No Donovan MItchell, no Evan Mobley, no Darius Garland. It was not a problem for the Cleveland Cavaliers as they were able to dominate the Miami Heat in the fourth quarter to win their game 130-116.
The tides may be turning for the Cavaliers this season. For much of the past season, Darius Garland served as the primary floor general, while orchestrating a strong offense with his playmaking flair.
Revenge was served as the Cleveland Cavaliers snapped the Miami Heat’s four-game winning streak. It came 48 hours after the Heat snapped the Cavs’ own four-game run of victories following a tense finish in overtime.
The Cleveland Cavaliers were shorthanded in Miami tonight, but the bench came together to pull off a feel-good win on the road. Let's see what we learned from this one.
The all-time list of NBA All-Stars is obviously long, and notably distinguished. However, there are some players — for various reasons — who the casual, or even most-dedicated, NBA fans can't recall having earned All-Star nods.
The Cleveland Cavaliers were without Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley, and Darius Garland for their rematch against the Miami Heat on Wednesday, but Jarrett Allen and the team’s depth shone through in an impressive 130-116 victory down in South Beach.
In a game that had no business being a classic, the Cleveland Cavaliers delivered a performance for the ages. Down three of their biggest stars and trailing by 14 points in the third quarter, they could have packed it in.
Jarrett Allen scored a game-high 30 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the host Miami Heat 130-116 on Wednesday night.
Just days after suffering a heartbreaking 140-138 loss to the Miami Heat in overtime, the Cavaliers will be taking them on once again in Miami. This time will be different for Cleveland, as a slew of injuries have severely limited who is available for the game.
The Cleveland Cavaliers announced Wednesday what can be construed as positive injury news on Darius Garland's left big toe. The two-time All-Star guard is dealing with a contusion on the toe and will sit out Wednesday's game against the host Miami Heat.
The Cavaliers announced Wednesday that guard Darius Garland has been diagnosed with a contusion on his left big toe, the same foot he underwent offseason surgery on.
Nearly 10 years ago, Kevin Love was at the top of the world. The sharpshooting forward was dominating the NBA as one of the top perimeter shooting and rebounding forwards in the league.
Donovan Mitchell is in the midst of another big year for the Cleveland Cavaliers. The six-time All-Star barely missed out on a triple-double in the Cavs’ 140-138 overtime loss to the Miami Heat on Monday after dropping 28 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists.
The Cavaliers will be shorthanded again when they face the Heat on Wednesday. As expected, the injury report is a long one. Darius Garland remains out with a left toe injury — the same toe he had offseason surgery on — while Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley will both sit for rest purposes, as relayed by Cleveland.com’s Ethan Sands.
The Cavaliers’ hearts sank when they saw a wide-open paint for Andrew Wiggins to hit an alley-oop game-winner. Cleveland had already faced plenty of setbacks, from Darius Garland’s third-quarter exit to Donovan Mitchell managing to nail a sensational 23-foot triple to tie the game in overtime despite a difficult shooting night.
The air in the Kaseya Center was thick with tension, electricity, and the ghosts of playoffs past. This wasn’t just another game for the Cleveland Cavaliers; this was a grudge match, the first time the Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat had stared each other down since their contentious first-round series last season.
On a Monday night full of buzzer-beaters in the NBA, Donovan Mitchell drilled a three with 0.4 seconds left in overtime. He only got to enjoy his big shot for a moment before Andrew Wiggins answered with a game-winning, buzzer-beating dunk.
All-Star point guard Darius Garland has been ruled out for the remainder of Monday’s contest in Miami after sustaining a left toe injury. He will be reevaluated after the game, the Cavaliers announced.
It has been a couple of years since Blake Griffin played his last NBA game, but he has not forgotten what led him to call it a day. During his final season with the Boston Celtics, one moment in particular stood out.
Cleveland Cavaliers star guard Donovan Mitchell tallied a season-high 46 points as he guided his club to a 132-121 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers that improved the Cavs to 5-3 on Wednesday night.