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

It was a big showdown on Jan. 8 as the Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder faced off as they’re the best two teams in the conference record-wise. The Cavs ended up taking the victory, 129-122,

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

Here’s what we learned from the up and down week. The Thunder were forced to downshift on Thursday with Isaiah Hartenstein out of the lineup. The Cavs couldn’t keep up as their quicker, interchangeable wings caused Cleveland to speed up their offensive process which resulted in a one-sided loss.