Category: Cleveland Cavaliers (Page 37 of 88)

The Cavaliers laid an old fashioned whipping to the Philadelphia 76ers Tuesday night, demolishing them 124-91 at the Q and winning their ninth straight. LeBron scored 37 before he and the rest of the starters were taken out of the game early in the fourth quarter. The Cavs scored 69 points in the first half and never looked back. They were on fire from three-point range, finishing 11 of 22 from beyond the arc. LeBron, as always, treated the home crowd to quite a show, including an absolutely ridiculous alley-oop dunk from Flip Murray in the second quarter. Almost everyone had a hand in the action. Varejao finished with a double-double, Drew Gooden added 23 points, and Larry Hughes had 10 in his first game back. There was some bad news in that Zydrunas Ilgauskas left the game early in the first quarter with an ankle sprain, but X-rays were negative.

This would be a killer if Z is out for a long period of time. He was able to walk off the court under his own power so let’s hope he was held out for the rest of the game strictly as a precautionary measure. As could be expected, Hughes started slow but got more comfortable as the game progressed. It’s going to take him some time to work his way back into the starting lineup bit it’s great to finally have him back.

Barring a total collapse by the Cavs over the final nine regular season games, the fourth seed in the playoffs is all but theirs. LeBron dropped 35 points as the Cavaliers won their eighth straight, edging the Charlotte Bobcats 101-97 Sunday night. The Cavs sit 6 1/2 games ahead of Washington for home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.

“We’re in the playoffs and we’re getting very close to locking up the fourth seed and we’re just going to keep playing the basketball we’ve playing lately whether it’s on the road or at home and try to come away with some wins,” James said.

Cleveland is on fire as of late and things may get even better, as Larry Hughes could possibly return to action as soon as Tuesday. Larry is coming back just in time. Hopefully he can use the remaining games to shake off the rust and get himself into prime shape for the playoffs. With him at full strength and Flip coming off the bench, the Cavaliers could be one of the most dangerous teams come playoff time.

For the second consecutive game LeBron put down more than 40 points as the Cavaliers won yet another exciting one, defeating the Shaq-less Miami Heat 106-99 at the Q Saturday afternoon. LeBron, finishing with his 10th triple double of the season, went head to head with Dwayne Wade, outscoring him 47 to 44. The Cavaliers won their seventh straight and continue to widen the gap between them and the fifth seed Wizards, who currently sit 5 ½ games behind the Cavs.

“People got a view of absolute greatness,” Heat coach Pat Riley said. “It’s absolutely beyond description. I haven’t seen players do that in a long, long time.”

The young Akron phenom continues to amaze and astound with his awe-inspiring performances. LeBron is starting to catch the playoff fever and is really turning up his game against quality opponents.

LeBron James saw the opportunity to send his Cavaliers to their first playoff appearance in eight years and didn’t let anyone stand in his way. He was almost unstoppable, scoring 46 points on 16-23 from the field as the Cavs clinched a spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs with their 107-94 home win over the Dallas Mavericks Wednesday night. Whatever Mike Brown said at halftime must have worked because the Cavs exploded in the third quarter, outscoring the Mavs 35-16. LeBron had a comical take on finally making it to the playoffs.

“I’ve always felt since I was drafted here that I was going to light it up like Vegas,” James said. “I said that on Day One once I got drafted. It’s been slow progress, but it takes a few years to put a building up in Vegas, too.”

Congrats Cavs! The playoffs have been long overdue and the team as well as the entire city deserves this.