— Jarrett Allen and Lauri Markkanen notched season highs with 28 and 24 points respectively, and the Cleveland Cavaliers dominated the Dallas Mavericks for a 114-96 win on Monday night — their most lopsided win of the season.
The Suns are riding a 16-game winning streak into back-to-back matchups against the league-best Warriors. Who takes the top spot?
— Darius Garland scored a season-high 26 points, rookie Evan Mobley had 13 points in his return from a sprained right elbow and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Orlando Magic 105-92 on Saturday night.
First-year players usually struggle to adjust to NBA-level defensive schemes, but this year's draft class is making it look easy.
— With the Suns' long winning streak in serious danger, Devin Booker and Chris Paul knew exactly what had to be done.
Mike Schmitz sits down with the Cavaliers center, his top first-year player thus far, and ranks the rest of the 2021-22 NBA rookie class.
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— In two days, Cam Thomas went from G League sensation to Brooklyn spark plug.
CP3 and Phoenix have won 12 straight games, but can they knock off Steph, Draymond and Golden State?
Guard Collin Sexton will miss the rest of 2021-22 with a knee injury, while rookie forward Evan Mobley could miss a month with an elbow issue. What lies ahead for Cleveland?
Cavaliers guard Collin Sexton is out for the rest of the 2021-22 season after having surgery to repair a torn meniscus, the team said.
— Stephen Curry scored 20 of his 40 points in the fourth quarter, hitting three straight 3-pointers, and the NBA-leading Golden State Warriors overcame a 13-point deficit to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 104-89 on Thursday night.
— James Harden scored 27 points, LaMarcus Aldridge had 24 and Kevin Durant 23 to help the Brooklyn Nets beat the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers 109-99 on Wednesday.
Cavaliers rookie Evan Mobley suffered the "freak" injury to his right elbow after getting tangled up with Celtics center Enes Kanter, and the team is estimating his return at two to four weeks.
— Jayson Tatum scored 23 points and Dennis Schroder had six points in the final 76 seconds as the Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 98-92 on Monday night, splitting their two-game set at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Golden State is No. 1 for the first time since 2019. How long could this run last?
| RD(PK) | PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1(3) | Evan Mobley | C | USC |
| YEAR | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 11 | 10 | .524 |
| 2020-21 | 22 | 50 | .306 |
| 2019-20 | 19 | 46 | .292 |
| 2018-19 | 19 | 63 | .232 |
| 2017-18 | 50 | 32 | .610 |
