CLEVELAND — The strategy of Cavaliers coach Byron Scott was sound. It’s just that power forward Tristan Thompson took it a step too far Wednesday night at Quicken Loans Arena. A rare intentional foul off the ball inside of two minutes turned the tide entirely in favor of the Detroit Pistons, who went on to [...]

INDIANAPOLIS — After the Pacers fell behind against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Indiana coach Frank Vogel decided to fire his team up. Two quick technicals in the third quarter did the trick. “We didn’t want to let him down,” Paul George said after the Pacers rallied from a 20-point deficit for a 99-94 win over the [...]

CLEVELAND — When it was pointed out to Tristan Thompson that the Cavaliers shot 36 percent from the field and still beat the Orlando Magic 91-85 Sunday night at Quicken Loans Arena, the second-year power forward did a double take. “What did we shoot?” Thompson asked in amazement. When told again, he said, “Defense wins [...]

INDEPENDENCE — Power forward Tristan Thompson provided some of the Cavaliers’ best defense of the season Thursday afternoon at Cleveland Clinic Courts. Third-year Cleveland coach Byron Scott, meanwhile, went on the offensive when his job security was brought up. “I don’t necessarily think I need to defend myself to the public or especially in the [...]

CLEVELAND — Cavaliers coach Byron Scott is no longer simply fielding questions about his team’s latest loss. He’s being asked about his job security. That topic came up Wednesday night at Quicken Loans Arena, where the Cavs dropped their season-high 10th straight game, a 113-95 debacle against the Brooklyn Nets in which Cleveland trailed by [...]

ATLANTA — It took 73 games, and the ultimate outcome was the same, but the Cavs finally showed the fight Monday that coach Byron Scott has been waiting to see. Mo Speights matched his career high with 23 points, but the Cavs fell to the Atlanta Hawks 102-94 to extend their losing streak to nine [...]

NEW ORLEANS — On the night their star returned to the lineup, on the night Kyrie Irving was supposed to make everything better, the same old problems resurfaced for the Cavaliers. They couldn’t defend the pick-and-roll, they left shooters open around the perimeter, they showed little effort in a dismal third quarter and were ultimately [...]

CLEVELAND — Upon further review, the Cavaliers found another way to lose Wednesday night at Quicken Loans Arena. His team out of timeouts and almost out of hope, Boston coach Doc Rivers took advantage of a video review with 2.1 seconds left and diagrammed a play that led to Jeff Green scoring at the buzzer, [...]