Donovan Mitchell will attempt to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to their fourth straight victory when they visit the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night. Since opening the season with a 119-111 loss to New York, Cleveland has wins over Brooklyn (131-124), Milwaukee (118-113) and Detroit (116-95).
The 2025-26 NBA season is officially in full swing. Let’s reflect on the Cleveland Cavaliers’ first week of basketball and see what lessons we can take. Donovan Mitchell has addressed any concerns you might have had about the lack of Darius Garland to start the season.
Myles Turner tasted his first defeat as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks last Sunday, as they fell prey to Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers on the road, 118-113.
After moving to 2-1 on the season, Cleveland looked north and ventured up to Detroit to take on the Pistons. Detroit came into this game 2-1, with wins over the Boston Celtics and the Houston Rockets, the lone loss coming at the hands of the Bulls.
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.
Random dribbles following the Cavaliers’ 116-95 road throttling of the Pistons on Monday … 1. This was a close one — for about 37 seconds. 2. After that, the Cavaliers had their way.
Donovan Mitchell pumped in 35 points and the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers won their third straight, pounding the Detroit Pistons 116-95 on Monday night.
The Cleveland Cavaliers notched their second win of the season with a 118-113 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday. What started as an off scoring night for the duo of Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley ended with the two earning a combined 47 points as they quickly turned things around in the second half.
The Cleveland Cavaliers once again got out to a big lead and coughed it up in the fourth quarter. And just like Friday against the Brooklyn Nets, they were still able to come away with the victory as they defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 118-113.
The Cavaliers finally notched their first win of the season, and Donovan Mitchell wasn’t all that thrilled. Not because of the outcome, but because of how it nearly slipped away, writes Cleveland.com’s Chris Fedor.
The Cleveland Cavaliers barely held on to their first win of the regular season with a 131-124 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday. The Cavs nearly
A bizarre moment unfolded at Barclays Center on Wednesday night as a fan stormed the court during the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 131-124 win over the Brooklyn Nets, running straight toward Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell.
At the 5:02 mark in the fourth quarter at Barclays Center, Cavs star Donovan Mitchell went from angry to taken aback in a hurry. Before the Cavaliers could
Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points as the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers never trailed and fended off a late comeback try in a 131-124 victory over the Brooklyn Nets Friday night in New York.
There are stats, and then there are statements. If you were watching Donovan Mitchell on Friday night, you saw a claim staked in real time. 35 points, 5 made threes, and a new spot ahead of LeBron James in the Cavaliers’ record books.
The Cleveland Cavaliers didn’t have the best of starts to the 2025/26 season, losing to the New York Knicks at the Madison Square Garden. But one person who isn’t taking it as a sign for bad things to come is Richard Jefferson.
Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson spoke about Donovan Mitchell before the start of the regular season. The Cleveland Cavaliers were the best team in the Eastern Conference last season after finishing the campaign with a 64-18 record.
The Cleveland Cavaliers, on their road back to the top of the NBA, have relied heavily on Donovan Mitchell. He’s always been an All-Star level player but in 2025, he made All-NBA first team, which shows how far he’s come.
Donovan Mitchell came out firing. Evan Mobley looked every bit the player the Cavaliers are relying on. Still, Cleveland walked out of Madison Square Garden with a loss — 119-111 to the Knicks on opening night.
Last season's earlier than expected exit from the postseason was not only hard on the Cleveland Cavaliers' fan base, but it hit the team hard as well. The 2024-2025 Cavaliers were expected to make a deep playoff run after finishing with the best record in the Eastern Conference at 64-18.
It may not sound like much, but the Cleveland Cavaliers will open their 2025-2026 campaign without three key players from the prior season, a season where
The Cleveland Cavaliers have spent big before, and this year is no different. After years of banking on Donovan Mitchell’s explosive scoring and their ‘core four,’ GM Koby Altman and the front office pulled off an intriguing move, bringing Lonzo Ball to a team knee-deep in the second-apron.
Donovan Mitchell has reached the playoffs in all eight seasons of his NBA career, logging 63 games. Despite that consistency, he has never made it to the Conference Finals.
The Athletic gathered its NBA writers — William Guillory, Law Murray and Josh Robbins — to talk about this season’s biggest individual storylines. MVP sleepers, redemption stories, comeback candidates.