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Whoever had the Cavs coming out the gate after a loss on the second leg of an away back-to-back against an undefeated home team going on a 18-4 run, please raise your hand. The Cavs came out buzzing, getting contributions from all their starters early and threw the first punch. The ball was hopping, shots were falling, and the best players were engaged. Donovan Mitchell had 11 of the Cavs first 25 points, which they hit just midway through the first quarter. Tonight, we were blessed with good Mitchell. Slicing, dicing, being aggressive and the jump shot was pure. You can’t tell me that was the same player last night versus Orlando, as the player on the floor tonight versus Boston. This game turned into a spot shooting contest. The teams...

The Cavs and Magic played again in as many days and the script was the same: a tight game for most of the way but the home team pulled away in the second half. Despite some resistance by the away team, the home team held on for a double digit win. With no Evan Mobley and Caris LeVert, this is really a game the Cavs needed at least one of two things to happen: Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland to both have good games, or the team shoot well from deep. As you may guess, neither happened. Mitchell posted as quiet of a 22 point night as you can find, as he provided relatively little impact for most of the night. Mitchell struggled to find his jumper, as his point total was bolstered by free throws (8 for 9). He finished with only 3...

Having defeated the short-handed Magic on Wednesday and the short-handed Heat on Saturday the Cavs make the short trip north for a rematch against the 15-7 Magic, this time in their building. The Magic have won eight straight at home and are 10-2 overall in their house. Both teams had two days off in sunny Florida to prepare for this one. The Cavs will be playing three games in the next four days, all on the road, against Orlando, Boston, and Boston. This will probably be the toughest four days of the season. The Magic have enjoyed a rather easy schedule and 10 of their 15 wins have come against teams with records under .500. The Cavs beat a depleted Magic roster in Cleveland on Wednesday by a 121-111 score. Starting center Wendell...

Jig and Rch are back following a Cavs win over the Magic to restore order amongst the chaos surrounding the Wine and Gold Good Guys to start this season. The fellas connect to discuss: Browns new quarterback is an old AFC North Nemesis Rch's record recommendation comes from the city of Pittsburgh The guys go back and recap the win against Orlando @stick joins with a call that continues in the optimistic legacy of Brew's recent call Jig recommends a record and an artist that is outside of all of the boxes And the guys touch base on headband triple double Luka and some around the NBA talk Call in and shoot your shot with a :24 second take to be part of the next show 216-282-6289 or join the conversation by creating a profile, reading...

Cavs took their talents to South Beach, and get out of there with a win. Just when they turn you off, they draw you right back in with three straight wins after a lowly loss to Portland at home. The Cavs go to an impressive 7-3 away from Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. Dean Wade has played in 14 games, missed 8 games and now started 7 games. An Evan Mobley injury created a spot start opportunity for Wade who responded with a team best +23. Wade’s statline wasn’t anything to write home about but he played well enough in the minutes they needed with Mobley out, and was a key cog in limiting Jimmy Butler to 16 points on 15 shots and 33% from the field. But also.. DEAN WADE. The last two games have been a welcomed change in starting the game...

After an impressive win over the Magic the Cavs take their talents, such as they are, to South Beach. Both the Cavs and Heat sport 12-9 records; the Heat are 5-3 at home while the Cavs are 6-3 on the road. These teams played in Cleveland on Nov. 22 with the Heat destroying the Cavs 129-96. However, the Cavs had beaten the Sixers in overtime the previous night in Philadelphia and were exhausted while the Heat had the day off. Donovan Mitchell did not play and the end of the Cavs’ bench (Merrill, I. Mobley, Banes, etc) played 67 minutes. Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo were out for Miami but it didn’t matter. Jarrett Allen, wiped out from jousting with Embiid the night before, had 4 points in 23 minutes and the rest of the starters were...

Can this Cavs team show up more often? It wasn’t perfect, it wasn’t always pretty, but it was much more along the lines how everyone expected this team to play. They had five players in doubt digits, competed (more) on defense, and the starting backcourt had 61 points, 15 assists and 4 turnovers. More of that please. Starting out, you thought it might be another one of those quarters. We’ve talked about the Cavs sluggish defensive starts, and being near the bottom of the league in first quarter defense. The Magic scored 10 of their first 12 points in the paint. It looked that way, and then things turned around. While the Magic were getting in the paint, the Cavs were pretty active and attentive defensively. But what really turned the...

Let’s address the elephant in the room: Yeah, the Donovan Mitchell contract saga is and will be a little awkward. Mitchell has two more guaranteed years on his deal with a player option in 2025/2026. He can be a free agent as early as two years’ time and the window to trade Mitchell to recoup value is next year. So, the fork in the road is quickly approaching. The discussion of a star player leaving Cleveland for greener pastures isn’t a new one. Cavs fans were ever used to it during the first LeBron James tenure and became more accepting of such discussions during his return. Guardians fans known it’s a formality once a homegrown player reaches a certain level of stardom that it’s only a matter of time until a prospect haul is...

If the Cavs were a rollercoaster, it’s not one I’d want to ride. Going 6-2, then losing to a lowly Blazers team at home, and to being down 8 deep into the second half versus a team that didn’t win in the month of November, is quite the ride. They managed to squeak out a 9-point victory (bad teams stay bad) but it was anything but revitalizing. The Pistons started out by pounding the paint, and challenging the Cavs inside the arc. While the Cavs are overall strong paint defensive team, they’ve been more susceptible to paint scoring to start games which goes against what you’d think would happen having Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley on the floor. In the 1st quarter of their last 15 games, the Cavs rank 22nd in points in the paint allowed...