Cleveland faces Houston in non-conference action. Saturday's matchup is the first of the season between the teams.

Evan Mobley and Isaac Okoro have been ruled out of the Cleveland Cavaliers' matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Donovan Mitchell scored 36 points, Darius Garland added 29 and the NBA-leading Cleveland ... Cleveland was without forward Evan Mobley, who sat with right calf soreness, and Isaac Okoro, sidelined with a right AC joint sprain. Both played in Thursday ...

With Joel Embiid and several others remaining out as the Sixers’ losing streak sits at seven, they have another tall order ahead of them as they take on the 36-7 Cavaliers.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made his latest statement in an MVP-worthy season with another 40-point performance Thursday night.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 33 points — 23 in the second half — and Darius Garland added 16 as the Cleveland Cavaliers began the season's unofficial second half by dominating the Phoenix Suns 118-92 in a Martin Luther King Jr. Day matinee on Monday.

The Cavaliers are off Jan. 26 before hosting the Pistons on Jan. 27 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The one-day break could not come at a better time. The Cavs on Jan. 25 fought back from a

The #Cavs list Evan Mobley (calf) and Caris LeVert (wrist) as questionable tonight against the Rockets. Isaac Okoro (shoulder) and Dean Wade (knee) are out.Source: Bluesky

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Houston has had two full days off since beating the NBA-best Cavaliers Wednesday, and the two teams will again face off tonight at 6:30 p.m. CT. The Rockets narrowly made it out of the last bout with a win.

After Wednesday’s bizarre loss in the final seconds, Darius Garland and the Cavaliers (-3.5) will attempt to get some revenge in Saturday’s rematch.

The Sixers were bound to win sometime. No one outside the locker room would’ve guessed that they’d do it against the Eastern Conference’s best team this season. The Sixers earned a 132-129 victory over the Cavs on Friday night at the Wells Fargo Center to end a seven-game losing streak.