The Houston Rockets are being linked to another major move as trade chatter around the league continues. This time, the focus is on Cleveland Cavalier.

The Cavaliers early-season struggles are mostly due to injuries and things should improve, NBA analyst Brett Siegel told 19 News Friday

Mike Conley Jr. has been ruled out for Saturday's game against the Cavaliers due to rest, and the Wolves could be even more shorthanded with Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle both questionable as of Friday night.

Bill Livingston, a longtime sports columnist with the Cleveland Plain-Dealer and the author of The Promise of LeBron James: The Rise, Fall from Grace, and Redemption of Ohio's Own, died Friday. He was 79.

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The most encouraging sign has come in the last five games, where Cleveland has quietly been the best defensive team in the NBA. During that span, the Cavaliers have allowed just 106.6 points per game, a remarkable figure in a league dominated by high-octane offense.

Darius Garland scored 29 points to fuel a fourth-quarter rally and the Cleveland Cavaliers used a 13-point run to beat the struggling Indiana Pacers 120-116 for their fourth win in five games.

Darius Garland delivered when it mattered most, scoring 14 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter as the Cleveland Cavaliers closed the game on a decisive 13-point run to pull away from the Indiana Pacers for a 120-116 victory Tuesday night.