The Cleveland Cavaliers need a hero on Saturday night. With Evan Mobley out with a calf injury and Isaac Okoro also out with a shoulder sprain, it would take a strong collective effort to find success on the defensive end of the floor.

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 Cleveland Cavaliers had lost two of their last three games going into their clash against Minnesota Timberwolves, but extended their lead at the top of the Eastern Conference with the win

Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson did not downplay the excitement and hype hovering above Thursday's Thunder game

Atkinson took over essentially the same roster as a season ago and has turned it into an East-leading contender.

It was one of those nights for the Cleveland Cavaliers, in a somewhat surprising 108-93 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Sunday. The Wine and Gold shot just 39.8%

The Cleveland Cavaliers have battled several injuries at small forward ... “It's a balanced team,” said Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson. “We have interior play, we have perimeter play, we have ball handlers, we have shooters. So I think it starts ...

The Cleveland Cavaliers appeared to shade their former head coach JB Bickerstaff after a big win on Wednesday over the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The second team to fit that description is this current edition of the Cavaliers in Kenny Atkinson's first season with Cleveland. That's the entire list. With a 115-105 win over the Charlotte ...

Oklahoma City, who sit top of the Western Conference, have now matched Cleveland's 34-6 record this season after overturning an early lead

The Eastern Conference leaders arrived in Minneapolis having lost two of their three previous NBA games. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Cleveland guard Donovan Mitchell works toward the basket against Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards during the first half Saturday. (Abbie Parr/The Associated Press)