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Kyrie Returns, Cavs Lose Again

theclevelandfan.com

Not everyone got what they wanted out of Philadelphia’s 103-87 victory over the Cavaliers Wednesday night at the Q, but everyone got what they needed. The slumping 76ers needed a win to strengthen their grip on the eighth and final playoff spot; the Cav…

CNNSI.com

Milwaukee's playoff hopes were dealt a major blow. Just as the eighth-place 76ers creamed the Cavs, the Bucks lost 121-112 to the Wizards and are now 2 1/2 games behind Philly.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Jrue Holiday made five 3-pointers and scored 19 of his 24 points in the third quarter as the Philadelphia 76ers kept their hold on a playoff spot with a 103-87 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night.

nba.com

Kyrie Irving wanted to finish his rookie season on the floor. Despite some worry, the Cleveland Cavaliers will let him do it.

Joanne C. Gerstner, nytimes.com

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons aren't playoff-bound, but there still is something to play for: lottery ping-pong balls. The Cavaliers seem to be embracing the lottery more than the Pistons.

nba.com

The Cavaliers have again recalled forward Luke Harangody from the D-League.

Dan Devine, yahoo.com

"Oh, man. I thought you were gonna do one of these [makes curving hand motion]." — Antawn Jamison to Lester Hudson, probably. Amazingly, this was the Cleveland Cavaliers' best highlight from Tuesday night's 39-point loss to the Detroit Pistons…

Dan Devine, yahoo.com

In the wee hours of Tuesday morning, a fan-written post went live at the great Sacramento Kings blog Sactown Royalty with a simple, matter-of-fact headline: "Cleveland knows how to tank." Given the stinkbomb the Cleveland Cavaliers unleashed a…

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

The “best pure scorer” label always came with a crutch. Yes, you can score, but what else can you do? Carmelo Anthony has been answering a lot of questions lately, and last night he might’ve given the world his best all-around game as a Knick. 35 po…

theclevelandfan.com

The game in 300 words or less There's nothing to see here. Please disperse! Well, that was definitely the worst loss of the season. The Cavs were down 100-50 at the end of the third and wound up losing to a 22-win Detroit Pistons team by 37 points. Not …