Sentences with phrase «cleveland cavs»

Now we return you to the LeBron James announcement that he is leaving Miami to return the Cleveland Cavs.

I have an affinity for NBA basketball because it reminds me of watching the Cleveland Cavs with my grandfather when I was a young boy.

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When Lue was asked a question from the same reporter, Kenny Roda of WHBC radio in Cleveland, Lue sarcastically responded by asking Roda why he only shows up when the Cavs lose.

Not only did he score just 11 points, including none in the fourth quarter, but things got worse after the game when he had a confrontation with a fan and took a shot at a Cleveland radio host for only asking questions after the Cavs lose.

As long as LeBron, Love, and Irving are eating up Cleveland's cap, the Cavs can only improve by adding veteran role players.

The first deal came when Cleveland was able to trade away Dion Waiters, a player who just wasn't fitting in with the Cavs, along with a second - round pick in a three - team deal for Iman Shumpert, J.R. Smith, and a first - round draft pick.

The Chicago Bulls have the right to swap first - round picks for Cleveland in 2015 — so whatever pick the Cavs end up getting this year won't be that good.

Why fans believe it is true: Fans believe the NBA rigged the draft lottery to help the Cleveland Cavaliers after LeBron James took his talents to South Beach and the Cavs received nothing in return.

The vast majority of the time Siri properly dictated my requests, struggling the most when I used the nickname «Avs» to refer to NHL team Colorado Avalanche, returning score updates for the Cleveland Cavaliers (aka, the Cavs) instead.

Indiana raced ahead to an 18 - 4 lead against a shell - shocked Cavs team, slicing through Cleveland's Swiss cheese defense.

Let Cleveland and Toronto beat each other up... and if the Cavs win, we have homecourt.

Thomas» hip injury was known in advance of Cleveland accepting the deal, but the Cavs were originally confident that he'd able to return to full health.

Cleveland pushed on deal centered on No. 1 pick for Kevin Love, but his refusal to re-sign w / Cavs has killed talks, sources tell Yahoo.

And last year: Cleveland finished the regular season with a defense even worse than this season's Cavs.

So those nights have provided the peaks in Cleveland this year — nights where the Cavs successfully cheated death, everyone jokes about the Jeff Green renaissance, builds statues for Cedi Osman, and sincerely appreciates that we're watching one of the best players ever.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have a backup point guard for next year in the form of a former Cav Mo Williams.

Thomas is worth roughly 2 - 3 points to the spread and the momentum seems to be favoring Cleveland, so it's hardly surprising to see the Cavs open as a massive favorite for tonight's potential series clincher.

Yes, Cleveland has the best basketball player on planet in James, and yes, the Cavs have another two All - Stars on the roster with Isaiah Thomas and Kevin Love, but that hasn't been enough.

It was a game the Cavs should've won easily — Cleveland shot 59 % from the field and 51 % from three — but the defense was so bad that they gave up 138 points to Minnesota and went to overtime.

Cleveland Cavaliers fans should certainly be happy with Kevin Love following news this weekend that he plans on return to the Cavs» lineup at the start of next season.

It's totally ordinary for the team that just lost to hustle off the court — and plenty of the Golden State Warriors did — but after a series that got pretty hostile at times, it was wonderful to see some Golden State players stick around amid the Cleveland Cavaliers» celebration to show love to the Cavs, none better than this one:

Dan Gilbert and the rest of the city of Cleveland were a happy bunch after Kyrie Irving led the Cavs to...

The complete trade will send Smith, Shumpert and a protected Thunder first - round pick to Cleveland; Waiters to Oklahoma City; and Lance Thomas, Alex Kirk, Lou Amundson and a Cavs 2019 second - round pick to New York, per multiple reports.

Not only has the percentage of spread tickets (81 %) favored the Cavs, the percentage of money splits have been even more drastic with 92 % of all spread dollars taking Cleveland.

However, those Cavs teams did not feature some guy named LeBron and Cleveland has been the hottest team in basketball with a straight up record of 17 - 2 over their last 19 games.

«Both sharps and squares on the Cavs» side here, and we have massive liability with 91 percent of the money handle on Cleveland at this point,» according to Scott Cooley, a spokesman from Bookmaker.

Following the Cavs» Game 2 win over Chicago on Wednesday, a Cleveland...

Cleveland rates Waiters» talent highly, but sources maintain that the Cavs have let a number of teams know they are prepared to surrender him if they can acquire a difference - making center in return.

The Cleveland Cavaliers stormed back from a 16 - point fourth - quarter deficit against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday, and after Roy Hibbert split a pair of free throws with seven seconds left, the Cavs were down three with a chance to tie.

Although LeBron James and the Cavs didn't get a win in his first game back in Cleveland against the New York Knicks, the team got a win in another way.

While the DWade - to - Cleveland rumors initially started with Wade's father wearing a Cavs shirt to church, take a look at the most recent development.

During one of the Cavs — Pistons playoff games earlier this week, Cleveland put up a photo of Desmond Howard striking the Heisman pose to get the Ohio fans to boo Detroit from the free throw line.

While the DWade - to - Cleveland rumors initially started with Wade's father wearing a Cavs shirt to church, take a look at the most...

The Lakers helped Cleveland get better, presumably helping the Cavs keep LeBron.

During one of the Cavs — Pistons playoff games earlier this week, Cleveland put up a photo of Desmond Howard striking the...

During the 2009 - 10 season (LeBron's last season in Cleveland), the Cavs were +300 to win the NBA Finals (ranking second behind the Lakers +225).

Looming signing of Richard Jefferson adds wing depth for Cleveland as Cavs continue to negotiate with the still - unsigned J.R. Smith

The official NBA Instagram account posted this video of LeBron James following the Cavs» Game 3 in Cleveland.

watched an interview with Paul pierce and Kevin Garnett right after they beat the Cavs in a game 5... not the elimination game where James took off his jersey before he even left the court and everyone speculated he was outta Cleveland like a big baby but before that.

And if Cleveland continues to let this situation simmer, the Cavs too could get pennies on the dollar in return for a top player.

It would be a monumental win not only for the Cavs but the entire city of Cleveland.

Jones, a Cleveland native, clearly is a big - time Cavs fan.

The real surprise here is that Cleveland was willing to part with Thomas, who came to the Cavs over the summer in a blockbuster trade with the Celtics for Kyrie Irving.

Bradley Beal scored 18 points, Kelly Oubre Jr. added 17 and tried to untie the sneakers of one of Cleveland's new players, and the Wizards withstood a late assault by LeBron James to beat the new - look Cavs 110 - 103 on Thursday night.

Cav Paintings Cleveland forward LeBron James was all muscles and tats as he prepared to shoot a free throw during a home game against the Celtics on Jan. 9.

Bradley Beal has averaged 32.8 points on 50.5 percent shooting from the field in four games against Cleveland dating back to the beginning of last season, the highest scoring average against the Cavs during that span (minimum 3 games).

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers haven't gotten off to the start that many Cavs fans might have wished.

It's rare that Cleveland closes as an underdog, but it's worth noting that the Cavs have actually gone 3 - 9 ATS as an underdog this season.

Betting market: More than two - thirds of spread bets are coming in on the Cavs (see chart below), despite Cleveland covering just two of its past 10 games.

Bettors may be surprised to see the Cavs listed as such large underdogs in this matchup, but it's important to realize that Cleveland played at home last night while the Celtics haven't played since Sunday's win against the Knicks.