Topic: Cleveland Cavaliers

Piston's Villanueva suspended five games

The National Basketball Association's disciplinary committee has slapped Detroit Pistons forward Charlie Villanueva with a five-game ban for an altercation with Ryan Hollings of Cleveland.Villanueva and Hollins exchanged words and grabbed each other late in the Pistons' 110-101 loss to the Cavaliers ...

'King' James jersey out-sells Bryant's

LeBron James was cast as a villain by some for his move from Cleveland to Miami, but that hasn't stopped fans making his Heat jersey the top-seller in the NBA.Sales of James' jersey passed those of Lakers star Kobe Bryant this season, ...

League bans Pistons' Villanueva five games for altercation

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The NBA suspended Detroit Pistons forward Charlie Villanueva five games on Wednesday for an on-court altercation and attempting to escalate the incident by entering the opposing team's locker room twice.Villanueva initiated the altercation with Cleveland's Ryan Hollis during ...

Bulls clinch No. 1 seed in East

The Chicago Bulls secured the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference by beating Cleveland 93-82 with the help of a 24 point and 11 rebound performance from Carlos Boozer.Ronnie Brewer had 12 points while Derrick Rose added 11 points and eight ...

Bulls head into playoffs as top seed in Eastern Conference

CLEVELAND, Ohio (Reuters) - The Chicago Bulls' 93-82 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers Friday not only clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference for the playoffs but also capped a transformation from up-and-comer to title contender.The Bulls are assured of home ...

"King-less" Cavs target bright finish to dark NBA year

TORONTO (Reuters) - A year ago, the Cleveland Cavaliers had the best record in the NBA, the league's best player in LeBron James and were a red-hot championship tip.This season they own the NBA's worst record, James has skipped town for the ...

Knicks back in playoffs after victory over Cavaliers

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Knicks clinched their first post-season appearance in seven years following a 123-107 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday.Amar'e Stoudemire scored 28 points while Carmelo Anthony added 25 as the Knicks returned to the playoffs ...

Cavs finally beat James for a dose of revenge

The Cleveland Cavaliers averted a season sweep by Miami and exacted a dose of revenge against LeBron James by beating the Heat 102-90 on Tuesday.Cleveland took a whopping 23-point lead, then lost it and had to storm back late in the game ...

NBA Cavs finally beat James for a dose of revenge

The Cleveland Cavaliers averted a season sweep by Miami and exacted a dose of revenge against LeBron James by beating the Heat 102-90 on Tuesday.Cleveland took a whopping 23-point lead, then lost it and had to storm back late in the game ...

Cavaliers negate James's triple-double to upset Heat

CLEVELAND, Ohio (Reuters) - LeBron James's triple double was not enough to help the Miami Heat overcome the lowly Cleveland Cavaliers, who beat the playoff bound Heat 102-90 on Tuesday.James, who left Cleveland last season to join Miami as a free agent ...