Most expected the Cavaliers to make quick work of Miami, but Cleveland set numerous NBA and franchise records in the process.
The Miami Heat had to show out to avoid elimination in Game 4 against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Instead, they barely showed up in the first half.
Darius Garland will get at least a couple more days off, after the Cavaliers ruled the All-Star guard out of Game 4 of their Eastern Conference first-round series against the Heat on Monday night.
Can you name every player to average at least 17.0 PPG in the 2024 NBA playoffs?
The Cleveland Cavaliers are looking to be the second team to book their place in the next round of the NBA playoffs. The Oklahoma City Thunder made easy work of the Memphis Grizzlies as the No.
There usually is not much controversy surrounding the Defensive Player of the Year award in the NBA, but this year has been completely different. When San Antonio Spurs phenom Victor Wembanyama was ruled out for the season with a blood clot, it was a free for all for the award.
The Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat, two gritty and defensive minded teams, are currently engaged in a heated first round playoff matchup. To everyone’s surprise, aside from game two when Cleveland almost blew a double digit lead, they are running away with the series.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are on the brink of their first playoff sweep since 2018, but they may need to complete the job without one of their stars. Darius Garland, who missed Game 3 with a left great toe sprain, is officially listed as questionable for Game 4 against the Miami Heat.
The Cavs may be without Darius Garland as they look to complete the sweep on Monday. The Cleveland Cavaliers were able to take care of the Miami Heat on Saturday in Game 3 without the help of Darius Garland.
The Cleveland Cavaliers had multiple players step up in their Game 3 win against the Miami Heat. They needed the boost, too, as Darius Garland was sidelined with a toe injury and Donovan Mitchell struggled shooting from the floor despite Cleveland's victory.
The Eastern Conference has a playoff series where a team has taken a commanding 3-0 lead. Cleveland stacked a third straight victory on top of Miami in Saturday’s game three matchup.
Heading into Game 3, the Cleveland Cavaliers were desperate for some extra help from the guard position, with Darius Garland out with a toe injury. Ty Jerome did what he's done all season long and gave the Cavaliers a boost where they needed it, leading to a convincing win against the Miami Heat.
All-Stars Darius Garland and Tyler Herro brought fire to the headlines but not to the court. Their war of words before Game 3 raised hopes of a more competitive series.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are on the precipice of advancing to the next round of the NBA Playoffs after their 124-87 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 3.
Playing without Darius Garland did not slow down the Eastern Conference's No. 1-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers, as they combined balanced offense and stifling defense to overpower the host Miami Heat in Saturday's Game 3 matchup, 124-87.
No Darius Garland, almost no issue whatsoever. That was the story in Miami, as the Cavaliers dominated the first three quarters on their way to a 124-87 road win over the Heat in their first-round playoff series.
Let’s hand it to the Inside the NBA crew. They know how to keep things fun in their final season. No less than Shaquille O’Neal did just that when discussing the sprained toe injury that sidelined Cavaliers guard Darius Garland ahead of Game 3 vs.
The Cavaliers made it fairly clear based on their offensive strategy in the first two games of their series against the Heat that they were targeting a perceived weak link on Miami’s defense.
Tyler Herro didn’t start it with Darius Garland, but he is definitely looking to end it.
Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star point guard Darius Garland is listed as questionable for Game 3 of the first-round series vs. the Miami Heat with a left sprained big toe, per the official NBA injury report.
Unless the Heat's Mitchell can keep scoring with the Cavaliers' Mitchell, it'll be an uphill battle for Miami to get back in the series.
The Cleveland Cavaliers had the best record in the East this season. They were first in the NBA in points per game and offensive rating under first-year head coach Kenny Atkinson, who inherited the same core that JB Bickerstaff had. So why were the Cavaliers so lethal this year despite having the same roster as last year?
The Cleveland Cavaliers won 64 games this year in a drastic 16-win improvement from last season. With largely the same roster as the one that got eliminated by the Boston Celtics last year, the transformation has been led by head coach Kenny Atkinson and his forward thinking approach.
Living up to expectations is often easier said than done in the playoffs, but the Cleveland Cavaliers did just that in Game 1 of their first-round series with the Miami Heat.
The short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers trailed the full-strength New York Knicks by as much as 23 points last Friday night in Madison Square Garden. The Cavs looked like they had thrown in the towel until point guard Darius Garland took over.
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