Fear The Sword

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images Garland and Mitchell are expected to play after having injury scares on Wednesday. The Cleveland Cavaliers will be mostly healthy when they take on Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets on Thursday. That didn’t seem like it would be the case midway through the third quarter of Tuesday’s game with the Washington Wizards. Both Donovan … [Read more...] about Garland and Mitchell are available for Cavs vs. Nuggets

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images Don’t be deceived by their record, the Denver Nuggets are still a dangerous opponent. The Cleveland Cavaliers will welcome perennial MVP candidate Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets to town in an inter-conference battle. Who: Cleveland Cavaliers (19-3) vs. Denver Nuggets (11-8) Where: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse - Cleveland, OH When: 7:00 … [Read more...] about Cavs vs. Nuggets preview and gamethread

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images The King returns to face one of his former teams. LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers (12-9) will play the Miami Heat (9-10) at 7:30 p.m. tonight. You can watch the action on Playback with Tony Pesta! Injury Report Lakers: Anthony Davis - PROBABLE (plantar fasciitis), Austin Reaves - QUESTIONABLE (pelvic contusion), Jalen … [Read more...] about Los Angeles Lakers at Miami Heat live on Playback with Fear the Sword.

Photo by Lauren Leigh Bacho/NBAE via Getty Images The Cavaliers have two easier games added to their schedule due to missing out on the NBA Cup. The Cleveland Cavaliers didn’t advance to the next round of the NBA Cup due to two of their three losses this season coming in their group-stage games. As a result, two games that they would’ve played in the NBA Cup have been … [Read more...] about Cavs get a decent consolation prize for missing out on the NBA Cup

Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images Atkinson’s players had nothing but praise for him after he received Eastern Conference Coach of the Month Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson was quick to deflect praise for winning Eastern Conference Coach of the Month in November before their matchup with the Washington Wizards. He believes the players deserve credit … [Read more...] about Cavs credit Kenny Atkinson for their impressive start: ‘He came in and got us right’