{"id":447204,"date":"2026-02-01T12:51:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T12:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/447204\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T12:51:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T12:51:07","slug":"cup-of-cavs-nba-news-and-links-for-sunday-feb-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/447204\/","title":{"rendered":"Cup of Cavs: NBA news and links for Sunday, Feb. 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">Good morning, it\u2019s Sunday, February 1st. The <a href=\"http:\/\/fearthesword.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cleveland Cavaliers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> are 29-21 and play the Portland Trail Blazers on the road tonight. Cleveland lost to the Suns on Friday in a blowout defeat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">This is Cleveland\u2019s final game against the Blazers this season. They lost their previous match to Portland 122-110 in December. Caleb Love and Shaedon Sharpe combined for 40 points off the bench in that one.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Also, the Cavs made a pretty big trade last night, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fearthesword.com\/cavs-news\/43860\/cavs-send-deandre-hunter-to-sacramento-for-two-players\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:sending De\u2019Andre Hunter to the Sacremento Kings for Dennis Schroder and Keon Ellis;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">sending De\u2019Andre Hunter to the Sacremento Kings for Dennis Schroder and Keon Ellis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s Game of the Day<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Oklahoma City Thunder at Denver Nuggets \u2013 9:30 PM, NBC, Peacock<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Battle for the MVP, anybody?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Nikola Jokic made his return from injury just in time for a showdown with the defending champions. He and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander have led the race for MVP all season and appear destined for another meeting in the NBA Playoffs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Thunder have the best record in the league at 38-11, while Denver isn\u2019t too far behind with a 33-16 record.<\/p>\n<p>The Rest of the NBA Slate<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Milwaukee Bucks at Boston Celtics \u2013 3:30 PM<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Orlando Magic at San Antonio Spurs \u2013 4 PM<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Brooklyn Nets at Detroit Pistons \u2013 6 PM<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat \u2013 6 PM<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Sacramento Kings at Washington Wizards \u2013 6 PM<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Utah Jazz at Toronto Raptors \u2013 6 PM<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Los Angeles Lakers at New York Knicks \u2013 7 PM<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">LA Clippers at Phoenix Suns \u2013 8 PM<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Cleveland Cavaliers at Portland Trail Blazers \u2013 9 PM<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">There are plenty of games to choose from today. Knicks versus Lakers and Suns versus Clippers are two other matchups I\u2019d like to catch.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Cavs links of the dayNBA links<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, it\u2019s Sunday, February 1st. 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