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Cavaliers down multiple players vs Dallas

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The Cleveland Cavaliers will be missing two key starters Wednesday when they take on the Dallas Mavericks. Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen are both listed as out while Rajon Rondo is considered doubtful.

Mobley suffered an injury in Monday’s win over Orlando with the x-rays on his ankle coming back as negative. Just over a week ago the return timetable for Allen was within three weeks, about two weeks more to go. Rondo has missed the last eight. games, last playing on March 12th.

The Cavaliers being without two-thirds of Tower City will definitely make things a bit more difficult when facing the Mavericks. Mobley and Allen have been instrumental for Cleveland this season, their absence will put more pressure on players such as Darius Garland to carry the load. A factor that could benefit the Cavs is that this is the second game of a back-to-back for Dallas. The Mavericks are traveling to Cleveland having defeated the Lakers Tuesday. Perhaps this could be just enough for the Cavaliers to come away victorious in a time they need it most.

Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 P.M. at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
UPDATE

Rajon Ronso has been downgraded to out.

This will test the depth of the Cavs even further.

Cavaliers to be shorthanded (again) in Philly

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The Cleveland Cavaliers will find themselves shorthanded when they head to Philadelphia.

At a time when the Cavaliers find themselves in the midst of a disappointing stretch of play, they will find themselves shorthanded yet again for Friday’s tilt in Philly. Cleveland will be without Caris LeVert and Dylan Windler with the possibly that Rajon Rondo also misses the contest.

This is far from ideal and the Cavaliers need to straighten things out sooner rather than later. The playoffs are not that far away and they have been limping for some time now. If the Cavs want to put up any sort of fight they need to get right and that starts with getting healthy. While big picture says not to fret over one game, trying to get LeVert accustomed to playing with his new teammates will be a priority considering he has only played four games with Cleveland after being acquired prior to the trade deadline.

Cavaliers lose to Warriors 96-82

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The Cleveland Cavaliers were outplayed in the second half during their 96-82 loss to the Golden State Warriors.

This was a game that the Cleveland Cavaliers never had a chance of winning. The fact that Klay Thompson was playing his first game in two seasons already had the cosmos lined up for a Cavs loss, it was just how much Golden State would win by. While the final score only shows a differential of just 14 points, the Warriors absolutely dominated the Cavaliers in the second half. Cleveland trailed by 24 points late in the 3rd quarter and trailed by double-digits for the entirety of the 4th. The Cavs did cut into the margin, but the points were not impactful in grand scheme of things as the game was never really close over the final two quarters.

Cosmos aside, this game was certainly a case that showed a true contender (Warriors) and a team that still has a long ways to go (Cavaliers). Darius Garland’s nine points on 3-12 shooting is certainly not going to get it done in matchups like this, neither is Kevin Love’s 1-7 effort restyling in just two points. Evan Mobley was 5-12 with 11 points, but that is part of the ups and downs that comes with rookies.

The two most surprising performances Sunday night came from Lamar Stevens and Rajon Rondo. Stevens led the Cavaliers in points with 17 points on 8-11 from the field while Rondo scored 15 off the bench in 29 minutes. Rondo made all three attempts from deep and six of 10 overall.

The final result in this game is nothing to dwell on considering how much better Golden State is than Cleveland. It is key for the Cavs to put this loss behind them and regroup for their next game in Sacramento Monday night.

 

Cavs acquire Rajon Rondo from Lakers

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The Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed to a trade with the Los Angeles Lakers.

In need of some backcourt help, the Cavs struck a deal with the Lakers. Cleveland is sending Denzel Valentine to Los Angeles for Rajon Rondo.

Acquiring a backup point guard became a necessity after the season-ending injury to Ricky Rubio. Rubio was in the midst of one of his better seasons when the injury occurred and. was helping solidify an up and coming Cavs team. Conversely, Rajon Rondo is averaging career-lows in points (3.1), assists (3.7), and minutes per game (16.1). For Cleveland exchanging Valentine for Rondo is an upgrade, but it has more to do with an improvement over the low-end guards currently playing with Rubio out and Darius Garland in health and safety protocols. The Cavs had to make a move and Rondo was more than likely the best player available at the position. Rondo will most likely carve out some type of role in Cleveland, but it will not be impactful as what they had in the now injured Rubio.