Tag: Cavaliers

Golden State and Cleveland ready to play for an NBA crown once again

OAKLAND, United States (Reuters) – LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant spoke to the media on Wednesday (May 31) ahead of Thursday’s opening game of the NBA Finals. The season that has had little in the way of drama will come to a gripping close over the next two weeks, when two familiar foes fittingly battle in the finals for an unprecedented third consecutive year. James and the Cleveland Cavaliers are four wins away […]

NBA: Cavs repeat, Warriors dynasty at stake in Finals showdown

by Jim Slater Agence France Presse OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — LeBron James has the Cleveland Cavaliers poised for a championship repeat in his seventh consecutive NBA Finals while Kevin Durant has sparked a historic Golden State playoff run in search of his first title. The epic squads collide in an unprecedented third consecutive NBA Finals starting Thursday at Oakland, with the host Warriors an oddsmakers favorite in the hotly anticipated best-of-seven showdown against a […]

NBA: Kerr to miss NBA Finals opener

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr on Monday ruled himself out of being on the bench for Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, but said he could return at some point in the series. Kerr has been absent from the Golden State bench for 10 straight playoff games as he deals with complications from 2015 back surgery. “I’m not ready to coach yet,” Kerr said […]

NBA: 2017 NBA Finals schedule

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Schedule for the 2017 NBA Finals, the best-of-seven championship series between the reigning champion Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors: Thursday, June 1 – Cleveland Cavaliers at Golden State Warriors Sunday, June 4 – Cleveland Cavaliers at Golden State Warriors Wednesday, June 7 – Golden State Warriors at Cleveland Cavaliers Friday, June 9 – Golden State Warriors at Cleveland Cavaliers Monday, June 12 – Cleveland Cavaliers at Golden State […]

NBA: Cavaliers crush Celtics to book title clash with Warriors

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers, fueled by another milestone night for Lebron James, powered into a third straight NBA Finals meeting with the Golden State Warriors with a dominant 135-102 win over the Celtics in Boston on Thursday. The reigning champion Cavaliers wrapped up a 4-1 victory over the Celtics in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals. For the third straight year they will face the Golden State Warriors in the championship […]

NBA: No blame for LeBron after Celtics no-show, says Lue

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue refused to point the finger of blame at LeBron James on Monday, a day after a woeful performance from the NBA star gave the Boston Celtics a postseason lifeline. Cleveland had appeared to be cruising towards a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals after romping to victory in the opening two games of the best-of-seven series. But James’ miserable outing allowed the Celtics […]

Celtics wins against Cavaliers in game 3

The Boston Celtics won against the Cleveland Cavaliers with the score of 111-108 after Avery Bradley’s last second 3 point clinching the Celtics win. The latest team standing is 2-1 in favor of the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Celtics won after beating the Cavaliers with almost 16 points on the 2nd quarter of the game. Celtics’ guard Marcus Smart led the team with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. While Avery Bradley, who scored the […]

NBA: LeBron wins Citizenship Award for community service

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James, snubbed in voting for this season’s NBA Most Valuable Player award, was named Sunday as winner of the NBA Citizenship Award for community service. The prize, voted upon by a media panel, is open to NBA players, coaches or trainers for their off-court work. James, a four-time NBA MVP, has improved educational opportunities for more than 1,100 at-risk and disadvantaged youth in his hometown […]

NBA: Win over Celtics counts for nothing, says LeBron

BOSTON, United States (AFP) — LeBron James believes Cleveland’s regular-season rout of Boston will count for nothing as the two teams prepare to clash in the opening game of the Eastern Conference finals here Wednesday. The Cavaliers dismantled the Celtics on April 5 in a crushing 114-91 blowout at the TD Garden, completing a 3-1 record over Boston over the 2016-2017 campaign. But James insists the Cavaliers’ dominance of their opponents over the regular season […]

NBA: Cavaliers sweep past Raptors into conference finals

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers powered into the Eastern Conference finals on Sunday, downing the Toronto Raptors 109-102 to complete a four-game sweep of their playoff series. LeBron James scored 35 points with nine rebounds and six assists as the Cavaliers subdued the desperate Raptors to remain unbeaten in eight games in these playoffs. They’re the first team to win eight games in a row over consecutive post-season runs. […]

NBA: Cavs cruise past Raptors, Leonard shines for Spurs

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kawhi Leonard scored a game- high 34 points as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Houston Rockets 121-96 on Wednesday to level their NBA playoff series at one game each. Leonard also delivered eight assists and seven rebounds for the Spurs, who now travel to Houston for games three and four of the best-of-seven second round Western Conference series. “We were focused,” Leonard said. “We lost by 30 points […]

NBA: Cavaliers down Raptors in second-round playoff opener

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — LeBron James scored 35 points and grabbed 10 rebounds on Monday, leading the reigning NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers over Toronto 116-105 in the opener of their second-round playoff series. Kyrie Irving added 24 points and 10 assists while Kevin Love had 18 points and nine rebounds as the Cavaliers seized the edge in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference matchup with game two set for Wednesday. The Cleveland-Toronto winner next faces Washington […]