Articles tagged with "Cleveland Cavaliers":

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NBA Playoffs in Numbers: Eight Statistics You Weren’t Expecting

Here at How to Watch Sports we’re big on numbers, and we’ve assembled some of the most surprising stats that we’ve encountered surrounding these Playoffs.

This Year’s NBA Finals Will Be in the Eastern Conference

The NBA Finals technically pit the winners of the East and West against each other. This year, that definitely won’t mean the two best teams in the league.

NBA Playoffs Preview: Cavaliers vs. Bulls

The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Chicago Bulls meet in a first-round playoff series. HTWS uses spider graphs to break down the matchups.

The Perils (and Perks) of Plus-Minus in the NBA

We know LeBron means a lot to the Cavs. But how much does Anderson Varejao mean? HTWS turns to plus-minus to find out.

Decimated: How the Cavaliers and Blazers Are Dealing With Injuries

Conventional NBA wisdom holds that a team needs a few short guys and a few tall players to be successful. How To Watch Sports checks in with Cleveland Cavaliers analyst Roger Pimentel and Portland Trail Blazers analyst Sam Orme to explore these two teams who have been ravaged by injuries, losing their small guys and big guys, respectively.

LeBron James’ Foul Issue: A Rebuttal

A recent article set the internet aflame with the idea that LeBron James gets special treatment from referees. Unfortunately, the statistics actually imply the opposite.

NBA Mid-Season: Buy the Cavaliers, Nuggets; Sell the Celtics, Magic

We’re just past midway on the NBA season, and there’s a lot for us to look at. Of particular interest is how the top teams have fared against other top teams, and how their offseason personnel moves have panned out.

By the Numbers: Ranking the NBA By Top Ten Players

HTWS breaks down NBA teams by examining top players per position and takes a look at potential playoff outcomes.

Forget MJ and Kobe, LeBron James is a Spitting Image of Kevin Garnett

Highly-touted player, drafted high directly out of high school to a perennially-struggling team in a small market hungry for a championship. That’s LeBron James, right? Or is it Kevin Garnett?

Two Games In, the Cleveland Cavaliers Need to Fire Coach Mike Brown

Last year, Cleveland Cavaliers’ coach Mike Brown was the NBA’s Coach of the Year, and led his Cavs to the Eastern Conference Finals. And now, after only two games, he’s got to go.