Tag: Kevin Love

NBA: Love’s 34-point quarter powers Cavaliers over Portland

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kevin Love scored 34 first-quarter points, the second-most in any quarter in NBA history, on his way to a season-high 40 points Wednesday as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Portland 137-125. The 28-year-old power forward made eight 3-point shots in the opening quarter, joining his first-quarter point total as a club record, and he hit his first seven shots, six of them 3-pointers. “I had a good rhythm, made my […]

NBA: Cavaliers try to pull level with Warriors in Finals

by Jim SLATER CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — Defending champion Golden State and the LeBron James-led Cleveland Cavaliers rallied around underperforming stars on the eve of Friday’s turning point fourth game in the NBA Finals. The Cavaliers trail the best-of-seven series 2-1 despite a 120-90 romp Wednesday that has many questioning Cleveland’s need for injured forward Kevin Love and why NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry of the Warriors has had only a so-so finals […]

Love’s labor lost: Cavs forward to miss Finals game three

CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love will miss Wednesday’s third game of the NBA Finals after suffering a concussion from a blow to the head in game two, the NBA club announced. Love was listed as out for the pivotal matchup in Cleveland, with the defending champion Golden State Warriors leading the best-of-seven championship series 2-0. Golden State’s Harrison Barnes struck Love in the back of the head with his left […]

NBA: Concussion-hit Love remains uncertain for Cavs

by Jim SLATER CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — Cleveland forward Kevin Love’s status remains uncertain for Wednesday’s crucial third game of the NBA Finals after suffering a concussion in the Cavaliers’ game-two loss to defending champion Golden State. Love did not take part in practice and Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue said that a decision will be made Wednesday on Love, who has shown improvement since being struck in the back of the head by the […]

NBA: Cavaliers sitting pretty with 3-0 series lead

WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) — LeBron James and Kyrie Irving took over in the fourth quarter as the Cleveland Cavaliers took a 3-0 stranglehold lead over Atlanta on Friday to move within one win of advancing to the NBA semi-finals. James and Kevin Love each posted a double-double for the Cavaliers who drained 21 three pointers against the Hawks in a 121-108 victory. Cleveland is the first team in NBA history to hit at […]

Cavs’ Kevin Love, now a free agent

JUNE 26 (Eagle News) — Cleveland Cavaliers star player Kevin Love opted out of his ten-year contract for said team, with many other (National Basketball Association (NBA) teams wanting to add Love in  their roster. (Cleveland, United States) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/lE9W2vsY0gA