The Cavaliers handed the Celtics their worst loss of the season and they are now one win away from matching the 1985-86 Celtics for best home record. They are also one win away from clinching best record in the League and having home-court throughout the Playoffs. The Cavaliers have now topped Boston in eight straight […]
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Cavs Bounce Back, Rout Spurs
LeBron James set the tone by scoring 18 first quarter points and he finished with 38 points, seven rebounds and six assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers ended their two game losing streak by beating the San Antonio Spurs 101-81. Delonte West and Mo Williams added 22 points each, mainly by draining open looks after the […]
A Fantastic March for the Cavaliers
The Cavaliers defeated the Pistons last night for the third straight time this season. With the Pistons struggling, they have beaten all five of the NBA’s division leaders on the road except for Cleveland. The Cavaliers now held their ninth straight opponent under 100 points, that is the longest streak in the NBA. The Cavaliers […]
Numbers Adding Up Quite Nicely for the Cavs
The most important number for the Cavs is their league leading 61-13 record, a mark that all but assures that they will have home court advantage throughout this year’s playoffs (barring an unimaginable collapse in the final eight games). However, there are some other numbers that are also quite impressive and that bode well for […]
Mike Brown Coaches by Feel, Not Numbers
Near the end of Coach Mike Brown’s pregame standup before Cleveland’s 99-89 win over Miami on Saturday, I asked him several questions relating to game plan preparation and his thoughts about various basketball statistics. Here is that interview in its entirety: Friedman: “Even though you are not a big stat guy, are there one or […]
Cavs Blow Out Misfiring Pistons
The Cleveland Cavaliers improved to 43-11–the best record in the Eastern Conference–with a 99-78 rout of the Detroit Pistons, who have now lost six games in a row and are in serious danger of not making the playoffs, a stunning collapse for a team that has appeared in the last six Eastern Conference Finals. Delonte […]
Cavaliers Beat the Bobcats (94-74)
Lebron James coming off his lowest scoring game so far this season scored 25 points and he wasn’t needed in the fourth quarter. This is the fifth time in the past two weeks where Lebron wasn’t needed in the fourth quarter. The winning streak is now eight and in each the Cavs have won by […]
Cavaliers Pound Pacers
The Cavaliers only needed 11 points from Lebron James, his lowest since Oct. 31 of last year when he scored 10 against the Dallas Mavericks.Lebron spent most of the night guarding Danny Granger who scored 33 points on him last month. This time, Lebron held him to four points. “He’s the key to their team […]