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Dribbles: Cavs get the win, but why must they make it so difficult?

Random dribbles on the Cavaliers’ 125-121 win over the visiting Brooklyn Nets in Saturday’s home opener. 1. I said before the season that I thought...
Donovan Mitchell, Sam Merrill, Cavaliers, Cavs, NBA

Cavs have chance to quiet outside noise that comes with meltdowns

The best thing about the NBA is that there's always another game. And between now and mid-April, the Cavaliers will have 81 of them. So,...

Cavs open new season with same old collapse, plenty of familiar questions

The Cavaliers spent an entire offseason trying to move past the way last season ended. Then they went out and opened the new one...
Jarrett Allen, Cavaliers, Cavs, SCottie Barnes, Raptors, NBA

Cavs’ Jarrett Allen on sore knee: ‘There’s pain there,’ but plans to play

Jarrett Allen expects to play in the Cavaliers’ season opener Thursday at Philadelphia, though he acknowledges his right knee won’t be entirely pain-free. Allen participated...
Donovan Mitchell, Cavaliers, Cavs, NBA

Cavs have plenty of star power, but little room for error

The Cavaliers have four former All-Stars in their starting lineup, an intriguing new addition on the wing and a roster that just reached the...
Jarrett Allen, James Harden, Cavaliers, Cavs, NBA

NBA Notes: Cavs, Jarrett Allen, Celtics, Paul George, Wizards

Cavaliers Jarrett Allen believes the Cavaliers can take another step by getting their best players more time on the court together. Entering his 10th NBA season,...
James Harden, Cavaliers, Cavs, Knicks, NBA

NBA Insider: Cavs, Knicks, Sixers have big expectations, bigger questions

The Cavaliers have spent years trying to establish themselves among the Eastern Conference's elite. And according to one longtime NBA insider, they should be...
Jarrett Allen, Cavaliers,

Jarrett Allen hears the trade rumors. The Cavs still have plenty of reasons to keep him

Jarrett Allen seems to spend part of every summer in trade rumors. Then the season arrives, and he goes back to doing things the...
Donovan Mitchell, James Harden, NBA, Cavaliers, Cavs

Cavs have gone all-in, and now comes the hard part

The Cavaliers have made their intentions fairly obvious. They're trying to win an NBA championship, and they're trying to do it now. That approach hasn't...
Donovan Mitchell, Cavaliers, Cavs, NBA

‘Playoff closer’ identified as Cavs’ biggest need entering season

Everyone who knows the Cavaliers knows they have a reputation as a great regular-season team. Beyond that, though, they have plenty of doubts. No less...
Jarrett Allen, Cavaliers,

Cavs urged to fix rebounding problem as a team

The Cavaliers’ rebounding problems showed up again in their preseason opener, and Zach Weiss of Sports Illustrated believes the solution has to come from...
Donovan Mitchell, Cavaliers, Cavs, NBA

Cavs have the offense. Now they want the defense back

CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers know they can score. They’d rather not have to win that way every night. After finishing last season 15th in defensive...

Dribbles: Cavs’ first audition brings positives, but rebounding needs work

CLEVELAND -- Random dribbles from the Cavaliers' 124-113 preseason-opening loss to the Celtics on Thursday. 1. It wasn't often pretty, but that's what this time...
Jarrett Allen, James Harden, Cavaliers, Cavs, NBA

Cavs’ Jarrett Allen may have another gear alongside James Harden

Jarrett Allen has given the Cavaliers plenty of dependable basketball. Could a full season with James Harden get even more out of him? That’s the...
Evan Mobley, Cavaliers, Cavs, NBA, Pistons

NBA scout questions Evan Mobley’s growth, but Cavs have reason to push back

An anonymous NBA scout thinks Evan Mobley’s offense has stalled. The three-point numbers give the scout a case. The rest of it? That may...
Donovan Mitchell, Cavaliers, Cavs, NBA

Donovan Mitchell: Cavs need to ‘double down’ after playoff disappointment

The Cavaliers have changed some pieces. Donovan Mitchell doesn't think they need to change who they are. Speaking Wednesday after Cleveland's first training-camp practice in...