comeback attempts in the fourth quarter.
The Cleveland Cavaliers head to Atlanta for just their second road game of the season. On the second end of a Wednesday-Thursday back-to-back, this may be a tough task for Cleveland against a talented Hawks squad, eager to end their three-game losing streak.
Four games into the 2026-27 NBA season and there is one common theme all around the league. Injuries are already getting the better of players and teams.
A winning streak has formed for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Now tonight in the first back-to-back of the season, the team will look to extend it to 4 in a row.
It was an exciting contest between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Washington Wizards at Rocket Arena last night. The end result, after some exciting back-and-forth, was the third straight win for the Wine & Golders.
Peyton Watson is starting to find his role with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Cavalier fans are starting to see the return on the investment Koby Altman and staff made this off-season.
AJ Dybantsa didn't take long to adjust to the NBA in his first game. However, he and the young Washington Wizards still need to learn how to close games.
Evan Mobley scored 24 points and Peyton Watson had a season-high 22 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the visiting Washington Wizards 121-111, spoiling the NBA debut of top overall draft pick AJ Dybantsa on Wednesday night.
There are some real expectations for the Washington Wizards this season, and some serious excitement that has not existed for the better part of the past decade.
After sitting out the first two games of the season, Cleveland Cavaliers rookie Meleek Thomas is making an impact now and will be out to continue the momentum on Wednesday at home against the Washington Wizards.
Meleek Thomas had to wait to make his debut with the Cleveland Cavaliers. When he was finally given the chance to play on Monday, he made the most of it.
A big reason the Cleveland Cavaliers gave up two players and two picks to get Peyton Watson this summer was the extra length and defense he could provide at small forward. Monday, that length saved the game for Cleveland in regulation.
With the WNBA Finals between the Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries tied at two games apiece, we know there is going to be a Game 6 in the series, and we know it is going to be played in Atlanta.
The Philadelphia 76ers have defeated both of last season's Eastern Conference finalists in their first two games. The next step is not falling far behind those teams so they have to make huge comebacks.
LeBron James' first home game as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers did not get off to a great start. But sometimes in sports, it's not about the start, but how you finish the game.
Thursday, the Cleveland Cavaliers opened their season on the road against the Philadelphia 76ers, and it was a massive blown lead that set the tone for this season.
It's another new season in the NBA, which means there is a boundless number of fans already making trade scenarios that see the Cleveland Cavaliers trade away Allen.