#Cavs lose to the Magic 128-122. Looked a step slow on defense all night and definitely lost the battle of force, too. James Harden and Keon Ellis were both pretty good, but there wasn't much else going well for them. Can't win games putting opponents on the line 37 times.
#Cavs and Magic are tied at 62 at halftime. Thought Cleveland's defense was better in the second quarter, but they've got to do a better job keeping the Magic off the free throw line. James Harden has been really good so far. He and Donovan Mitchell both have 16 points.
#Cavs trailing Orlando 38-35 after the first quarter. Cleveland has shot it well but they've looked slow and pretty out of sync defensively. Magic have played with a lot more force than the Cavs so far.
The Cleveland Cavaliers assigned Max Strus to the Cleveland Charge today.
Strus practicing with the Charge is a sign that he’s not far off from playing for the #Cavs.
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#Cavs list Jarrett Allen (knee tendonitis), Max Strus (Jones Fracture) and Tyrese Proctor (quad contusion) as out for tomorrow's game against the Orlando Magic.
The NBA giving the Knicks national TV games for the final two games of a 5-in-7 stretch is so brutal.
#Cavs beat the Sixers 115-101 in a game that wasn't as close as the final score. Professional effort from the Cavs against an undermanned Philly squad. James Harden had 21/5/5, Keon Ellis had 19 points and hit four 3s and Donovan Mitchell had 17.
#Cavs lead the Sixers 87-66. This is a pretty bad version of Philly, but I think the Cavs have done well defensively in this one. Harden leads all scorers with 21 points and Ellis has 17.
#Cavs lead the Sixers at halftime 56-44. The offense has looked clunky, outside of Keon Ellis hitting four 3s, but the defensive effort has been pretty solid for Cleveland against this undermanned Sixers team. Far from perfect, but good enough for tonight.
Jaylon Tyson beats the first quarter buzzer with a 3-pointer to give the #Cavs a 26-20 lead. Don't think the Cavs starters had great energy, but the reserves did. James Harden leads the Cavs with seven points, Evan Mobley has five and Dennis Schroder has four.
The #Cavs are, once again, missing all of their 3s. I don't think the quality of the looks has been as good during the first few minutes here as they were in the first half yesterday, though. They're losing to some of the Sixers 9-6 with an Evan Mobley FT coming.
Ball is up. #Cavs and Sixers are underway here at Rocket Arena.
The Cavs have played the three teams above them in the East since the All-Star break, and it’s clear the one team they’re actually chasing is the Boston Celtics.
With that said, yesterday’s game may have been more about shot variance than anything. open.substack.com/pub/theinsid...
#Cavs trail the Celtics 86-69 after three quarters. Offense looked much closer to normal for Cleveland in that period, but the Cavs dug themselves in too big of a hole for it to make enough of a dent. Donovan Mitchell has 21 points, Evan Mobley has 20 and James Harden has 13.
#Cavs have made it a point to up the pace to start the third quarter. They've already topped their second quarter offensive production in the first 6:25 of the third quarter. Boston leads 62-50.
#Cavs trail the Celtics 56-36 at halftime. Cavs are 2-of-22 from 3-point range in what has been one of the worst shooting displays I can remember seeing. Evan Mobley has 14 to lead Cleveland, Donovan Mitchell has 12 and James Harden has 6. The rest of the roster has combined for four points.
#Cavs have generated some really good 3-point looks and they haven't even been close to making them.
#Cavs trail the Celtics 35-26 after the first quarter. Celtics hit 6-of-10 from beyond the arc and the Cavs were 2-of-8. Evan Mobley leads Cleveland with 9 points on 4-of-6 shooting and has one of the two made 3s for the Cavs. Mitchell has 8 points.
Evan Mobley has had a pretty dominant first three minutes here. #Cavs are up 11-3. Mobley has seven of Cleveland's points and just blocked a Sam Hauser 3-pointer.
#Cavs are opening up with James Harden defending Jayson Tatum, Dean Wade on Jaylen Brown and Sam Merrill on Derrick White.
Ball is up. #Cavs and Celtics are underway here at Rocket Arena.
#Cavs are starting James Harden, Donovan Mitchell, Sam Merrill, Dean Wade and Evan Mobley this afternoon against the Boston Celtics.
Atkinson on Max Strus: “He’s ramping up. I do believe he’s got one more visit with the doctor — I’m not sure when that is, I know it’s coming up — to kind of confirm we’re doing alright.”
Worth mentioning that #Cavs wing Jaylon Tyson (questionable — neck strain) is on the court at his normal warmup time.
I read this in joey tribbiani's voice...but i'm getting by! how are things your way?
#Cavs play the Celtics on Sunday and then the Sixers on Monday.
After that, Cleveland has just one game remaining in its final 17 games against a team currently in the top-6 of either conference (3/31 @ LAL).
The Cavs beat Detroit last night despite not having Donovan Mitchell and not playing their best game, and I think that’s the message that was sent. Plus, Jaylon Tyson’s stellar night, Evan Mobley starting to look like Evan Mobley again. open.substack.com/pub/theinsid...
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#Cavs beat the Pistons 113-109 without Donovan Mitchell. Jaylon Tyson had 22 points, Evan Mobley and James Harden both had 18 and Dennis Schroder had 15 points off the bench. Tyson did an excellent job defensively on Cade Cunningham, too.
