Double shot of Love for Cavs : Kevin Love returned to the floor at Quicken Loans Arena for his second game back from foot surgery. He played much more than he did on Friday in Washington. Love logged 16 minutes and scored 14 points in the Cavs' 107-104 win vs. the Knicks on Monday night. Read more. A dunk at last: Collin Sexton won the Powerade Jam Fest dunk contest in 2017 when he was in high school. But that high-flying ability has not translated to the NBA yet. Monday night, he dropped just his fourth dunk of his career. And as Joe Noga of cleveland.com wrote, the dunk was a moment that got his teammates excited after they had been teasing him about it for a while. Read more. Can Knight find himself in Cleveland? Brandon Knight is at a crossroads in his NBA career. The former No. 8 pick is on his fifth NBA team after being traded from the Rockets to the Cavaliers on Wednesday. But as Chris Fedor of cleveland.com wrote, Knight still believes that he can rediscover himself despite numerous injuries. "It’s just about getting a rhythm and getting those reps in. I’ve been off for a long time so as my rhythm gets back and my reps get back I’m confident in being that same player that I used to be," Knight said. Read more. Reunited in Cleveland: Knight made his Quicken Loans Arena debut on Monday as a member of the Cavaliers. Seated in press row for the game was cleveland.com's Hayden Grove, a classmate of Knight's who was in class with him when he received his second Gatorade National Player of the Year trophy from Alonzo Mourning. Grove reflected on the unique reunion that Monday night brought. Read more. Cavs sign Stauskas for rest of season: Last week was a very difficult week for Nik Stauskas. He was involved in three deals in four days before being released by the Pacers. The Cavs were one of the teams that acquired and dealt Stauskas. And on Monday, the team signed him for the rest of the season. He summed up his crazy week when talking to reporters including Fedor. "When I got traded here initially I knew it was going to be a good opportunity. I was bummed when I was traded to Houston because I wanted to be here and thought it would be a good opportunity so when Koby (Altman) called me and told me he was going to work to bring me back I was super excited and glad he made that decision," Stauskas said. Read more. Path set at trade deadline: If they stay on this path and continue to make shrewd moves like the ones at the deadline, making the most of their assets, then eventually they can emerge from the darkness, writes cleveland.com's Chris Fedor. Read more. Spending for picks: As the Cavs have one of the worst records in the NBA as they sort through the rubble of LeBron’s departure, they ADDED $34.4 million to the payroll, writes Plain Dealer columnist Terry Pluto. That’s how they added those eight draft picks – by using their salary cap room and owner Dan Gilbert’s check book to take on bad contracts. Read more. Knight's debut: Knight put things simply minutes after his first game since being traded to Cleveland. “It’s funny how things work out,” he said. Knight went 3-of-3 from the floor, all from 3-point range, in Saturday’s 105-90 loss to the Pacers. He only played 12 minutes in the loss, writes cleveland.com's Tim Bielik. Read more. National stories Westbrook breaks Wilt's record: Russell Westbrook is already the only player in NBA history to average a triple-double for a season. He has another triple-double record. Monday, he got one for the 10th game in a row, breaking Wilt Chamberlain's record in Oklahoma City's 120-111 win vs. Portland. Read more. Kawhi breaks Brooklyn's heart: Monday night was a measuring-stick game for the Nets in Toronto. Brooklyn overcame an eight-point fourth-quarter deficit and led in the final minute before falling to the Raptors, 127-125. Kawhi Leonard won the game with a bank shot with 4.4 seconds left. Read more. See more Cavaliers Keep up with the cleveland.com YouTube page devoted to the Cavaliers. Click here to subscribe. Today's birthdays: Hall of Famer Al Cervi (1917), Hall of Famer Bill Russell (1934), former Cavalier Larry Nance (1959), Dell Demps (1970), former Cavalier Scot Pollard (1975) - Tim Bielik, cleveland.com |
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