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Picture: Outside of Quicken Loans Arena on Wednesday, April 12th, 2017. The Cleveland Cavaliers finished the 2016-2017 regular season with a record of 51-31. This was six fewer wins than last season (57-25) and two fewer wins than two seasons ago (53-29). With that said, they are preparing to open the 2017 Playoffs as the #2 seed in the Eastern Conference against the #7 seed Indiana Pacers.  In a past article , it was stated that even the best teams make changes to their lineup, and they do this throughout the playoffs. When it comes down to it, teams typically have: Star players who are core players Role players who are core players Role players who are situational players Bench players who are secondary backups As it stands, the Cavs enter the 2017 Playoffs with the following rotation : F/G LeBron James, G Kyrie Irving, F/C Kevin Love C/F Tristan Thompson, G/F J.R. Smith, G/F Iman Shumpert, F/G  Kyle Korver, F/G  Richard Jefferson, F/C  Channin...

In only a few minutes, the 2016-2017 NBA season will begin. The Cavaliers and the Warriors remain the top contenders for the NBA championship. The next closest contenders appear to be the Clippers and the Spurs in the Western Conference and the Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference.  With that said, here are the preseason Team Chemistry Rankings.                                             1.   Cleveland Cavaliers                                             2.   Golden State Warriors                                             3.   Los Angeles Clippers                   ...

Finally, it is time for Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals! Much of the media focus has been on possible history being written by either team (Golden State for most wins by a champion over the course of the season and playoffs; Cleveland as the first champion to come back from a 3-1 Finals series deficit) and the legacies of LeBron James and Stephen Curry. When it is all said and done, Game 7--just like any basketball game--will be won as a team game, not just by the highest scoring individual player. Projected Lineups Golden State Warriors: PF   Harrison Barnes SF   Andre Iguodala C     Draymond Green SG  Klay Thompson PG  Stephen Curry Key Primary Reserves: G Shaun Livingston, G Leandro Barbosa, C Festus Ezeli Key Secondary Reserves: C/F Anderson Varejao, F/C James Michael McAdoo, C/F Marreese Speights Other Reserves: G Ian Clark, G/F Brandon Rush Out: C Andrew Bogut (injured), F Kevon Looney (injured-still recovering from surgery)  ...

Picture: November 28, 2015. The Cavaliers defeated the Brooklyn Nets,  90-88,  on LeBron James's running hook shot with 1 second left.  NBA rotations are typically built as follows: Star players who are core players Role players who are core players Role players who are situational players Bench players who are secondary backups Back in March, I looked at  the existing Cavs rotation and the projected Cavs playoff rotation . Since then, the Cavs have signed Dahntay Jones and have smoothed out the playoff rotation. As expected, Channing Frye has overtaken Timofey Mozgov as the third main big man in the rotation. The current Cavs' rotation is:  LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love J.R. Smith, Tristan Thompson, Iman Shumpert, Channing Frye, Richard Jefferson, Matthew Dellavedova Timofey Mozgov, Mo Williams, Dahntay Jones James Jones, Jordan McRae, Sasha Kaun Coach Lue has established a core group of nine players that has...

Game day is here in Cleveland as the Cavaliers and the Toronto Raptors are tied 2-2 in the Eastern Conference Finals. The last time the Cavs were tied 2-2 in the Eastern Conference Finals, LeBron James reeled off 48 points against the Detroit Pistons, including 29 of the Cavs' last 30 points. 2016 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS NOTES Series: The home team has controlled the tempo in each of the first four games, with the home team dominating the road team in every second quarter so far.  Kevin Love had 25 offensive rebounds in the first two rounds (eight games). He has only one offensive rebound so far in the first four games of the series.  Cleveland has either tied or had more assists than Toronto in each game thus far (22-19, 24-17, 15-15, 23-17).  Games 1-2: In games 1 and 2, the Raptors guarded the three-point line and paid the price as the Cavs scored 126 points in the paint.  The Cavs outrebounded the Raptors 45-23 in Game 1 and 46-38 in Game 2...

As reported by ESPN's Doris Burke during Game 1, Raptors coach Dwane Casey does not expect starting center Jonas Valanciunas to be ready to return from injury until next week. In his absence, the Cavaliers scored 56 points in the paint and outrebounded the Raptors 45-23 in Game 1. Those familiar with Casey know that he is one of the top defensive coaching minds in today's NBA. He was Rick Carlisle's lead defensive assistant when the Mavericks upset the Heat in the 2011 Finals. To turn the tide in that series, he had the Mavs play a 2-3 zone to eliminate the Heat's ball movement. However, the Cavs are too strong of a three-point shooting team for a 2-3 zone to work effectively. With that said, what will the Raptors try to do in Game 2 to change the flow of the game in their favor? 1) They will slow down the pace. During the season, the Raptors played the second-slowest pace in the league. They are built to play a half-court offense that picks and chooses when to ...