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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James has picked up right where he left off last season, scoring 24 points and dishing out eight assists on Friday as the Cleveland Cavaliers cruised past the Milwaukee Bucks 116-97. The four-time NBA most valuable player led the Cavaliers in scoring for the second straight game despite missing most of the pre-season with an injury. When James started the season he knew it was going to take […]
OAKLAND, United States (AFP) –Kevin Durant scored 39 points and the Golden State Warriors won their fifth NBA title Monday, ripping Cleveland 129-120 to capture the NBA Finals for the second time in three seasons. Golden State took the best-of-seven series 4-1, reclaiming the throne they lost to the Cavaliers a year ago. The Warriors completed a 16-1 playoff run, the best post-season win percentage in NBA history.
By Jay Rosquites EBC Florida Bureau (Eagle News) – Time was a major factor in determining if the Golden State Warriors would pull off some playoff magic in game three of the NBA Finals. Late in the fourth quarter the Cleveland Cavaliers seemed to be off to a comfortable lead until the Warriors went on an 11-0 run. With 45 seconds left, Kevin Durant pulled up and made a 3-pointer to take a 114-113 lead . […]
By Josh Tolentino | EBC Sports CLEVELAND, USA (Eagle News) — Avery Bradley knocked down a three-pointer with .1 left to lift the Boston Celtics past the Cleveland Cavaliers 111-108, Sunday evening, as the Celtics stole Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals at Quicken Loans Arena. The Celtics, who are without leading scorer Isaiah Thomas (hip) for the rest of the playoffs, are the first team to defeat the Cavs this postseason. The Cavs’ loss […]
By: Norman Castro, EBC Sports International, New York Bureau Nine Days. Nine Days seems like an eternity in an NBA season. Teams can be on a five game win streak or struggling to stay above .500. The Cleveland Cavaliers were resting. The Boston Celtics? Well, they were struggling tooth and nail against the now ousted Washington Wizards. With momentum a huge part of the NBA and “rust” always being a factor that pundits talk about, […]
by Jim SLATER Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — LeBron James resumes his bid for a seventh consecutive NBA Finals appearance Thursday while the Golden State Warriors plan their third consecutive finals trip and Russell Westbrook takes aim at history. And with the NBA trade deadline Thursday along with the resumption of play following the mid-season NBA All-Star Game break, the championship chase swings into high gear. Only six players have reached the […]
By Josh Tolentino EBC Sports Bulls upset King James and Cavs 111-105 CHICAGO — LeBron James arrived Friday evening at the United Center dressed in Cubs pinstripes, as part of a World Series bet made with former teammate Dwayne Wade. The King was greeted by hundreds of reporters and plenty of laughs. James’ smile and the laughs ended soon after as the Chicago Bulls went on to hand the defending NBA Champion, Cleveland Cavaliers a […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers looked every inch the reigning NBA champions Wednesday, opening the preseason with a 117-102 victory over the Orlando Magic. The Cavaliers led by as many as 31 points, even with Kyrie Irving taking a night off, the Cavaliers preferring to rest their star guard for the exhibition after his exertions in helping the United States to Olympic gold in Rio de Janeiro. “Playing, […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Unprecedented demand for Cleveland Cavaliers merchandise after the team’s first NBA title lifted them atop team sales, the league announced Thursday, but Golden State’s Stephen Curry topped jersey sales. The Cavaliers edged Golden State 4-3 in the best-of-seven championship series, bringing Cleveland its first champion in any major sport since 1964 and boosting the club on global online league store sales. Not since January of last year, near the […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The champion Cleveland Cavaliers will pay a league-high $54 million luxury tax for last season for going over salary cap limits on their title-team payroll, ESPN said Sunday. Owner Dan Gilbert will have to send the league a check for salary overruns in the championship season that brought Cleveland its first sports champion since 1964. Seven teams in all exceeded the $84.7 million tax threshold for last season, the […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Not only did LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers make the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history to dethrone the Golden State Warriors, they broke viewership, social media and souvenir sales records as well. The NBA announced Tuesday that the epic seven-game series was America’s most watched NBA championship final since 1998, when Michael Jordan won the last of his six career crowns, as well as the most-viewed NBA […]
by Jim SLATER OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — LeBron James delivered one of his mightiest all-around performances and the Cleveland Cavaliers completed the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history Sunday, dethroning defending champion Golden State 93-89 to capture their first league title. James scored 27 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and passed off 11 assists to win the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award for the third time in his career as the Cavaliers became the […]
