Well, the most recent win streak is over, but it comes with an asterik, as the Cavaliers played (and lost) their 1st game without their superstar, LeBron James on Saturday night, 92-85. However, a 7 point loss to a legitimate playoff team without the best player in the game & with your starting point guard shooting [...]
The Cavaliers had a scare, but were able to make it 6 wins in a row last night, as they have held their opponents to 96.3 points per game over the streak. Their last 3 opponents, meanwhile, have been held to just 92.3 points per contest on 43.7% shooting from the field, while coughing the [...]
This past week I was fortunate enough to coordinate a roundtable chat focusing on the Cleveland Cavaliers with some of the best Cavs bloggers on the internet. The participants of this chat included myself, Len Kehoe, who does a fantastic job on the Numbers Don’t game previews, John Krolik from Cavs: The Blog, and Jacob [...]
This post is in no way meant to intrude on my colleague MoFlo’s excellent game preview work here at NumbersDont. He breaks down the opponent on an every-game basis. I’m merely here to add some views on a once great rivalry that has completely disappeared. And admittedly, it makes me a little sad… bear in [...]
The Cavaliers are on yet another 5 game winning streak. It’s their 5th of the season, and the 11th of the past 2 seasons. In 8 of those instances, the winning streak would eventually end on the road. They have now held their last 5 opponents to 97.2 points per game on 43.9% shooting, including 30.1% [...]
Dear Numbers Don’t,
After watching LeBron James torture the Knicks all season long, I told my friend that he doesn’t dominate any other team like he does New York. He made the argument that he never played that well against the Knicks until recently. I remember some big games from LeBron versus New York in the [...]
The Cavaliers have now won 4 in a row after dropping 3 straight right after the all-star break and will be playing their 3rd straight game without Shaquille O’Neal guarding the paint. This will also be the 1st full game that they will play against a true center without Shaq or Z in the lineup. [...]
You’ll very rarely catch me writing something that has absolutely nothing to do with statistics. Typically I’ll write about what I see and then use the stats to back up my opinion. It’s a mixture of observation and mathematical fact that I liken to a DJ listening to two separate songs, imagining how they could [...]
The Cavaliers have now won 3 in a row after going through their 1st 3 game losing streak in the past 2 seasons, as they picked up an OT win in Toronto, 126-118, the day after picking up a huge win in Boston. The Clevelanders improved to 6-1 without Shaquille O’Neal in the lineup this season, as it [...]
There’s an old saying that claims you only get one chance to make a good first impression. If this is the case, Antawn Jamison may have made the worst first impression in Cavaliers history. In his first game with Cleveland, Jamison went 0-12 from the field, tallying only 2 points. This not only fails to [...]
