Fear The Sword

Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images There are plenty of losers to pick from for the Cavs, who failed to show up in their biggest game of the season. With their season essentially on the line, the Cleveland Cavaliers imploded in Indiana and were dismantled by the Pacers 129-109. The 20-point loss looks a lot better than what actually happened, which was a 41-point halftime … [Read more...] about Winners and Losers: Cavs vs. Pacers Game 4

Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images Shams Charania reports that it’ll be a game-time decision for Game 5. Nothing is going right for the Cleveland Cavaliers right now. They’re playing awful, they’re injured, and things don’t seem to be getting better any time soon. Shams Charania of ESPN reported on Monday afternoon that Mitchell’s MRI has shown a “reaggravation of an ankle … [Read more...] about Donovan Mitchell underwent an MRI, diagnosed with reaggravated ankle injury

Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images They’ve been telling us who they are for three years now. INDIANAPOLIS — The Cleveland Cavaliers essentially had their season on the line tonight, but you wouldn’t have known it with the level of aggressiveness and physicality they played with. It’s cliché and usually reductive to say that a team wanted it more. Maybe it is here as well. … [Read more...] about 17 Takeaways from Cavs’ humiliating Game 4 loss

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Cleveland’s season appears to be ending with a whimper. INDIANAPOLIS — This wasn’t a series the Cleveland Cavaliers were supposed to win for whatever reason. It isn’t officially over, but there’s absolutely no reason to believe that this is a series that Cleveland can come back from after Donovan Mitchell crumpled to the floor … [Read more...] about Cavs implode in most important game of season

Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images That was embarrassing on all fronts. The Cleveland Cavaliers had likely their worst showing of the year with the season on the line. And they lost Donovan Mitchell to a non-contact ankle injury in a game that wasn’t as close as the 129-109 score indicates. The Indiana Pacers now lead the series 3-1. Grades are based on our usual … [Read more...] about Player Grades: Cavs at Pacers Game 4