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Game Preview Reaching the halfway point of the season and coming off one of their most impressive wins the Cavaliers stay home to host the Utah Jazz. The Jazz are 13-25 overall and 4-13 on the road. They are 5-17 against teams .500 and above. This will be the first game of their road trip. On Saturday they were blown out at home by the 14-25 Hornets 150-95. It was the worst loss in the 51-year history of the Jazz. The Jazz were missing three starters on Saturday; PF Lauri Markkanen, C Jusuf Nurkic, and SF Ace Bailey. Without their entire starting front line the Jazz gave up 41 second chance points as they were crushed on the glass by a 61-35 margin. As of Sunday night it’s unknown whether any or all will play against the Cavs. The...

Game Summary Playing a team in a home-and-home scenario feels like a mini playoff series, and the atmosphere certainly felt like that in Cleveland. The Cavs defense was (still) not where it needed to be but the margin for error is a lot higher when you can make shots. The Cavs had 5 players with 20+ points (just the 2nd time in Cavs history) and put up their 2nd highest point total on the season. They also had a 47 point 4Q, and times when Darius Garland and Evan Mobley looked like the type of offensive players the Cavs have been needed, and wanting, around Donovan Mitchell. By the Numbers 98th: Percentile points per 100 possession offense by the Cavs 12-21: The Wolves first half three-point shot making 4-11: The Wolves second half...

Game Preview The Cavs return home for a rematch with the Timberwolves after a close loss in Minnesota on Thursday. The Cavs did a pretty good job offensively, scoring 122 points against a defense that averages 114. But defensively the Cavs could not contain the league’s 5th best offense. The Wolves average 120 ppg and scored 131 against the Cavs. The foursome of Anthony Edwards, Julius Randle, Jaden McDaniels, and Anthony DiVincenzo combined for 101 of the Wolves’ 131 points. They all scored between 22 and 28 points. Edwards and Randle are listed as questionable for this game with foot maintenance for Edwards and a sore thumb for Randle. If those two or even one of them is out it would significantly help the Cavs’ chances, on paper...

Game Summary Pick your poison: A team that can't consistently put consistent efforts together; a coach that has now started a three small guard lineup against a long and length team; or a third quarter that was harder to watch then they played defensively. The Cavs looked liked they were about to get the brakes beat off them to start the game but then responded, rebalanced and made a game out of it. But then threw it all away in the 3Q. They tried to mount a comeback late but they eventually settled in the deep hole they dug themselves in. By the Numbers -12: The Cavs deficit to start the game just four minutes in 43: 43! 43 points by Minnesota in the 3Q 57.3%: The T'Wolves FG% on the night - they shot 50% FG% in 3 of 4 quarters 52.7%...

Game Preview The Cavaliers, having won 4 of their last 5 with the loss being to Detroit by 4 points, finish their short two-game road trip against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Wolves are 24-13 overall and 13-6 at home. They are 7-9 against teams over .500. The Wolves are scorching hot at the moment. Since getting off to a 10-8 start they have gone 14-5. In their last two games they beat Washington by 26 points and Miami by 28. They have no significant injuries. Anthony Edwards leads the way with a scoring average of 29.4 points per game on 51% overall and 40% on 3’s. Julius Randle has a slash line of 22/7/6 and Jaden McDaniels has a line of 14/4/3. McDaniels is shooting 42% on 3’s. Donte DiVincenzo (13 points) and Rudy Gobert (11...

Game Summary It wasn't always pretty but the Cavs did something they haven't done much this season: Pull one out in the clutch. While the Fan Duel Sports Network feed cut out for the final few possessions, Darius Garland did enough while the cameras were still rolling to push a wobbly Cavs team across the finish line. It shouldn't take this type of effort against the league's worst team, and defensively things have to be cleaned up, but a win is a win and the Cavs will take all they can get especially in a Donovan Mitchell-less game. By the Numbers -9: Cleveland was outscored 93-84 through three quarters +13: Cleveland outscored the Pacers by 13 in the final quarter 36:45: Time that Indiana lead throughout the game 15-6: Cavs advantage...

Game Preview After a disappointing home loss to the Pistons the Cavs hit the road for their second game against the Indiana Pacers, who are sporting the NBA’s worst record at 6-30. To make matters worse, the Pacers have lost 12 in a row and Benedict Mathurin and Obi Toppin are out. Mathurin is their second leading scorer at 18 ppg and Toppin averages 14 so between them the Pacers need to make up 32 points and 13 rebounds per game. The Pacers lost Tyrese Haliburton to injury in the Finals last year and Myles Turner left in free agency so with Mathurin and Toppin also out they’re a shell of the team that ran the Cavs out of the playoffs last spring. They still have some good players in Pascal Siakam (24/7/4), Andrew Nembhard...

Game Preview Winners of three straight and showing signs of finding their identity the Cavs host the first place Detroit Pistons who arrive with a record of 25-9. The Pistons are 12-6 on the road and 9-5 against teams over .500. However, the Pistons have lost 3 of their last 4 games including losses to the 12-21 Jazz and the 12-21 Clippers. They beat the 21-11 Lakers without Austin Reaves. Detroit has allowed 118.8 points over its last five games — six full points above its season average — to drop from second in the league to fifth. - fieldlevelmedia.com Center Jalen Duren and forward Tobias Harris, both starters, are out. So is reserve Caris LeVert. For the Cavs Jarrett Allen is questionable with an illness and Dean Wade and Sam...

Game Summary The Cavs won a game they should have won but it was a lot harder than it should have been. With 80% of the Nuggets starting lineup out, a heroic 4th Quarter comeback is not ideal. A win is a win but it's been a struggle to string together game-by-game consistency all year. 3 quarters of the Knicks game, and then 5 bad quarters. Two really good wins, and then almost a bad loss. Donovan Mitchell rescued the Cavs from an offensive abyss with some help from bench friends throughout. It sets up for a Central Division battle on Sunday. By the Numbers +13: The Nuggets outscored the Cavs 73-60 in 2Q + 3Q +14: The Cavs outscored the Nuggets 25-11 in the 4Q 55: Total rebounds for the Cavs, outrebounding the Nuggets by 23 32 on 50...