Cleveland rallies past New York for 61st victory

Cavaliers continue quest to clinch East when battling Spurs

The Cleveland Cavaliers can inch closer to clinching the best record in the Eastern Conference if they can beat the San Antonio Spurs on Friday in a late-season, interconference game in the Alamo City.

Cleveland rallies past New York for 61st victory

The Cavaliers have a five-game lead for the top seed in the Eastern Conference with six games remaining.

Cavs close in on East title by throttling Knicks in second half

Evan Mobley does not get a vote to determine who should be named NBA Defensive Player of the Year. If he did, he knows without hesitation what name would be first on his ballot. “I feel like the way I’ve been playing definitely deserves Defensive Player of the Year,” Mobley said in the Cavaliers’ locker room on March 30 after the Cavs beat the Los Angeles Clippers, 127-122 at Rocket Arena. “I just go out there and play my brand of basketball. Tr…

Heat humble Celtics for sixth straight win, Cavs top Knicks

The Miami Heat ended Boston's nine-game NBA winning streak with a 124-103 victory that pushed the reigning champion Celtics further behind Eastern Conference leaders Cleveland -- who rallied to beat New York on Wednesday.

Mitchell scores 27 points as Cleveland rallies past New York

CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers matched the second-most wins in franchise history, defeating the New York Knicks 124-105 on Wednesday night. Jarrett Allen added 21 points for the Cavaliers, who have 61 wins, equaling the 2009-10 squad. That was the final season in LeBron James’ first stint with the team. The franchise record is 66 wins during the 2008-09 season. With Cleveland’s win and Boston’s loss to …

Cavaliers rally past New York for 61st victory

CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers matched the second-most wins in franchise history, defeating the New York Knicks 124-105 on Wednesday night. Jarrett Allen added 21 points for the Cavaliers, who have 61 wins, equaling the 2009-10 squad. That was the final season in LeBron James’ first stint with the team. The franchise record is 66 wins during the 2008-09 season. Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Al…