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.

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...

The Deep End of the Rotation: Assessing Playoff Benches

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz You know the sequence well: It's the start of the second quarter in a pivotal playoff game. We see repeated camera shots ...

NBA: No Bodies Available

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz The playoff run is heating up. It's a fan's dream, with top teams in both conferences jockeying for position with the...

Tuesday Bullets

...to the payroll right off the top. Then there would've been free agents Luis Scola, Anderson Varejao and Sasha Pavlovic to deal with. The Cavs would've been facing a payroll probably near...

Taste test: Rating East offseason order

In this East offseason breakdown, some are gourmands; others are doomed to repeat the repast.

Story | Conversation | August 08, 2009

Cleveland's backup plan

The Cavaliers don't have a big man who can give them 20 points and 10 rebounds, but subs Joe Smith and Ben Wallace bring enough versatility off the bench to keep them in the title hunt.

Story | Conversation | April 21, 2009

PER Diem: April 15, 2009

Often overlooked during award season? Defense. We shine light on the season's top defenders.

Ray Allen suspended one game

Celtics guard Ray Allen was suspended one game without pay for elbowing Cavaliers forward Anderson Varejao in the groin on Sunday, NBA executive vice president of basketball operations Stu Jackson announced on Tuesday.

Daily Dime: Old-school rivalry

...Garnett (still not back from that knee injury) and Ray Allen (suspended one game for elbowing Anderson Varejao where it matters most). But they were ornery, picking up five technical fouls on the night...

Celtics sneak by Sixers even without Allen thanks to Pierce jumper

Paul Pierce hit the winning jumper, scored 31 points and hindered Philadelphia's shot at the Eastern Conference's sixth seed in Boston's 100-98 win over the Sixers on Tuesday night.

Cavs one win away from matching 1985-86 Celtics for best home mark

Lebron James made five 3-pointers and scored 29 points before dancing in his seat, and the Cleveland Cavaliers throttled the NBA champions 107-76 on Sunday to move within one win of matching the 1985-86 Celtics for the best home record in league history.

ABC Sunday Dime: Cavs the team to beat?

(Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) Are LeBron and the Cavaliers now the team to beat? Hubie Brown takes a look (module one). (Gregory Shamus/Getty ...

Varejao taking advantage of Wallace's absence

Brian McKitish previews Tuesday's NBA action and tosses out a Cleveland Cav worth considering as long as Ben Wallace is out.