#Cavs list Donovan Mitchell (left eye contusion) and Jaylon Tyson (left great toe sprain) as questionable for tomorrow’s game against New Orleans. Jarrett Allen, Craig Porter Jr. and Tyrese Proctor remain out.

Gamer from Chicago as the #Cavs avoid disaster against the Bulls. open.substack.com/pub/theinsid...

#Cavs lead the Bulls 61-45 at the half. They've led by as many as 23 so far but didn't close out the second quarter particularly strong. James Harden leads everyone with 21 points. Jaylon Tyson has 11 and Evan Mobley has 10. Cavs have forced 12 Bulls turnovers thus far.

#Cavs lead the Bulls 32-22 after the first quarter here in Chicago. Cavs got off to a terrible start, trailing 11-2, before turning it on. James Harden has 16 points so far -- including a 7-point possession -- for the Cavs.

James Harden is cooking the Bulls early on here. He's got 12 points already. #Cavs are up 23-17. They're on an extended 21-6 run.

Early timeout for the #Cavs. They've been awful to start here, trailing the Bulls 11-2 just over three minutes into the game. Bulls are trying to get out and run and having success doing so.

Ball is up. #Cavs and Bulls are underway here at United Center.

#Cavs say Donovan Mitchell is out tonight against the Bulls. They’re starting James Harden, Sam Merrill, Jaylon Tyson, Dean Wade and Evan Mobley.

The Cavs played better defensively than the 20 made 3-pointers from Milwaukee might indicate, but they allowed their offense to fall off a cliff and that was the real sin. open.substack.com/pub/theinsid...

Lots to talk about from this one -- both good and bad. I'll have you covered over at Locked On Cavs and The Inside Shot! You can subscribe here! theinsideshot.substack.com

#Cavs beat the Bucks 123-116. Not the greatest performance for the Cavs, but they withstood being outscored by 24 points from beyond the arc. James Harden and Evan Mobley were both fantastic. They each had 27, and Mobley had 15 boards, too.

#Cavs are losing to the Bucks 87-85 after three quarters. Milwaukee has hit 17 of 31 shots from beyond the arc and Donovan Mitchell has 11 points on 3 of 11 shooting for the #Cavs. That's a losing recipe against a bad team.

#Cavs trail the Bucks 58-57 at halftime. Game can be summed up by Milwaukee hitting eight 3s in the second quarter and the Cavs making none of them. Handful of the makes from Milwaukee were tough, a few weren't.

#Cavs lead the Bucks 37-24 after the first quarter. Defensive effort was night and day compared to Sunday against Dallas. James Harden and Evan Mobley were both excellent -- Harden has 14 points and Mobley has 10.

Another great start for Evan Mobley -- except for the fact he missed two more free throws. He's got 10 of Cleveland's first 19 points. He's already taken eight shots. #Cavs are always better when they play through one of the bigs.

#Cavs are starting James Harden, Donovan Mitchell, Sam Merrill, Dean Wade and Evan Mobley tonight in Milwaukee.

#Cavs say that Jarrett Allen is going to miss all three games on this road trip due to right knee tendonitis.

#Cavs list Jarrett Allen (knee), Tyrese Proctor (quad) and Craig Porter Jr. (groin) all out tomorrow against the Milwaukee Bucks. Sam Merrill (hamstring) is questionable. Jaylon Tyson (ankle) is probable.

Milwaukee Bucks say that Giannis Antetokounmpo (ankle), Ousmane Dieng (illness) and Myles Turner (right calf strain) are all questionable for tomorrow's game against the #Cavs.

Dallas is back up by 18 points with 4:23 left in regulation and #Cavs fans are heading for the exits. I'm not sure if this is the worst loss the Cavs have had this season, but if it isn't, it's near the top of the list.

This has been a very discouraging effort from the #Cavs. They're trailing Dallas 100-86 after three quarters. A very poor effort defensively against a team that they shouldn't have many issues with. They've got 12 more minutes to prevent what would be one of their worst losses of the season.

#Cavs trail the Mavericks 60-59 at halftime. Max Strus has a game-high 16 points in his season debut. Evan Mobley has 13, Donovan Mitchell and Dean Wade both have 12. Cavs haven't been good defensively today and have too many turnovers. Mavericks are playing with more force.

#Cavs trail the Mavericks 35-31. Pretty bad defensive performance from the Cavs to start this one. Not enough energy on that end of the floor in the first 12 minutes. The good news is Max Strus played the final 4:32 of the first quarter and knocked down all three 3s he took.

Welcome back, Max Strus. He's got six points on his first two possessions of the season. Cashes in on two 3-pointers from the left wing and suddenly this building has a lot of energy in it.

Ball is up. #Cavs and Mavericks are underway here at Rocket Arena.

Max Strus is officially available for the #Cavs for the first time this season. Jaylon Tyson (ankle) is out.

Going from that Lakers/Nuggets game to one involving the Kings is some serious whiplash.

That's gotta be the best win of the season for the Lakers?

Not sure I've ever seen a better missed FT than the one Austin Reaves just had. What an absurd game this has been.

Full injury report for the #Cavs tomorrow against Dallas: Max Strus (Jones Fracture) is probable. Jaylon Tyson (ankle soreness) is questionable. Jarrett Allen (knee), Sam Merrill (hamstring), Craig Porter Jr. (groin), and Tyrese Proctor (quad) are all out.

#Cavs throttle the Mavericks 138-105 to close out their quick two-game road trip. Best way to describe it is that they handled business in an appropriate way against a bad team. Evan Mobley had 29 points & 7 boards in 23 minutes, Donovan Mitchell had 24 points & 8 dimes and James Harden had 17/7/7.

#Cavs lead the Mavericks 109-83 after three quarters. They scored 41 points in the third quarter and got whatever they wanted offensively. Evan Mobley leads them with 29 points and 7 rebounds, Donovan Mitchell has 24 points and 7 assists, James Harden has 17/6/7.

#Cavs lead the Mavericks 67-50 at halftime. Evan Mobley has 23 points on 10-of-12 shooting, James Harden has 10/6/5 and Donovan Mitchell has 12 points. Think the Cavs have looked really good defensively, too. Seven different players recorded a steal in the half.

#Cavs lead the Mavericks 38-21 after the first quarter. Cavs offense looked awesome, Evan Mobley dominated and they outscored Dallas 30-9 over the final eight minutes. Exactly how they should look against a bad team on the second night of a back-to-back.

Excellent start for Evan Mobley so far. He's got nine of the first 13 for the #Cavs. Already with five shots attempted.

#Cavs lose to the Magic 128-122. Looked a step slow on defense all night and definitely lost the battle of force, too. James Harden and Keon Ellis were both pretty good, but there wasn't much else going well for them. Can't win games putting opponents on the line 37 times.

#Cavs and Magic are tied at 62 at halftime. Thought Cleveland's defense was better in the second quarter, but they've got to do a better job keeping the Magic off the free throw line. James Harden has been really good so far. He and Donovan Mitchell both have 16 points.

#Cavs trailing Orlando 38-35 after the first quarter. Cleveland has shot it well but they've looked slow and pretty out of sync defensively. Magic have played with a lot more force than the Cavs so far.

The Cleveland Cavaliers assigned Max Strus to the Cleveland Charge today. Strus practicing with the Charge is a sign that he’s not far off from playing for the #Cavs.

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#Cavs list Jarrett Allen (knee tendonitis), Max Strus (Jones Fracture) and Tyrese Proctor (quad contusion) as out for tomorrow's game against the Orlando Magic.

The NBA giving the Knicks national TV games for the final two games of a 5-in-7 stretch is so brutal.

#Cavs beat the Sixers 115-101 in a game that wasn't as close as the final score. Professional effort from the Cavs against an undermanned Philly squad. James Harden had 21/5/5, Keon Ellis had 19 points and hit four 3s and Donovan Mitchell had 17.

#Cavs lead the Sixers 87-66. This is a pretty bad version of Philly, but I think the Cavs have done well defensively in this one. Harden leads all scorers with 21 points and Ellis has 17.

#Cavs lead the Sixers at halftime 56-44. The offense has looked clunky, outside of Keon Ellis hitting four 3s, but the defensive effort has been pretty solid for Cleveland against this undermanned Sixers team. Far from perfect, but good enough for tonight.

Jaylon Tyson beats the first quarter buzzer with a 3-pointer to give the #Cavs a 26-20 lead. Don't think the Cavs starters had great energy, but the reserves did. James Harden leads the Cavs with seven points, Evan Mobley has five and Dennis Schroder has four.

The #Cavs are, once again, missing all of their 3s. I don't think the quality of the looks has been as good during the first few minutes here as they were in the first half yesterday, though. They're losing to some of the Sixers 9-6 with an Evan Mobley FT coming.

Ball is up. #Cavs and Sixers are underway here at Rocket Arena.

The Cavs have played the three teams above them in the East since the All-Star break, and it’s clear the one team they’re actually chasing is the Boston Celtics. With that said, yesterday’s game may have been more about shot variance than anything. open.substack.com/pub/theinsid...

#Cavs trail the Celtics 86-69 after three quarters. Offense looked much closer to normal for Cleveland in that period, but the Cavs dug themselves in too big of a hole for it to make enough of a dent. Donovan Mitchell has 21 points, Evan Mobley has 20 and James Harden has 13.