The Cleveland Cavaliers didn’t have their best defensive player on Saturday night. Evan Mobley missed the game with the Minnesota Timberwolves because of a calf injury, which would pose major trouble against Julius Randle.

The unsung hero of Cleveland's victory was Georges Niang, who put together his best game of the season on both ends of the floor. The veteran forward finished the game with 15 points and 10 rebounds while shooting 71 percent (5-for-7) from the floor.

Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 28 points, while Randle finished with 20 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists.

The Timberwolves are stuck in mediocrity this season, and one major reason for that could be Julius Randle. Standing at 6’9″, the power forward came to the team through the Karl-Anthony Towns ...

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The Julius Randle situation is super confusing. For starters, Chris Finch apparently loves him and the odds of Randle being traded seem pretty low. Making matters more complicated is the ...

Mobley (calf) will not play Saturday against the Timberwolves, Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com reports. Mobley will be sidelined for just the third time this season. Fedor reports that the Cavaliers ...

Julius Randle was benched in the 4Q last night and during that time sat on the bench while the whole Wolves bench was standing cheering on the team late in the 4th. — Evan Porter (@EvanPorterNBA ...

As the Celtics fall in the NBA power rankings, the Bucks are beginning to look like the true championship contenders that they are.

Donovan Mitchell scored 36 points, Darius Garland added 29 and the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers took control in the

It wasn’t easy and wasn’t always pretty, but the Cleveland Cavaliers still managed to get a big win on the road. They trailed by as many as 11 at one point but also led by 20 at one point. They were very efficient in the second half.

The Cavs were without Evan Mobley, out due to calf soreness, and as a result the Wolves were dominant on the glass early. Rudy Gobert got off to a particularly strong start, scoring 15 of his 17 points in the first half. He had 12 rebounds.