Even though the Cavs trailed for most of the game, they went back to their defensive roots early in the fourth quarter, stifling the Rockets, taking their first lead since early in the second quarter and having a chance to pull off the comeback.

Fans all made the same joke on Wednesday about Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland's late-game choke job.

Alperen Sengun made two free throws with 4.5 seconds left and Darius Garland missed two of three free throws after that to allow the Houston Rockets to hold on for a 109-108 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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

Before the 2024-25 season started, Darius Garland thought about leaving the Cavaliers following their second-round exit from the playoffs.

To be completely honest, bro, I’mma really say this summer is when we really, really got locked in on what we wanted to do and what we wanted to accomplish. He

Cavs point guard Darius Garland explained on the Draymond Green Show about how him and Donovan Mitchell have worked together this season.

The Cavaliers still had a chance for the win because of the flagrant foul. They retained possession and set up an inbounds play for a Donovan Mitchell game-winning attempt from the corner. But Amen Thompson got a hand in Mitchell's face, and his shot was well off-target.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been a winning machine lately, and it looked like they had put themselves in an improbable position to pick up another victory on Wednesday night. After the Houston Rockets had taken a 13-point fourth quarter lead at home and seemed poised to close the Cavaliers out,

Darius Garland is enjoying an outstanding NBA season with the Cleveland Cavaliers, playing a key role in the team’s historic performance. Now, he has revealed that a Chicago Bulls legend—other than Michael Jordan—has been his greatest inspiration.

Darius Garland entered this season with something specific on his mind. Revenge. “This is my revenge season,” Garland told a small group of reporters, including cleveland.com, on Tuesday morning after the Cavs’ shootaround inside Indiana’s historic Hinkle Fieldhouse,