Cleveland Cavaliers
It’s all about the new school in the NBA Playoffs and that’s not just with the teams in the conference finals. New faces are increasingly making their presence felt this postseason. Anyone questioning the homogeneity of the league’s playing styles this year need look no further than the differences among the individual talents on display. […]
After their lopsided Game 4 loss on Sunday, the Cleveland Cavaliers now face a 3-1 series deficit against the Indiana Pacers. Now, in order for the number one seed in the Eastern Conference to avoid elimination, they’ll have to do something that only 13 NBA teams have ever done. Only 13 NBA Teams Have Completed […]
After losing Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals to the Indiana Pacers, the knee-jerk reaction if you’re d with the Cleveland Cavaliers may be panic. This is Cleveland’s first loss of the postseason, so we have no precedent for how it will respond to the adversity. Also, as the No. 1 seed hosting the […]
Both the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers and Indiana Pacers took care of business in their first-round series. After the Cavs swept the Miami Heat and the Pacers toppled the Milwaukee Bucks in five games, each team will have a bit more game-planning and matchup stress to consider for their second-round bout. A regular-season buzzsaw in Cleveland […]
As many expected, the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers took care of business in their first two playoff games against Miami. The Heat scared the Cavs with a near-comeback win in game two, but to this point, the Cavs have done what an elite team should do. Cleveland should end up winning this series, but the Heat […]
For the first time since LeBron James left town, the Cleveland Cavaliers will enter a playoff series as heavy favorites. After a historic regular season, the East’s top team will begin its postseason journey looking to dispatch the Miami Heat. In what has become a yearly tradition, The Heat escaped the Play-In Tournament, this time […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers Enter the NBA Playoffs as the East’s Top Seed, But Questions Linger For This Young Squad. The Cleveland Cavaliers are set for what they hope will be a defining postseason journey. After finishing the regular season atop the Eastern Conference standings, Kenny Atkinson’s team has earned home-court advantage and carries high expectations […]
The regular season roaring to its end means it’s time for our final award ballot of the year. I don’t have an NBA awards vote (maybe, next year!), but this is how I would vote if I did. 🏆 Most Valuable Player: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Making a case for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as the league’s MVP doesn’t […]
With only a few weeks remaining in the 2024-25 NBA season, we’re close to a full season of data for players. Let’s dive into another update for our Most Improved Player ladder as the basketball year winds down (read our last edition here). 1) Evan Mobley Betting odds view this award as a two-man race […]
The Most Improved Player Award always creates the most heated debate: how does one define most improved? Which leap is more significant: a player who turns into an All-Star or a player who goes from the fringes of the NBA to a legitimate rotation player? Does it matter if we award Most Improved to a […]
