Cleveland.com photographers’ favorite 2025 Cleveland Cavaliers photos

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cleveland Cavaliers ended nan 2024-25 play pinch a disappointing second-round exit from nan playoffs. This season, they are struggling to meet expectations amid an injury-plagued campaign.

But they’ve still fixed our cleveland.com photographers plentifulness to capture.

Below are our favourite Cavalier photographs from 2025.

A wide perspective camera mounted connected nan level gives position of much than conscionable 2 players connected a thrust to nan basket.

Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell ran retired of room connected a thrust to nan handbasket and needed to make a speedy walk astir nan sprawling defense of Pacers’ Myles Turner.

The infinitesimal nan Hawks’ Jalen Johnson struck nan look of nan Cavs’ Evan Mobley.

Cavs’ caput coach Kenny Atkinson is each smiles arsenic he takes retired Mitchell pinch a lead complete nan Miami Heat successful nan playoffs. Atkinson, usually reserved adjacent nan bench, was overjoyed pinch nan play of Mitchell. Playoffs will do that.

The Cavs’ De’Andre Hunter was a small slow getting disconnected nan level aft being rejected by nan Pacers’ Bennedict Mathurin connected a layup try.

The conflict for a rebound is captured successful nan faces of Mobley and nan Bulls’ Patrick Wilson.

Former Cavalier Isaac Okoro seemed to descent everlastingly trying to summation possession of a loose ball.

The Cavs’ Nae’Qwan Tomlin tries to support clasp of nan hoops connected nan level arsenic nan Bucks’ Gary Trent Jr. tries to propulsion it away.

Rocket Arena is electrical erstwhile a sellout crowd cheers successful unison. You tin consciousness it successful your chest.

Mitchell gets nan fans going aft making a basket.

Never safe to effort and trim done nan Cavs’ defense, arsenic nan Celtics’ Payton Pritchard learned by losing power of nan basketball.

Contested rebounds tin nutrient awesome action photos arsenic Hunter secures nan hoops from nan Bucks’ Gary Trent Jr.

Tomlin kept nan Spurs’ Keldon Johnson nether his limb pit until nan whistle sounded for nan foul play.

The fans tin nutrient a awesome inheritance successful photos for illustration this 1 arsenic erstwhile Cavs Ty Jerome reacts to a 3-point people successful nan playoffs.

The Cavs’ Jarrett Allen and nan Heat’s Haywood Highsmith onslaught identical poses going for a loose ball.

The Cavs’ Jaylon Tyson reacts to effect connected a rebound.

Mobley has worked connected his violative agility, proving it present arsenic he slices done nan Grizzlies defense for a score.

Dunks are nan exclamation constituent successful hoops arsenic Mobley demonstrates.

Two agelong stretches toward nan rim arsenic Allen tries to leap higher than nan Piston’s Isaiah Stewart.

All hands connected platform erstwhile nan Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo has nan basketball.

A title to a rebound for Mobley and nan Heat’s Haywood Highsmith.

An injured Darius Garland gets into a teammate’s people from nan bench.

Hunter holds connected to nan nett to clear players connected nan tribunal aft a monster dunk.

No easy baskets pinch Mitchell connected defense arsenic he fouls nan Grizzlies’ Santi Aldama.

The guidance connected nan look of nan Heat’s Duncan Robinson shows nan strength of defense by Jerome.

One image tells nan communicative of nan Cavs playoff tally against nan Pacers arsenic Mitchell wipes his look arsenic he exits nan floor.

Mitchell forces a foul connected a thrust to nan handbasket against nan Grizzlies.

A sly Garland reaches complete nan enarthrosis of nan Spurs’ Stephon Castle for a turnover connected an inbound pass.

A Cavs sellout astatine Rocket Arena tin shingle nan rafters successful an detonation of cheers. I person to deterioration receptor plugs for games.

A bully juxtaposition of nan celebrating Pacers connected nan chair pinch nan guidance of Cavs fans connected nan right.

A behind-the-scenes look astatine nan Cavs’ media time astatine Rocket Arena.