Tag: Sam Merrill
Cavs Notes: James Harden answers late, Donovan Mitchell delivers, subplots linger
The chatter was getting loud around James Harden. Two rough games in Detroit will do that.
Then came Game 3.
Harden closed it like a pro...
Cavs vs. Pistons, Game 3: Matchup, how to watch, what to expect
Alright. No more easing into this thing.
The Cavaliers are down 0-2, now back home, and running out of runway against the Pistons. And yes,...
Cavs at Pistons, Game 2: Matchup, how to watch, what to expect
So now it gets real.
The Cavaliers had Game 1 sitting there. Not perfectly wrapped up, not easy, but there. Within reach.
They let it slip.
Turnovers...
Cavs’ Sam Merrill questionable for Game 2 with hamstring strain
The Cavs may be down a shooter, as Sam Merrill is dealing with a hamstring issue.
Merrill has been diagnosed with a left hamstring strain...
Dribbles: Cavs get tough at right time, with Jarrett Allen leading the fight
CLEVELAND -- Random dribbles from the Cavaliers' 114-102 home win over the Toronto Raptors in Game 7 of their first-round series Sunday.
1. This was...
Cavs out-scrap feisty Raptors in Game 7, move on to Round 2
CLEVELAND -- The Cavaliers are moving on. And boy, they have to be happy they won't see the Toronto Raptors again.
But that is finally...
Dribbles: Cavs have the edge now; can they finish the job?
CLEVELAND -- Random dribbles following the Cavaliers' 125-120 home win over the Toronto Raptors in Game 5 on Wednesday.
1. These are the NBA playoffs,...
NBA cites seven missed calls in final two minutes of Cavs’ loss to Raptors
The Cavaliers let one slip away in Game 4. The Raptors had something to do with that. Apparently, so did the officials.
According to the...
Dribbles: Cavs’ maddening ways continue in Game 4 loss
Random dribbles following the Cavaliers' 93-89 road loss to the Toronto Raptors in Game 4 of their first-round series on Sunday.
1. The Cavs gave...
Dribbles: Cavs show plenty of everything in Game 1 takedown
Random dribbles following the Cavaliers' 126-113 home win over the Toronto Raptors in Game 1 of their first-round series on Saturday.
1. Well, the Cavs...
Cavs’ Kenny Atkinson keeping small forward spot ‘flexible’
Plenty is settled for the Cavs entering the playoffs.
That fifth starter spot? Not so much.
Coach Kenny Atkinson said he still hasn’t locked in who...
Cavs clinch No. 4 seed, await first-round opponent
The Cavaliers know where they’ll start the playoffs. They just don’t know who they’ll be playing.
Cleveland is locked into the No. 4 seed in...
Cavs’ Kenny Atkinson weighing lineups with playoffs looming
With the playoffs right around the bend, Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson is still sorting through what his starting and closing lineups will look like.
That's...
Dribbles: Cavs win, but perimeter defense remains reason for alarm
Random dribbles following the Cavaliers' 142-126 road win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday.
1. This was one of those good news, bad vibes nights....
