Hornets prevail, hold Cavs to zero points in OT
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Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star center Evan Mobley, the reigning NBA Defensive Player of the Year, will miss the next two to four weeks with a left calf strain, the team announced Saturday.An MRI exam on Saturday revealed the extent of the injury with treatment already under way and the team announcing his expected recovery time.
NBA insider Brandon Robinson shared how Cleveland Cavaliers fans might have a way to see superstar LeBron James back on the team for one more ride.
Scottie Barnes and the Toronto Raptors take on Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers at 7 ET on NBA TV.
The NBA fined the Cleveland Cavaliers $250,000 for violating its Player Participation Policy after star point guard Darius Garland was held out of the team's matchup with the Toronto Raptors on Nov. 24.
Donovan Mitchell is putting the Cavs on his back yet again, resulting in him joining Stephen Curry in an exclusive club.
Mitchell scored 24 of his 48 points in the fourth quarter. He drilled eight 3-pointers on the evening. And in the process, he passed Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and tied Jayson Tatum on the all-time 45-point game list. Tatum and Mitchell have both had nine such games in their careers now, according to StatMuse.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are at a bit of a crossroads at this point in the season, peppering in some quality wins and disappointing losses all at the same time.
There are very few teams in the NBA that offer Cleveland a better chance of getting back to winning ways than Washington as the two teams reunite on Friday. The Cavaliers’ current streak of 13 consecutive wins over the Wizards dates back to February 2022, when Cleveland trailed 118-110 in their all-time head-to-head.
Down 15 with one quarter to play against one of the NBA's worst teams, Donovan Mitchell played with a bit of desperation in the final period. "Be aggressive," he said. "Can't really lose this game coming out of the break.