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The Late Shift Blog is daily recap of all things NBA by Rodney Fisher We are back! The 2016-17 NBA Season opened just as the season ended...with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Tonight was the city of Cleveland's biggest sports night in history. The Cavs raise a championship banner while the Indians start the World Series a few blocks away. LeBron James celebrates his third ring with a triple-double performance (19 points, 11 boards, 14 assists) as the Cavs rout the New York Knicks 117-88. Kyrie Irving led all scorers with 29 points. For the Knicks, the trio of Kristaps Porzingis, Carmelo Anthony, and Derrick Rose were the only players in double digits for points. Joakim Noah played 19 minutes with 0 points and 0 blocks. So much for the new and improved... Nothing is for Certain So, the Golden State Warriors open the season with a 29 point LOSS to the San Antonio Spurs. Kevin Durant and Steph Curry had 27 and 26, but my sleeper pick for MVP Kawhi Leonard had a...

Lebron James makes good on his promise to Northeast Ohio and delivers an NBA Championship to Cleveland. The Cavaliers come back from 3-1 to win Game 7 on the road. James is named MVP.

In Game 5 of the NBA Finals, Lebron James and Kyrie Irving make history by becoming the first duo to both score 40+ points in the same Finals game. They both went for 41 each to take the series back to Cleveland 3-2.

The Cleveland Cavaliers still have a hill to climb to even the series with the Golden State Warriors. by Rodney Fisher Golden State Warriors Matching Intensity The Warriors allowed the Cavaliers to feed off their home crowd in the first quarter of Game 3. It is not that they were caught off guard, they know to expect the Cavs to come out swinging in their first home game of the series, but they normally match the intensity with a deadly three-pointer or block at the rim. In Game 4, the Golden Boys need to bring their own fight early. Lineup Change This is simple...If Kevin Love starts, so does Andrew Bogut. If Coach Lue keeps Richard Jefferson in the the starting five, then you make the move to start last year's NBA Finals MVP Andre Iguodala. Make Free Throws We all know the Warriors need to shoot better, but 17-26 from the charity stripe needs to improve. Free throw shooting on the road is all about nerves. It is one of the best indicators to see the mindset of...

The Willie P Show Episode 2: Cavs and Raptors Series Join basketball analyst Willie P as he breaks down the NBA Playoff series between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Toronto Raptors. Brought to you by  NTXGame.com

What teams in the NBA Eastern Conference can beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in the playoffs?  Can any team in the Eastern Conference beat the Cavs? by Da`Vince “Dino” Wright Can any team in the Eastern Conference beat the Cavaliers? Well the answer is.. NO! Cleveland is hands down the best team in the east. Look at who`s next. Nobody. Im not a LeBron fan at all. The Cavs are a stacked team across the board. Let`s take a look at 4 teams that can push the Cavs for their limits. Miami Heat The Heat has some pretty good players. LeBron has won a championship with DeWayne Wade and Chris Bosh but stopping him would be an undaunted task. Deng matches up well against LeBron but limited minutes always hamper his 4 th quarter production against LeBron. Toronto Raptors Could give them a run, but I only see them losing in 5 games easily. Young and talented they just don1t have the veteran leadership to compete with the Cavs. Boston Celtics Head Coach Brad Stevens unl...

LeBron James steals Game 4 in Chicago to even series 2-2. Photo credit: SI By now, if you don't live under a rock, you know that LeBron James tied the Cavs-Bulls series 2-2l with a buzzer-beater shot at the end of regulation. Sure it was a magnificent performance by one of the great players of our time, but will this cost the Cavs the series? Let me explain.. by  +Rodney Fisher  

Kyrie Irving scores a career-high 55 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers defeat the Portland Trailblazers. Photo credit: CBS Sports  In case you missed it, Kyrie Irving had a career high 55 points in the Cavs win over the Blazers. With LeBron James out, Irving filled in just fine... by  +Rodney Fisher

  Love still trying to find rhythm in C a vs offense. Photo Credit: USA Today Sports Kevin  Love has had trouble finding his rhythm and place in this Cavaliers offense so far this season. He continues to try and find  a solution to this problem. By: Michael Hanley

Spike Lee tells the Cavs fans what to do. Photo Credit: Clevelander Another big night in the NBA and another late night of writing...But hey, it could be worse. by  +Rodney Fisher

Love expecting big year for Cavs . Photo Credit: Nelson Chenault/ USA Today Sports  Cavaliers All-Star forward Kevin Love was hit in the ribs Tuesday and taken out of practice as a precaution. By: Brad Stainbrook

The new version of Lebron James could be the best. Photo credit Cleveland Cavaliers Lebron James decided this summer to "come home" after spending four years with the Miami Heat and getting two championship rings in the process. Now back with the Cleveland Cavaliers, we take a look at this new King James as he transitions into his 3.0 stage of his career. by  +Rodney Fisher

Andrew Wiggins will remain a Cleveland Cavalier for good reason. Photo credit: NBA  Cleveland Cavaliers have told #1 NBA draft pick Andrew Wiggins that he will not be traded for anyone, including Kevin Love. The Cavs have a great reason why. +Rodney Fisher

LeBron James coming home to Cleveland. Photo credit: NBA  There are some lessons to learn from LeBron James return to the Cleveland Cavaliers. His decision was more than just basketball related, it was a great business move. by  +Rodney Fisher

Cleveland Cavs are awarded the number one pick again. Photo credit: CBS Cleveland For the third time in four years, the Cleveland Cavaliers have bee awarded the number one pick in the NBA draft. This will be the Cavs second straight year with the first pick. The teams with higher percentage chances of winning the lottery, Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers, will pick second and third.  by  +Rodney Fisher

Andrew Bynum traded to Chicago for Luol Deng. Photo credit Chicago Tribune  by  +Rodney Fisher   After all the rumors that circulated around Andrew Bynum since he was suspended by the Cleveland Cavaliers he has now been officially traded to the Chicago Bulls for three future draft picks and Luol Deng.

by Matt Silverston via blog.sidelinesapp.com : NBA Preseason Power Rankings are about as reliable as Wikipedia “facts.” Read them over with a grain of salt because with only rosters, preseason stats and predictions to work with, NBA analysts are bound to make mistakes. Harmless as they may be, three errors need to be corrected. Lofty predictions for the Atlanta Hawks, an underestimation of the Orlando Magic and low expectations for the Cleveland Cavaliers are three examples of how the current NBA Power Rankings are far from perfect. Here is a re-analysis of those three teams:

2013 NBA Draft Lottery Order. Photo credit NBA  The Cleveland Cavaliers get the 1st pick in the upcoming draft...again. They way the lottery works, only the first three picks are selected. The rest of the picks follow in order by worst to best regular season record. Cavs owner Dan Gilbert said via twitter: "On plane back from NYC. Did that just happen? Again! @Cavs will be force in east for years to come. Happy for best fans in world: Cavs fans!" Here is the official order:

Mike Brown gets a 2nd chance with Cleveland. Photo Credit Sports Illustrated Mike Brown has an impressive win percentage of .653 in his seven year head coaching career in the NBA . His 314-167 record is due to his 5 years coaching the Cleveland Cavaliers , more importantly, coaching LeBron James. He is a familiar face for Cavs fans and is good with Dan Gilbert, so I can see why bring him back, but the circumstances around his release from the Cavs and Lakers should raise concern for Cavs Fans.

LeBron James and Miami Heat take their 23 game win streak to Cleveland The pride of Akron, Ohio returns to his Cleveland to face the Cavaliers and Cavs fans. The same fans that burned his #23 jeserey in the streets, cursed