Despite missing Karl-Anthony Towns in their dominant win over the Bulls on Friday, the Knicks are nearing full health as the playoffs approach. With that development, the shape of the postseason rotation is beginning to take shape, Ian Begley of SNY writes. On Friday, with Mitchell Robinson starting, head coach Mike Brown experimented by using […]
Karl-Anthony Towns missed the New York Knicks' 136-96 win over the Chicago Bulls due to right elbow impingement. Towns participated in pre-game warmups before getting ruled out. Mitchell Robinson tooks Towns' place in the starting lineup. Towns is averaging 20.1 points and 11.9 rebounds on the season.
Indiana Pacers (18-59, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (48-29, fourth in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Sunday, 6 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Conference foes Cleveland and Indiana meet on Sunday. The Cavaliers have gone 30-18 against Eastern Conference opponents. Cleveland ranks fifth in the Eastern Conference with 28.3 assists per game led by James Harden averaging 8.1. The Pacers are 14-34 against Eastern Conference opponents. Indiana averages 13.7 turnovers pe...
The Cavaliers clinched a berth in the playoffs after winning at Golden State on Thursday, per the NBA (Twitter link). More to come…
Donovan Mitchell had 25 points and six rebounds, Max Strus' 3-pointer with 54 seconds left helped seal it as he scored 24, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Golden State Warriors 118-111 on Thursday night. James Harden contributed 19 points and five assists as the Cavs won for the seventh time in nine games during a stretch playing five times in eight nights. Gui Santos and Brandin Podziemski scored 25 points apiece for the Warriors, who were missing Stephen Curry for the 27th straight gam...
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Random dribbles following the Cavaliers’ 127-113 road loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday. 1. Well, Jarrett Allen was really good early. That was about the only positive to come from this one. 2. Allen was good. Donovan Mitchell was not. Evan Mobley was flat-out bad. 3. Actually, Mobley just didn’t show up. In […] The post Dribbles: Cavs look unprepared, uninspired in ugly loss to Lakers appeared first on Hoops Wire.
Evan Mobley’s 34-point performances lead Cavaliers to victory.
The Utah Jazz are moving forward wihtout Donovan Mitchell, and they’re more than fine
The Knicks are finding important leadership voices beyond their main stars.
Center Jarrett Allen sparked Cleveland in his return from injury, scoring 18 points in 18 minutes as the Cavaliers rocked the Miami Heat 149-128.
The New York Knicks were flying high. Seven straight wins had the Madison Square Garden faithful dreaming of a deep playoff run. But a 114-103 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday night served as a massive reality check, and center Mitchell Robinson isn’t letting anyone, himself included, off the hook. Following the disappointing performance […] The post Knicks’ Mitchell Robinson calls out team, says they “ain’t doing sh*t” appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Cleveland Cavaliers host the Miami Heat at Rocket Arena on Wednesday night in a matchup with playoff positioning at stake in the East.
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The Cavs defeated the Magic despite their lack of defense.
Donovan Mitchell scored 42 points, James Harden added 26 and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Orlando Magic 136-131 Tuesday night to extend their winning streak to four games. It is Mitchell’s sixth game with at least 40 points this season, tied for fourth-most in the league. The All-Star guard also continued his mastery of the Magic.
CLEVELAND — Random dribbles from the Cavaliers’ 136-131 win over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday. 1. If you only attended the postgame press conference, you may have thought that the Cavaliers lost. 2. “When you win like this, it doesn’t feel like a win,” Donovan Mitchell said, diplomatically. 3. And this is a guy who […] The post Dribbles: Cavs top Magic, but Kenny Atkinson sounds alarm on defense appeared first on Hoops Wire .
The Magic didn’t have an answer for Mitchell.
As the Cleveland Cavaliers’ season begins to wind down, there are curiosities about who will join James Harden, Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley, and Jarrett Allen in the Cavs’ starting lineup when the playoffs come around. Due to injuries and sporadic player availability, it’s been difficult to establish consistency in the first five since the beginning […] The post Why this Cavs player must join James Harden, Donovan Mitchell in starting lineup appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Oklahoma City Thunder will travel to Philadelphia on Monday, March 23, facing the 76ers at Wells Fargo Center with several key absences. Oklahoma City has Ajay Mitchell sidelined due to a league suspension, while Thomas Sorber remains out recovering from right ACL surgery. Two-way players Payton Sandfort and Nikola Topic are unavailable. Philadelphia enters […] The post Thunder vs 76ers injury report ahead of Monday’s matchup appeared first on TalkBasket.net .