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Cavaliers get back forward Dean Wade against Celtics. Center Jarrett Allen still out with rib injury
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers forward Dean Wade made his playoff debut in Game 3 — and made an immediate impact — against the Boston Celtics on Saturday night after being sidelined the past two months by a strained right knee. Wade hadn't played since March 8, three days after he...
Mitchell's game-high 33 points not enough for Cavaliers in 120-95, Game 1 loss to Celtics
BOSTON (AP) — Donovan Mitchell kept scoring, and the Cleveland Cavaliers weren’t getting any closer. Jayson Tatum was struggling, and the Celtics kept pulling away. Mitchell led all scorers with 33 points on Tuesday night in Cleveland’s 120-95 loss to Boston in...
Cavaliers pull together to overcome Orlando, but challenge stiffens with top-seeded Celtics up next
CLEVELAND (AP) — It took Donovan Mitchell's magnificence, a historic comeback and plenty of grit for the Cavaliers to escape the first round. It will take even more to go any further. Cleveland avoided a second straight first-round playoff knockout — and a...
Cavs center Jarrett Allen is out for Game 7 vs. Magic with rib injury, missing 3rd game in series
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen will miss Game 7 against Orlando on Sunday with a painful rib injury that sidelined him for the final three games of the series. Allen, who grabbed 20 rebounds in Game 2, had been the Cavs' most consistent player in the series before...
Cavaliers C Jarrett Allen ruled out for Game 6 of first-round playoff series against Magic
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers are playing Game 6 of their first-round NBA playoff series against the Orlando Magic without center Jarrett Allen, who is sitting out for the second straight game Friday night because of a bruised rib. Allen, who has arguably been the...
Cavaliers, Mavericks trying to close out 1st-round NBA playoff series in Game 6s
The Orlando Magic desperately want an opportunity to go back on the road. The Los Angeles Clippers are hoping to go home, though not for good. There are two more elimination games in the NBA playoffs Friday night, with the Magic hosting the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Clippers...
Cavs center Jarett Allen doesn't practice with rib injury and status for Game 6 in Orlando uncertain
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Cavaliers starting center Jarrett Allen did not practice as he continues to be slowed by a painful rib injury that could keep him out of Friday night's critical Game 6 in Orlando. Allen didn't dress for Cleveland's 104-103 win in Game 5 on...
Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen not playing Game 5 against the Orlando Magic because of bruised rib
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen is not playing in Tuesday night's pivotal Game 5 against the Orlando Magic because of a bruised rib. Allen, who has arguably been the Cavs' best player to this point in a deadlocked Eastern Conference series, took an elbow...
James, Lakers facing elimination Saturday. Magic, Pelicans and Heat seek home wins
Nikola Jokic moved LeBron James out of the way as they battled for a rebound, grabbed the ball, got fouled and scored off the putback. And all James could do was turn his palms skyward, as if to ask “what else can I do?” That sequence in the third quarter of Game 3...
76ers, Magic, Lakers head home for Game 3 trailing 2-0 in NBA playoff series
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid and the 76ers had just dropped two straight playoff games in New York that left them feeling like — well, like their playoff series against the Knicks was far from over. “We’re going to win this series," Embiid said. A bold...
