NEW YORK - Nick Gilbert and the Cleveland Cavaliers have beaten the NBA lottery odds again.The Cavaliers won the lottery for the second time in three years Tuesday, giving them...

...in 1993.But even before then the Hornets owned the town. They lost their first home game by 40 points to the Cleveland Cavaliers, yet received a standing ovation following that game. Despite going 20-62 that first season, the Hornets were...

...season-high 25 points and Josh Smith nearly added a triple-double Monday night as the Atlanta Hawks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 102-94 to improve their chances of securing home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.Smith...

...a 27-point deficit in the third quarter and won their 24th consecutive game, 98-95 over the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night to extend the second-longest winning streak in NBA history.The Heat are within nine games...

ATLANTA - Alonzo Gee scored on a putback with less than 1 second remaining, lifting the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 113-111 victory over Atlanta on Friday night, snapping the Hawks' six-game winning streak.Gee rebounded a missed 3-pointer...

...CLEVELAND - Kyrie Irving scored 28 points in his return after missing 11 games with a broken finger, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 100-94 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, who dropped to a new low Tuesday night in a tumultuous season...

...New York Knicks overcame Kyrie Irving's career-high 41 points and the absence of Carmelo Anthony to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 103-102 on Saturday night.The Knicks won their fourth in a row when Anderson Varejao missed the second of two...

...Teague scored a career-high 27 points and the Atlanta Hawks scored the game's final nine points to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 102-94 on Friday night.Teague's jumper from the foul line gave the Hawks a 95-94 lead with 2:32 remaining...

CLEVELAND - Kyrie Irving gave the Cleveland Cavaliers some much-needed good news Wednesday night.Irving scored 18 of his 33 points in the third quarter and the injury-riddled...

...Kyrie Irving scored 15 of his 40 points in the fourth quarter, including several key late baskets, to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers in a 95-90 victory over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night.Irving scored 11 points in the final 2:33 on...