While rebounding has not been the Cleveland Cavaliers’ strong suit to start the season, Sunday’s win over the Atlanta Hawks should serve as a blueprint for how they need to control the glass.
The Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse erupted Sunday night as Donovan Mitchell put on a clinic, torching the Atlanta Hawks for 37 points in a hard-fought 117-109 victory that had Cleveland fans on their feet until the final buzzer.
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers avoided what would’ve been a three-game losing streak as they defeated the Atlanta Hawks 117-109 on Sunday evening.
Donovan Mitchell came back and the Cavaliers looked something like the Cavaliers again. For the most part, anyway. The Cavs beat the Hawks 117-109 on Sunday at Rocket Arena, snapping a two-game slide and moving to 4-3.
Jaylon Tyson is surging for the Cleveland Cavaliers to start the 2025-26 NBA season. After sitting behind a load of stars and bench depth in the previous campaign, the Cavaliers' coaching staff has put tremendous trust in their second-year guard.
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.
Donovan Mitchell scored a season-high 37 points and made eight 3-pointers, and Jaylon Tyson added 18 points and a career-best five 3-pointers as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the visiting Atlanta Hawks 117-109 on Sunday.
The Cleveland Cavaliers haven’t had the start to the season many were hoping for. Injuries play a significant role in that being the case. It’s difficult to win games when you’re without a few starters, let alone five of your top eight players, as was the situation against the Toronto Raptors on Friday night.
Darius Garland is reportedly close to making his season debut for the Cleveland Cavaliers. When could the veteran point guard return, and how will that affect Kenny Atkinson’s rotation?
The injury bug has bit the Cleveland Cavaliers in a big way, with five of their top seven players currently sidelined. Having over $130 million of the team's league-high payroll in street clothes can't be a happy sight for owner Dan Gilbert.
Evan Mobley’s role with the Cleveland Cavaliers at the moment looks to be focused on him. For a player who prides himself on being a defensive-minded player first, he has certainly had to adjust in the last week, and his offseason work has been centred around his offensive game.
Despite losing their NBA Cup opener to the Toronto Raptors, Cavs forward De’Andre Hunter is remaining confident. From the start of the season, the Cavs have emphasized that their focus is on the latter stages of the regular season and not the first month.
The injury bug was always going to catch up to the Cleveland Cavaliers, but it was by no means a sorry performance. However, with five regulars, two of whom were All-Stars out, the Cavs fell to 3-3 as they lost 112-101 to the Toronto Raptors in their NBA Cup opener on Halloween night.
The Cleveland Cavaliers fought hard, but it wasn’t enough as they fell to the Toronto Raptors 112-101. What can you learn from a game where the Cavs were without four of their starters from last season?
Winning games is tough in the NBA. It’s even harder when you’re missing five of the top eight players in your rotation. The Cleveland Cavaliers fought hard, but it wasn’t enough to get a win over the Toronto Raptors in their NBA Cup opener.
The Cleveland Cavaliers’ season is off to a rough start, with a 3-2 record, and multiple key players sidelined by injuries. Ahead of tonight’s matchup against the Toronto Raptors, things have only worsened.
Before his third season officially got underway, Craig Porter Jr. told ClutchPoints that there was much more he could bring to the table for the Cleveland
The Cleveland Cavaliers are off to a rocky start during the 2025-26 NBA season. With the likes of the Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers not expected to compete for the 2026 NBA Championship, the Cleveland Cavaliers have a shot at wreaking havoc in the East.
The Cleveland Cavaliers’ resolve is being tested early in what they hope to be a title-winning 2025-26 campaign. Already down one key player in two-time All-Star selection Darius Garland, who’s making his way back from a toe injury, another one of their starters has landed on the injury report: Jarrett Allen.
Cavaliers guard Darius Garland is nearing his season debut. A source told ClutchPoints’ Spencer Davies that Garland has been “scrimmaging and everything” in practice with no restrictions after recovering from offseason toe surgery.
The Cleveland Cavaliers took a gamble by trading for oft-injured guard Lonzo Ball in the offseason. The move, assuming Ball can capture some of his old magic, would give the Cavaliers another ball-dominant facilitator with good court vision and strong defensive skill sets.
The Cleveland Cavaliers had an All-Star center, the reigning Defensive Player of the Year and a four-game winning streak over the New York Knicks, whose starting center was out with an injury. In the opener, it was the Knicks who dominated inside and got a 119-111 win.