Cavs dig deep, survive the chaos, rally to overtake Bulls
Sometimes you take the Bull by the horns and sometimes you just survive the stampede.
The Cavaliers did both Saturday night.
They were down 19 in...
NBA Notes: Raptors, Scottie Barnes, Knicks, Mitchell Robinson, Celtics
Raptors
Scottie Barnes is stuffing the defensive stat sheet again and the impact is loud.
As relayed by Eric Koreen of The Athletic, Barnes is the...
NBA Notes: Pistons, Jalen Duren, Kings, Russell Westbrook, Spencer Dinwiddie
Pistons
Jalen Duren has gone from intriguing young big to full-on center who can take over a game.
He hung 30 points with 11 boards and...
Mavs fans may soon get their wish about GM Nico Harrison
The Mavericks are 2-7 and sitting dead last in the West entering Saturday night. They’ve already lost at home to the 1-8 Wizards. They...
NBA Notes: Nuggets, Nikola Jokic, Pacers, Andrew Nembhard, Celtics
Nuggets
Nikola Jokic isn’t scoring quite as much and that’s not bothering Denver one bit.
He’s averaging 24.4 points on 15.1 shots a night, down from...
NBA Notes: Jazz, Lauri Markkanen, Timberwolves, Anthony Edwards, Thunder
Jazz
Lauri Markkanen had a quiet 12 points in 21 minutes on Friday, but don’t let that fool you. He’s still averaging 28.3 a night.
That...
Would Kings’ Malik Monk make sense for Mavericks?
Kings guard Malik Monk has been floated as a hypothetical fit for the Mavericks, and hey, why not?
Dan Favale of Bleacher Report raised the...
NBA Rumors: Mavericks, Anthony Davis, Grizzlies, Ja Morant, Sixers
Mavericks
People around the league are starting to talk about Anthony Davis, and not in the way Dallas hoped.
Christian Clark of The Athletic wrote that...
NBA Notes: Heat, Norman Powell, Cavs, Evan Mobley, Clippers
Heat
Miami played a game that almost didn’t feel real.
Norman Powell scored 25 and the Heat broke a franchise record with 53 first-quarter points —...
NBA Notes: Wizards, Cam Whitmore, Lakers, LeBron James, Sixers
Wizards
No Bilal Coulibaly (lower left leg tightness). No Kyshawn George (illness). So Friday in Cleveland should have been a natural opening for Cam Whitmore.
Instead,...
Cavs hammer Wizards in every way imaginable
This is the version the Cavaliers have been waiting to roll out for weeks.
Full starting five. Full throttle. Full payback for a slow early-season...
NBA Notes: Nets, Cam Thomas, Pacers, Monte Morris, Richie Adubato
Nets
Cam Thomas is going to be out multiple weeks. Brooklyn announced he has a left hamstring strain and will be reevaluated in three to...
NBA Notes: Cavs, Darius Garland, Spurs, De’Aaron Fox, Heat
Cavaliers
As I relayed in Dribbles, Wednesday looked like the Cavaliers again. Darius Garland finally returned after toe surgery and Cleveland put 132 on the...
NBA Rumors: Pistons, Cavs, Malik Beasley, Pelicans, Willie Green, Pacers
Pistons
There remains real mutual interest in a Malik Beasley return to the Pistons, assuming he’s cleared in the ongoing federal gambling investigation, per Brett...
