Jimmy Watkins

13 hours ago | cleveland.com | Jimmy Watkins

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cavs guard Donovan Mitchell sported his cape with a smile, regardless of how close the city came to disaster. That whole, “nearly blew a 19-point playoff lead,” thing? No big deal for Super Spida, who scored 30 points during the Cleveland’s 121-112 over the Heat on Wednesday, including 17 during the fourth quarter. The Cavs needed every bucket to survive Miami’s late push from down 13 with 8:30 left to within two just four minutes later.

21 hours ago | cleveland.com | Jimmy Watkins

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Donovan Mitchell needs more fourth-quarter help, but we can whine about that later. For now, Cavs fans can be thankful for Mitchell’s 30-point performance, which included 17 points in the fourth, that sealed a121-112 win over Miami in Game 2. Browns should draft Travis Hunter even if he only fits part of Shohei Ohtani comparison — Jimmy WatkinsApr. 23, 2025, 5:00a.m.Why Darius Garland’s Game 1 performance vs Heat makes Cavs ‘close to unbeatable’ — Jimmy WatkinsApr.

1 day ago | cleveland.com | Jimmy Watkins

CLEVELAND, Ohio — If fortune favors the bold, then Andrew Berry is about to change his luck. The Browns’ top executive is still reeling from the Aaron Judge-sized “swing and miss” that was the Deshaun Watson trade. But he can still save this baseball analogy by drafting football’s Shohei Ohtani on Thursday night. That is, assuming Colorado superstar Travis Hunter can bat clean up. Why Darius Garland’s Game 1 performance vs Heat makes Cavs ‘close to unbeatable’ — Jimmy WatkinsApr.

3 days ago | cleveland.com | Jimmy Watkins

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cavs guard Darius Garland can barely rent a car, but Cleveland needs him to grow up fast. The 25-year-old point guard is old enough to swing a championship run but still young enough to swing his mood on a bad call. Hence why coach Kenny Atkinson issued a challenge to his point guard last week. “... If I was to ask something more of (Garland), I had this conversation with him: You almost have to speed up your maturity level, leadership level,” Atkinson said Thursday.

3 days ago | cleveland.com | Jimmy Watkins

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Heat culture demands respect. Miami Coach Erik Spoelstra has earned his schematic reputation. But the Cavs just proved why they have no reason to fear the Play-In champs, no matter how playoff savvy they may be. Do you believe me now? ‘Cause during Sunday’s SCORE win against the supposedly scary Heat, the Cavs corrected their biggest playoff flaw from the last few springs. Physicality? Rebounding? Their flameouts have always been tied to bad offense.