Tag: Sam Merrill
Dribbles: Cavs top Magic, but Kenny Atkinson sounds alarm on defense
CLEVELAND -- Random dribbles from the Cavaliers' 136-131 win over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday.
1. If you only attended the postgame press conference, you...
Cavs show late composure, and that’s a decent sign
The Cavaliers needed to finish one.
They did.
After spending much of the night trying to catch up, the Cavs delivered late, closing out a 111-106...
Dribbles: Cavs show up just enough, power way past Pelicans
Random dribbles following the Cavaliers’ 111-106 road escape over the Pelicans on Saturday …
1. This one was under control. Until it wasn’t. Then it...
Dribbles: Cavs top Bulls, but ‘we gotta be more professional’
Random dribbles following the Cavaliers' 115-110 road win over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday.
1. Donovan Mitchell didn't play because of his eye injury, and...
Dribbles: Cavs rise at right time to take down feisty Bucks
Random dribbles following the Cavaliers' 123-116 road win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday. ...
1. The Cavs played with their food for a little...
Dribbles: Evan Mobley Erupts Early, Cavs Sprint Past Mavs
Random dribbles following the Cavaliers’ 138-105 pounding of the host Dallas Mavericks on Friday night.
1. The headline number belongs to Evan Mobley. Twenty-nine points...
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...
