It was a virtuoso display from a player that many consider as the front-runner for this season’s Most Valuable Player award Read more at straitstimes.com.

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

Alexander, the NBA’s leading scorer at 31.6 points per game, missed his first game of the season against the Dallas Mavericks with a sore right wrist.

Darius Garland had 20 points and nine assists ... The Thunder closed the first quarter on a 22-2 run to take a 32-14 lead. Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 points in the opening period.

The Thunder handed the Cavaliers their worst loss of the season to leave the two conference leaders each with 34-6 records.

Jaden McDaniels led the Minnesota scoring with 27 points while Anthony Edwards had 21. In other games, Desmond Banes’s 24 points helped the Memphis Grizzlies roll to a fourth straight win with a 132-120 defeat of the Charlotte Hornets. The Grizzlies sit third in the West on 29-15 behind Oklahoma City and Houston.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander erupted for a career-high 54 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder overpowered the Utah Jazz 123-114 on Wednesday.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander erupted for a career-high 54 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder overpowered the Utah Jazz 123-114 on Wednesday.

Darius Garland has declared that the Cleveland Cavaliers should have four All-Star nominations after their historic start to the season.

I’m trying to be humble as possible. But … yeah, I should be an All-Star. Yes. There should be four of us on this team that are

The first meeting between these teams was about the Cavaliers offense. The rematch was about the Thunder defense.