Tag: Sam Merrill
Dribbles: Cavs do plenty right, just not as much as Magic
Random dribbles following the Cavaliers' 128-122 road loss to the Orlando Magic on Wednesday.
1. Sometimes, it's just not your night. Sometimes, the night belongs...
Cavs needed answers against Celtics and found few
CLEVELAND -- Some games are complicated. This one was not.
The Cavaliers simply could not make a shot when it mattered most, and the Boston...
Cavs’ Evan Mobley already seeing benefits of playing with James Harden
James Harden has wasted little time making an impact with the Cavaliers. Now Evan Mobley may be the next teammate to benefit.
Harden’s chemistry with players...
Dribbles: Cavs show some grit, grind past East-leading Pistons
CLEVELAND -- Random dribbles from the Cavaliers' scrappy 113-109 home win over the Detroit Pistons.
1. Coming in, you kind of figured the Cavs would...
Dribbles: Cavs do just enough to take down Nets in James Harden’s return
Random dribbles following the Cavaliers' 106-102 road win over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday.
1. James Harden and Keon Ellis returned. Donovan Mitchell did not....
Jarrett Allen continues roll, but short-handed Cavs fall a fraction short
The Cavaliers didn’t fold. They just ran out of gas.
Shorthanded and on the second night of a back-to-back, Cleveland had a chance to steal...
Dribbles: Cavs show some muscle and necessary hustle, take down Knicks
CLEVELAND -- Random dribbles from the Cavaliers' 109-94 victory over the New York Knicks on Tuesday.
1. You can talk about Donovan Mitchell's 23 points....
Dribbles: Cavs flounder early, fight back, but little things costly vs. Thunder
Random dribbles following the Cavaliers' 121-113 road loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday.
1. Sometimes, everything comes down to what you do in...
Cavs sign Darius Brown II to two-way contract
The Cavaliers are rewarding a familiar face from their system.
Cleveland announced it has signed Darius Brown II to a two-way contract, giving the Cleveland...
Dribbles: New-look Cavs having themselves a time, wallop Wizards along the way
CLEVELAND -- Random dribbles from the Cavaliers' 138-113 win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday.
1. This is the type of fun the Cavs and...
Dribbles: Cavs’ endings are different now, as stars deliver to knock off Nuggets
Random dribbles following the Cavaliers’ thriller of a 119-117 road win over the Denver Nuggets on Monday.
1. That’s how you end a West Coast...
Dribbles: Not always pretty, but Cavs close like contenders in James Harden debut
Random dribbles following the Cavaliers’ 132-126 road win over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night.
1. It was messy. It was awkward. It was uncomfortable...
Inside the Cavs’ early vision for James Harden
The Cavaliers didn’t hesitate once the deal was done.
Within hours of landing James Harden, head coach Kenny Atkinson was already thinking about how to...
A look at Cavs’ new roster after NBA trade deadline
The Cavaliers didn’t tiptoe into the 2026 NBA trade deadline. Far from it.
Instead, president of basketball operations Koby Altman and his team jumped in...
