LeBron, Cavs crush Knicks in only visit to Madison Square Garden

LeBron James scored 33 points in his only visit to Madison Square Garden this season, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 100-91 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday night.

Working the Wire: Filling holes now

Josh Whitling discusses how to fill glaring holes on your roster sooner rather than later.

Boozer back to balling

...minutes in the future. • He's owned in just 8.9 percent of leagues, but Anderson Varejao, who posted a double-double for the second consecutive game, deserves a long look. Despite Shaq...

Bulls stop LeBron's late effort, halt Cavs' streak

Luol Deng scored 15 points and helped stop LeBron James on a drive in the final seconds as the Chicago Bulls ended Cleveland's three-game winning streak with an 86-85 win over the Cavaliers on Thursday night.

Daily Dime: What's wrong with the Cavs?

...the defense with his jumper. The Cavs are formidable with Shaquille O'Neal, Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Anderson Varejao, who can all score in the paint, but they don't provide that option of being...

Early impressions from all 30 teams

Brian McKitish takes a look at the first week of the season and what we've learned about players from all 30 teams.

Don't wait to grab fast starters

...Marreese Speights, Andray Blatche, Marc Gasol, Danilo Gallinari, Martell Webster, Grant Hill, Marvin Williams, Mike Miller, Anderson Varejao Keep perusing every box score and err on the side of impulsiveness when deliberating whether or...

West gets standing ovation on entry

Delonte West's turbulent offseason has finally brought him back to the floor.

Thursday Bullets

...writes about a third-quarter lineup of Maurice Williams, Daniel Gibson, Anthony Parker, LeBron James and Anderson Varejao: "The result was some beautiful basketball and a 32-21 quarter for the Cavaliers, who had...

Not time to panic in Cleveland

Despite dropping their first two games of the season, the Cavs shouldn't panic -- yet.

Story | Conversation | October 29, 2009

CLEVELAND - OCTOBER 27: Anderson Varejao #17 of the Cleveland Cavilers goes up for a shot against Rasheed Wallace #30 of the...

Celtics stars of the game

...were minus-19). 2. Quiet night for Perkins: Facing a frontcourt of Shaquille O'Neal and Anderson Varejao (with Zydrunas Ilgauskas off the bench) is a daunting task, but Celtics center Kendrick Perkins finished...

Cleveland Cavaliers' Anderson Varejao (17), from Brazil, drives the lane between Boston Celtics' Kevin Garnett and Kendrick Perkins (43) in...

CLEVELAND - OCTOBER 27: Kevin Garnett #5 of the Boston Celtics drives the ball against Anderson Varejao #17 of the Cleveland Cavaliers during the season opener at Quicken Loans Arena on October 27...

First Cup: Monday

Shira Springer of The Boston Globe: "A Globe review found that, during the last seven months, Antoine Walker has been pursued by multiple financial in...