Cleveland Cavaliers

Courtesy of OddsShark.com The division rival Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers are set to renew hostilities on Friday when they meet at Quicken Loans Arena. Oddsmakers currently have the Cavaliers listed as 12-point favorites versus the Bulls, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Bulls were badly outscored in the fourth quarter, but managed to hang on and defeat the Pistons 92-85 on Wednesday. The Bulls failed to cover the 7-point spread, and the teams played UNDER the posted total of 181. John Salmons led the way with 22 points, and Derrick Rose added 19 in the win. Six players reached ... Read Full Story

LeBron James says that he is willing to initiate the movement for all players to pay homage to Michael Jordan. He says he will lead that movement by switching his number from 23 to 6  next season, and by publicly insulting everyone he has ever met, taking a cue from Jordan's hall of fame speech. "If you see 23 you think of Michael Jordan," said James "If you think of arrogant speeches brimming with insults toward people that have contributed to your life, you think of Michael Jordan." LeBron has already begun to compile the list of people he will include in his verbal beatdown at his next ... Read Full Story

Luol Deng scored 15 points and helped stop LeBron James on a drive in the final seconds as the Chicago Bulls ended Cleveland's three-game winning streak with an 86-85 win over the Cavaliers on Thursday night. Derrick Rose had 14 points and 11 assists and John Salmons added 14 points for the Bulls, who handed the Cavs their second loss at home. Cleveland, which lost to Boston in its opener, only lost two regular-season games and went 45-3 at Quicken Loans Arena last season. James, who led the Cavaliers with 25 points, lost the ball out of bounds with 3.2 seconds to go after ... Read Full Story

Delonte West sat under the basket after practice on Monday chatting with teammates. Cleveland's troubled star was expected to face reporters for the first time since taking two leaves of absence during training camp and missing the Cavaliers' first three games. Instead, he quietly slipped through the door and out of the building. He wasn't ready yet. West has already shown he's good to go on the court, and coach Mike Brown isn't placing restrictions on him, although Brown won't start West on Tuesday night against Washington. "I'm not worried about his minutes if he's active," Brown said. "There's no coddling or anything like ... Read Full Story

LeBron James had little to say Thursday about the prospect of playing with Dwyane Wade next season, and that was fine. Having them on the same court was enough of a treat for now. The two All-Stars put on a show in their first showdown of the season, and James scored 34 points to help the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Miami Heat 111-104. Wade scored 36 points but couldn't rally the Heat from an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter. Mo Williams made five 3-pointers and scored 25 points for the Cavs, while Shaquille O'Neal added 14 in a return to his former home ... Read Full Story