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With sweat streaking down his face and into his bushy beard, LeBron James was not in a playful mood following practice. The cold stare. The pursed lips. The focus. This is no time for frivolity. With Cleveland in the midst of its annual January deep freeze, a troubling stretch where losing multiplies quickly into rumors, drama and even more distractions for the NBA's most scrutinized superstar and his teammates, the Cavaliers are being questioned again. And for good reason. While they played well for more than three quarters in a loss — their ninth in 12 games — on Monday night to the defending champion Golden State Warriors, James found little to be encouraged about. "You don't win championships Continue to Article

January 17, 2018 5:09:pm EST

The Cleveland Cavaliers are mired in a losing run, and the cracks may just be starting to show. A report from Dave McMenamin of ESPN, published on Tuesday evening, sheds new light on what is turning into a troubled season for the Cavaliers, whose loss to the Golden State Warriors on Monday night was the eighth in their last ten games. McMenamin spoke to “multiple”, “prominent” Cavaliers players who he says aired their doubts about whether the team’s problems are solvable. Continue to Article

January 17, 2018 7:00:am EST

After all the battles over the past three years, the exchanging of championships and champagne celebrations, the Warriors truly respect the Cavaliers and give honest props to LeBron James for being a great player. "I was a little upset at halftime just because we weren't guarding anybody," Warriors coach Steve Kerr told reporters at Quicken Loans Arena. The Warriors spent the first quarter lounging about at scrimmage speed. Continue to Article

January 16, 2018 11:24:am EST

Kevin Durant scored 32 points, Stephen Curry added 23 and the Golden State Warriors extended their road winning streak to 13 games with a 118-108 Martin Luther King holiday victory Monday night over the Cleveland Cavaliers, their struggling NBA Finals foes. Durant scored 16 in the third quarter for the defending NBA champions, who haven't lost outside Oracle Arena since Nov. 22. LeBron James scored 32 points and Kevin Love 17 for Cleveland, which had its home winning streak stopped at 13. Isaiah Thomas, getting his first taste of the Warriors-Cavaliers rivalry, had 19 points in a season-high 32 minutes as he works his way back from a hip injury. It was Golden State's second straight win over Continue to Article

January 16, 2018 12:17:am EST

The defending champion Golden State Warriors tightened the screws defensively in the second half Monday night, rallying from a halftime deficit to a 118-108 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA's marquee matchup on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Cleveland. The Warriors' 13th consecutive road victory in a rematch of last June's NBA Finals allowed them to sweep the season series from the Cavaliers for the second time in the last three seasons. The Warriors had beaten the Cavaliers, 99-92, at home on Christmas Day. Continue to Article

January 15, 2018 11:33:pm EST