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Kyrie Irving’s turnaround jump shot over Klay Thompson with 3.4 seconds left lifted the NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers to a 109-108 Christmas Day triumph over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday. The rematch of last June’s NBA Finals highlighted the league’s holiday slate, and didn’t disappoint. The Cavaliers — who rallied from 3-1 down in the championship series last season to deny the Warriors a second straight title — trailed most of the game and […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Milwaukee Bucks for the second time in as many days on Wednesday, and this time, they didn’t need overtime to do it. Kyrie Irving scored 31 points and handed out a career-high 13 assists and LeBron James scored 29 points and pulled down nine rebounds in a 113-102 victory over the Bucks in Cleveland. The victory came a day after the Cavaliers needed overtime […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kevin Love scored 29 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers shrugged off the absence of Kyrie Irving to demolish the Memphis Grizzlies 103-86 on Tuesday. Irving was given the night off after complaining of tiredness in his legs after last weekend’s victory over the Charlotte Hornets. But the 24-year-old point guard’s absence was barely felt as Cleveland romped home thanks to Love and LeBron James, who chipped in with 23 […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James scored 34 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers snapped their three-game losing streak with a battling 116-112 win over the Toronto Raptors on Monday. James led the scoring for the Cavs, who also saw Kevin Love pour on 28 points with 14 rebounds as the Raptors’s six-game winning streak came to an end. The Cavs had looked to be easing to victory after opening up a 15-point lead […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Los Angeles Clippers snapped a three-game NBA skid in impressive style Thursday, humbling the reigning champion Cavaliers 113-94 in Cleveland. LeBron James and the Cavaliers endured their second straight defeat on the heels of an upset loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday. It’s the first time this season the 13-4 Cavaliers have lost two straight. The Clippers held an eight-point lead over the lackluster champs at halftime, […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James recorded his third triple-double of the season as the Cleveland Cavaliers are off to one of their best starts in franchise history after a 112-108 win over Philadelphia on Sunday. James and Kevin Love powered the offence through three quarters before Kyrie Irving took over in the fourth for the defending champion Cavaliers who improved to 13-2 on the season. Irving scored 20 of his 39 points […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — LeBron James is donating $2.5 million to an exhibit dedicated to Muhammad Ali at the newly opened Smithsonian National Museum of African American History in Washington, it was reported Thursday. The Cleveland Cavaliers star, a long-time admirer of the late former heavyweight boxing icon, told USA Today he was making the donation to pay tribute to Ali’s achievements both in and outside the ring. “Muhammad Ali is such a cornerstone […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Paul George scored 21 points as the Indiana Pacers took full advantage of the absence of LeBron James to defeat the NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers 103-93 on Wednesday. George also weighed in with 11 rebounds while teammate Jeff Teague added 20 points as the Pacers improved to 6-6 as the Cavaliers suffered only their second defeat of the season to go to 9-2. NBA Finals MVP James had been rested […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Channing Frye’s three-pointer in the final minute lifted the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 121-117 win over the Toronto Raptors in a tight contest between the two best teams in the Eastern Conference. The Cavaliers beat their playoff rivals for the second time this season and the defending NBA champions appear to be an even stronger team than they were last season. “We are a composed team. We have seen […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — New York Knicks president Phil Jackson described LeBron James as a high-maintenance player who likes to get preferential treatment on road trips, the US media reported on Tuesday. “LeBron James likes special treatment. He needs things his way,” Jackson said in an interview this week with ESPN’s Jackie MacMullen. Jackson, 71, told a story of how James left the Miami Heat in the summer of 2014 to join his […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Barack Obama welcomed the Cleveland Cavaliers to the White House on Thursday, celebrating the NBA championship that ended their city’s 52-year wait for a pro sports title. “That’s right, I said world champion and Cleveland in the same sentence — that’s what we’re talking about when we talk about hope and change,” Obama quipped of the Cavaliers rally from a 1-3 deficit in last season’s NBA Finals to […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — LeBron James isn’t sure why the NFL is losing US television viewers while the NBA and Major League Baseball enjoy strong ratings, but he warns the fun factor is dwindling. The Cleveland Cavaliers superstar, speaking to reporters after a workout Monday, said he enjoyed seeing his favorite NFL team, the Dallas Cowboys, win 35-10 at Cleveland on Sunday before appearing at a campaign rally for US Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton […]
