Tag: Sam Merrill
Dribbles: Cavs topple Kings, but still searching for their best version
CLEVELAND -- Random dribbles from the Cavaliers' 123-118 win over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night.
1. It is not always pretty. It is not...
Cavs reminded how far they have to go in sobering loss to Thunder
This one wasn’t about excuses. It was about standards.
The Cavaliers walked into a Monday matinee against the reigning champion Thunder and got a blunt...
Latest on Cavs’ Darius Garland, Sam Merrill
The Cavaliers are holding their breath again.
Point guard Darius Garland and wing Sam Merrill were both injured during Wednesday’s win in Philadelphia and are...
Cavs’ Jaylon Tyson doesn’t want to ‘make it about me,’ so teammates do it for him
This one felt bigger than a single night.
The Cavaliers were short-handed again, on the road again, and staring down a tight finish against the...
Cavs again show poise, get 39 from Jaylon Tyson in sliding past Sixers
This one had every reason to go sideways. Short-handed roster. Sloppy start. Late mistakes. And yet the Cavaliers walked out with it anyway.
They beat...
Jonathan Kuminga, Sam Merrill, others now officially trade-eligible
The Warriors-Jonathan Kuminga situation is about to reach its first real inflection point.
Nearly three months after signing a two-year, $46.5 million contract, Kuminga becomes...
Dribbles: Cavs finally look the part, steamroll Sixers in Philly
Random dribbles following the Cavaliers' 133-107 hammer job of a road win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday.
1. What a way to kick off...
Cavs look like a team with clarity in dismantling of Timberwolves
Saturday afternoon offered a reminder of what the Cavaliers are supposed to look like when things line up.
A 146-134 home win over the Timberwolves...
NBA Notes: Timberwolves, Julius Randle, Pacers, Pascal Siakam, Jazz
Timberwolves
The script flipped in Minneapolis.
After being handled twice by Cleveland last season, the Timberwolves returned the favor Thursday night, putting together one of their...
Cavs start small, stumble early in loss to Timberwolves
It started with a head-scratcher and ended with a familiar result.
The Cavaliers fell to the host Timberwolves, 131-122, on Thursday, a game that swung...
Cavs get version of Darius Garland they need in rallying by Pacers
The Cavaliers flirted with a bad loss. Then Darius Garland slammed the door.
Shorthanded again and down nine in the fourth quarter, Cleveland rallied past...
NBA Notes: Cavs, Kenny Atkinson, Rockets, Alperen Sengun, Pacers
Cavaliers
The Cavaliers are taking a hard look at their rotation after the bench struggled badly in Sunday’s four-point loss to Detroit, writes Chris Fedor...
Cavs Notes: Sam Merrill, Jarrett Allen, Donovan Mitchell
Back in the starting lineup for just the second time since returning from a jammed finger, Sam Merrill immediately made his presence felt in...
NBA Notes: Cavs, Sam Merrill, Mavericks, Cooper Flagg, Spurs, Victor Wembanyama
Cavaliers
The Cavaliers have yet to resemble the team that finished with the top seed in the Eastern Conference a season ago, but the past...














