The Cavaliers won a close game against the Detroit Pistons but were dealt another injury blow as Jarrett Allen left in the third quarter with a knee injury.

The Mavericks dominated in their rematch against Cleveland, two days after losing by more than 30 to the same Cavaliers.

Monday night in Cleveland was supposed to be a business trip. No drama. No nail-biter. Just the Cavaliers handling their business against a Philadelphia 76ers squad so short-handed it looked like a pickup game at the local rec center.

The first time the Cleveland Cavaliers faced off with the Pistons this season, it was in Detroit and the Cavs won a commanding 116-95 victory. However, since th

CLEVELAND (AP) — James Harden scored 21 points to become the ninth player in NBA history with more than 29,000 career points, Keon Ellis added 19 off the bench, and the Cleveland Cavaliers cruised to a 115-101 victory over the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night.

The Cavaliers will try to follow up Friday’s convincing win with another when they host the Mavericks on Sunday afternoon. Cleveland handled business in Dallas two nights ago, rolling to a 138-105 victory behind a big performance from Evan Mobley.

Cooper Flagg scored 27 points, Naji Marshall added 25 and the Dallas Mavericks bounced back from a 33-point loss to Cleveland two days ago to defeat the Cavaliers 130-120.

Dallas coach Jason Kidd might make a request to play more home-and-home series against Eastern Conference teams