What makes this situation different, however, is that it didn't transpire overnight for the 47-win Magic, who are in the postseason for the first time since 2020 as the No. 5 seed heading into Game 1 Saturday at the No. 4 Cavaliers. It was evident during their 22-win season, Mosley's first in Orlando and first as a head coach in the NBA ..read more

It is safe to assume Jarrett Allen would always choose “truth” if he were ever roped into a game of Truth or Dare. Allen has been with the Cavaliers since being acquired in a trade with the Nets on Jan. 14, 2021. James Harden going from Houston to Brooklyn was the headliner in the three-team trade, but as it turned out the Cavs were the biggest winners because of how consistently Allen has performed, last year's disappointing showing in the playoffs notwithstanding. Allen and the rest of the Cavaliers, with basically the same starting unit from 2023, get a chance to atone for last year's quic ..read more

Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen doesn't regret the harsh, eye-popping review he gave of his postseason performance a year ago. Looking back, he told the truth about himself — and the Cavs. In the aftermath of Cleveland being pummeled and knocked out in the first round of last year's playoffs by the much tougher New York Knicks, Allen admitted that he wasn't ready for the stage or the spotlight. “The lights were brighter than expected,” he said after the Knicks won the series 4-1 ..read more

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It might as well be the Cavs and Magic. Orlando is almost a spitting image of last year's young, inexperienced Cleveland squad — and there are numerous similarities between the two this year. The Cavs have been top 10 in defensive rating three of the first four seasons under Bickerstaff's watch ..read more

The chase for the Larry O'Brien Trophy begins in the Eastern Conference on Saturday when the No. 4 seed Cleveland Cavaliers host the No. 5 seed Orlando Magic in Game 1 of their opening-round series. That the two teams have similar styles reflects the relationship between head coaches Jamahl Mosley of Orlando and J.B. Bickerstaff of Cleveland ..read more

Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen doesn't regret the harsh, eye-popping review he gave of his postseason performance a year ago. Looking back, he told the truth about himself — and the Cavs. In the aftermath of Cleveland being pummeled and knocked out in the first round of last year's playoffs by the much tougher New York Knicks, Allen admitted that he wasn't ready for the stage or the spotlight ..read more

Shaquille O’Neal has become a mentor to Reese — who gained prominence during LSU’s championship run in the 2023 March […] The post Shaq shares first words he told mentee Angel Reese following WNBA draft appeared first on TheGrio ..read more

It's almost time for the 2024 NBA playoffs. Here's how to follow all the action on the court ..read more

When Jalen Suggs was officially introduced less than 24 hours after he was drafted No. 5 overall by the Magic in 2021, he sat in front of a set of microphones alongside fellow first-round pick Franz Wagner, new head coach Jamahl Mosley and president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman. There was potentially a bright future ahead for the Magic franchise and everyone there, including Suggs, knew it. “It comes with expectations being high picks like this,” Suggs said at the time. Suggs, Wagner and Mosley — together — have the Magic back in the NBA playoffs ..read more