Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (45) during game three of the second round for the 2025 NBA Playoffs against the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The Utah Jazz traded Mitchell to the city in 2022 when they felt like they reached their hard ceiling with the pairing of him and Rudy Gobert .

The Cavaliers won 64 games and captured the East's top seed. While a second-round exit is disappointing, Cleveland shouldn't do anything drastic.

While I recognize that the odds seem quite daunting, it can’t be denied that unlikely, inspirational comebacks occur all the time.

Neither is Dwyane Wade. Same goes for Jimmy Butler. The 64-win Cavs enter the 2025 NBA playoffs as the Eastern Conference’s No. 1 seed for the first time ever without LeBron — a chance for ...

INDEPENDENCE — There are many keys to the Cavaliers fulfilling their potential as an Eastern Conference power by making a deep playoff run, but two centered on guard Donovan Mitchell and forward ...

CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Cavaliers, number one seed in the Eastern Conference, will face the number eight seed Miami Heat in Round 1 of the 2025 NBA Playoffs beginning Sunday, April 20 at ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The 3s fell for Boston and so did the New York Knicks.

The Cleveland Cavaliers secured the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 64-18 record. The Cavaliers' first-round opponent will be determined by the play-in tournament results.