'Cavs Notes'
Rookie of the Year Kyrie Irving credits his coach and his dad
INDEPENDENCE — Drederick Irving is Kyrie Irving’s father and Byron Scott is the 20-year-old’s coach, but sometimes the two men switch roles. Other times, they occupy both. That’s why Irving went out of his way to thank both men Tuesday morning when he was named NBA Rookie of the Year at Cleveland Clinic Courts. After [...]
Kyrie Irving picked as NBA rookie of the year
CLEVELAND — Kyrie Irving began his first pro season as the top pick and ended it as the top rookie. Cleveland’s smooth, playmaking point guard has been chosen as the NBA’s Rookie of the Year, a person familiar with the voting told the Associated Press on Sunday. Irving’s selection is hardly a surprise since the [...]
Cavs’ Dan Gilbert trying for lottery repeat; sees wins coming
INDEPENDENCE — Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert wants to duplicate the draft lottery and change his team’s win total for the better. In a 17-minute session with the media Wednesday at Cleveland Clinic Courts, Gilbert said the Cavs will try to duplicate everything from last year at the May 30 lottery in New York. The traveling [...]
Good luck: Cavs hope draft pays off again, but contention likely a ways off
INDEPENDENCE — Nick Gilbert brought the Cavaliers good luck again Friday. The popular 15-year-old son of Cavs owner Dan Gilbert represented the team at a drawing in New York to break a draft order tie between Cleveland and New Orleans, who finished with identical 21-45 records. The Cavs won and would pick one spot ahead [...]
Cavs lose last game of season
CHICAGO — Despite playing a major portion of the season without the reigning MVP, the Chicago Bulls still escaped the regular season unscathed. John Lucas III scored a career-high 25 points, Joakim Noah had 13 points and 13 rebounds, and the Bulls clinched the top overall seed in the NBA playoffs with a 107-75 victory [...]
Young guys fill in, but Cavs still lose
CLEVELAND — In the first NBA game of his life, D.J. Kennedy led the Cavaliers in scoring and minutes played. That says all that needs to be said about Cleveland’s approach in a 96-85 loss to the Washington Wizards on Wednesday at Quicken Loans Arena. In his team’s final home game of the season, coach [...]
Plenty of prizes at Cavs’ fan appreciation night tonight
CLEVELAND — A ton of people are going to win tonight. The Cavaliers might even be among them. Cleveland plays its final home game of the season at Quicken Loans Arena — the 2011-12 season concludes Thursday in Chicago — in what has once again been designated “Fan Appreciation Night.” Considering the opponent is the [...]
Kyrie Irving good, foul shooting less than fair as Cavs lose again
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tony Allen’s defensive accomplishments now include the Grizzlies’ franchise record for steals in a game, a performance that helped Memphis get its fifth straight win. Allen scored 13 points and snagged a franchise-best eight steals Monday night as the Grizzlies pulled away at the end for a 109-101 victory over the Cleveland [...]
Cavaliers lose their fourth in five games
SAN ANTONIO — Tim Duncan rested, and Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili called it an early night. With another win Monday, the Spurs’ veterans can take the remainder of the regular season off. Ginobili scored 20 points Sunday to lead San Antonio to its seventh straight victory, 114-98 over the Cleveland Cavaliers. San Antonio (47-16) [...]
Big games from Manny Harris, Samardo Samuels fuel Cavaliers past Knicks
CLEVELAND — Manny Harris and Samardo Samuels showed Friday why the Cavaliers haven’t given up on them. What they’ll show the next time they take the court is anyone’s guess. Harris had 19 points and a career-high 12 rebounds in a starting role and Samuels had 15 points off the bench as the Cavs defeated [...]
Cavs notes: Anderson Varejao’s season officially over
CLEVELAND — It’s official: Cavaliers center Anderson Varejao is done for the season due to a fractured right wrist. The Cavs made the announcement Friday prior to a game against the New York Knicks at Quicken Loans Arena, meaning Varejao will have missed the last 41 games of the 66-game season after suffering the injury [...]
Kyrie Irving returns and Cavs stay in lottery pick hunt
CLEVELAND — Kyrie Irving played, didn’t get hurt and the Cavaliers lost. At this point, that pretty much constitutes a successful night for most Cleveland fans, as their team continued its quest to finish with the third-worst record in the league by falling 103-87 to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday at Quicken Loans Arena. Irving, [...]
Pistons embarrass Cavaliers 116-77
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Greg Monroe dribbled out from near his own basket all the way into the frontcourt. Then the 6-foot-11 center made a nice pass to Brandon Knight, who dunked the ball at the buzzer. On this night, it really was that easy for the Detroit Pistons. “Sometimes, there are just crazy nights [...]
Cavs feel the effect of back-to-back-to-back games
CLEVELAND — Their legs were already fatigued. Then their brains stopped working. Playing for the third time in as many nights, the injury-riddled Cavaliers didn’t do much right Sunday while losing 100-84 to the equally injury-riddled Orlando Magic at Quicken Loans Arena. There were plenty of lowlights for the Cavs (20-39), including a 30-point first [...]
Cavs notes: No Magic for Orlando starters
CLEVELAND — Embattled Orlando coach Stan Van Gundy isn’t expecting any Magic. With center Dwight Howard possibly done for the season due to a herniated disk in his lower back and small forward Hedo Turkoglu out until at least the playoffs due to a facial fracture, Van Gundy is telling his healthy players not to [...]