Tag: Cleveland Cavaliers

NBA Conference Finals Part 1: The East- A battle of conflicting styles

Brandon King

The Celtics are enjoying a , surprising to many, 2-0 lead over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals. The matchup is a clash of essentially diametrically opposing styles: the system of the Cavaliers that is reliant on the greatness of Mr. Lebron James versus the more all-hands-on-deck approach of the Boston Celtics. The initial path this series has taken has truly exposed the Cavaliers’ style of play that accentuates the talents of one player and diminishes and relegates that of the other players to supporting cogs is highly…

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Celtics overcome big game from Lebron to take 2-0 Lead

Brandon King

Down 1-0 after getting their clocks cleaned 108-83 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers could not afford to be in a 2-0 hole when the series heads back to Ohio. Game 2 was a much of a must win as the Cavaliers have faced this season. Lebron James was not his usual super human self, only scoring 15 points on 5-of-16 shooting and looking less and less invested in the game as it wore on and it became evident that the Cavaliers would not be…

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Celtics pummel Cavaliers in Game 1 of Eastern Conference Finals

Brandon King

The Boston Celtics jumped on the Cleveland Cavaliers early, scoring 17 straight points in the game’s opening stanza in the course of building a 21-point first quarter lead. Boston would end the first quarter with a 18-point lead, 36-18. Boston continued to pour it on in the second quarter, outscoring Cleveland 25-17  to take a 61-35 into halftime. Late in the third quarter, the Cavaliers scored seven straight to bring them within 14 at 78-64. However Boston responded by getting the first three buckets of the fourth quarter and soon…

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Dwyane Wade to sign with Cavaliers

Brandon King

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Dwyane Wade will sign with Cleveland Cavaliers once he clears waivers on Wednesday. Dwyane Wade plans to sign with Cleveland once he clears waivers on Wednesday, league sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 26, 2017 Shams Charania of The Vertical reported that Wade will sign a one-year deal worth $2.3 million. The Cavaliers will cut a non-guaranteed training camp invitee in order to make room for Wade. Sources: Dwyane Wade has reached agreement on a one-year, $2.3M deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers. —…

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Cleveland Cavaliers unveils uniforms for 2017-18 NBA season

Brandon King

The Cleveland Cavaliers revealed their gamers for the upcoming NBA season. Like several other teams, their oncourt gear got a Nike makeover. The white, AKA the Association edition features wine coloring with a gold trim for both the "Cavs" and the player number and wine coloring for the neck and arm lining. The shorts have a wine color waistband with golden "CLE" in the front center. The Icon edition (wine) displays "Cleveland" in gold lettering with navy trim, navy player number bordered in gold, with navy bordering for the neck…

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Cleveland Cavaliers’ offeseason proves winning does not cure all ails

Brandon King

The Cleveland Cavaliers are quite the oddity.  Although they have been to three straight NBA Finals, winning one in 2016, (and with the current state of the Eastern Conference, they are in a prime position to make additional runs to at least the East Finals) the Cavaliers find themselves in what was termed "a peculiar place."  Since losing the second of their three NBA Finals matchups with the Golden State Warriors, the Cavaliers' offseason has been undergirded with disfunction. It began with allowing David Griffin, their General Manager who constructed…

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Cavaliers closing in on deal for Kyle Korver

Brandon King

According to Adrian Wojnarowski, the Cleveland Cavaliers are closing in on a deal for current Atlanta Hawks sharpshooter Kyle Korver.  Sources: Atlanta and Cleveland are finalizing terms on Korver deal, with Mike Dunleavy Jr., likely moving onto a third team through Atlanta. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 6, 2017 Korver, a career 43% three point shooter, will give the Cavs another shooter in the wake of J.R. Smith’s injury. 

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Lebron signs 3/$100 million deal with Cavaliers

Brandon King

According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, Lebron James has agreed to a 3 year, $100 million deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers.  LeBron James has agreed to a 3-year, $100 contract with the Cavs, sources told ESPN — Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN) August 11, 2016 LeBron James new 3-year, $100 MILLION deal makes him highest paid player in the league for first time at $31M this season — Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN) August 11, 2016

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Game 6: We’re Going Back to Cali

Brandon King

After the beat downs of the Cavaliers served up by Golden State in the first two games of the finals, Cleveland looked like they had no business on the court with Warriors. Game 2 was particularly troubling because I’d never, in all my years of watching the NBA Finals, see a time check out in a finals game. After a comeback in game 4, to give them a commanding 3-1 lead heading back to the friendly confines of Oracle Arena, game 5 was thought to be a prelude to a…

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