Jake LaRavia is proving that hang time can be overrated, while a Phoenix rookie has turned into a long snapper.

The Cavs are rolling thanks in large part to Garland's play, but the East — and Cleveland's — backcourt is a crowded one.

Darius Garland learned his fate quickly. As TNT’s Inside the NBA crew opened the envelopes, revealing the 2025 NBA All-Star Game starters on Thursday night, they began with a pair of Eastern Conference guards.

Alexander, the NBA’s leading scorer at 31.6 points per game, missed his first game of the season against the Dallas Mavericks with a sore right wrist.

The first meeting between these teams was about the Cavaliers offense. The rematch was about the Thunder defense.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 40 points and eight assists ... which won its fourth straight. Darius Garland had 20 points and nine assists for Cleveland, and Jarrett Allen added ...

The Thunder handed the Cavaliers their worst loss of the season to leave the two conference leaders each with 34-6 records.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was unstoppable on Thursday night. Gilgeous-Alexander helped lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a lopsided 134-114 victory over

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 54 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 123-114 home win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 134-114 home win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday.

A review from start to finish. That was the impressive performance by the Oklahoma City Thunder, who steamrolled the Cleveland Cavaliers 134-114, leading by more than 40 points and