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NBA playoffs 2017

LeBron James Isaiah Thomas

LeBron James, Isaiah Thomas share long hug after series

LeBron James and Isaiah Thomas shared a long embrace after the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals on Thursday to end the series. Thomas re-aggravated his hip injury during a Game 2 blowout loss in …

John Wall

8 breakout players of the NBA Playoffs

The NBA’s regular season can drag and lose the interest of the casual fan. When the lights turn up in the playoffs, some players shrink and others rise to the occasion. Responding in the postseason can change a player’s career. With free agency and a …

Tyronn Lue: Gameplanning to defend Celtics harder than Warriors

The Cleveland Cavaliers are not taking their series with the Boston Celtics lightly at all. In fact, they’re very concerned about how different Boston looks without Isaiah Thomas. After the Cavs won Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals on …

Ty Lue cracks joke to reporter LeBron James jabbed

Ty Lue had a sense of humor after his Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics 112-99 to win Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals on Tuesday night. Lue was asked a question after the game by Cleveland radio reporter Kenny Roda. Lue responded by hitting …

Kevin Love: Kyrie Irving was ‘special’ in Game 4

After losing Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals to the Boston Celtics, the Cleveland Cavaliers were in danger of dropping a second game. But then Kyrie Irving stepped up. They were down by 10 at the half and star LeBron James had four fouls, so …

Kyrie Irving ankle

Kyrie Irving tweaks ankle in Game 4, remains in game

Kyrie Irving gave Cleveland Cavaliers fans a major scare late in the third quarter of Game 4 when he went down with a foot injury. Irving was running in transition following a steal on the defensive end by LeBron James and went to the rim after being …

LeBron James gets in foul trouble early in Game 4

As if the Cleveland Cavaliers losing Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals at home weren’t already bad enough, their efforts to regain control in the series in Game 4 were harmed when LeBron James got in foul trouble early on Tuesday. James …

Kevin Durant Warriors

Kevin Durant apologizes for response to fans complaining about blowouts

The 2017 NBA playoffs have not been all that competitive, and the dominance of the Golden State Warriors has a lot to do with that. When Kevin Durant was informed last week that fans have not been pleased about that, he told them to simply turn off …

Warriors owner: We were better than Cavs last year

Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob just gave the Cleveland Cavaliers some bulletin board material for the NBA Finals. After his Warriors swept the San Antonio Spurs to reach their third consecutive finals, Lacob said he wants the Cavs again …

Gregg Popovich

Gregg Popovich: Criticism of Warriors is ‘disrespectful’

The Golden State Warriors on Monday finished off a sweep of the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals, making them 12-0 in the playoffs so far. The Warriors were expected before the season to compete for the NBA title and reach their …

David West face

David West’s perplexed face in Game 4 becomes meme

The Golden State Warriors are headed to another NBA Finals appearance as well as another trip to the Meme Hall of Fame. In the second quarter of the Warriors’ series-clinching victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday, veteran big man David …

JR Smith Indians

JR Smith credits ‘luck of the Irish’ for Avery Bradley’s game-winner

J.R. Smith thinks the Boston Celtics may have had some help from a higher power in their Game 3 upset victory over his Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday. Speaking with reporters at Cavs practice on Monday, Smith commented on how Avery Bradley’s …

Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Irving: Cavs were served ‘slice of humble pie’

There’s been a common theme among some of the Cleveland Cavaliers following their Game 3 loss to the Boston Celtics on Sunday night. The Cavs were up by 21 points in the third quarter and allowed the Celtics to get back in the game and …

Isaiah Thomas

Celtics were upset with talk focusing on Isaiah Thomas

The Boston Celtics rallied back from a 21-point deficit in the third quarter on Sunday to beat Cleveland Cavaliers, and they did it without Isaiah Thomas. In fact, not having Thomas may have been the primary source of motivation that fueled the …

LeBron James

LeBron James tries to explain off game: ‘I didn’t have it’

LeBron James was oddly nonchalant after one of the worst playoff games of his career. James scored just 11 points in the Cavaliers’ 111-108 loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Sunday night. The 11-point …

Brad Stevens refuses to criticize LeBron for 11-point game

LeBron James may have had a poor Game 3 in Cleveland on Sunday night, but Brad Stevens isn’t about to criticize the 4-time MVP for the dud. James scored 11 points, added 6 rebounds and 6 assists in 45 minutes for easily his worst game of the …

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