Throughout his NBA career, Cavs star big man Evan Mobley has received frequent praise, the latest coming from an old rival.

Mobley's comfort and ability from beyond the arc have risen. And so have the Cavs — to the top of the NBA standings.

On Monday afternoon, the Cleveland Cavaliers will host the Phoenix Suns in Ohio. For the game, the Cavs will be without one of their best players, as Evan Mobl

Mobley's Cavaliers are dominating and Barnes' Raptors are languishing, but both still offer reasons to dream of more.

The Phoenix Suns have won five of their last six games and are back to the No. 10 seed in the Western Conference entering Monday's marquee matchup with the Clev

Out against Minnesota

Phoenix takes on Cleveland for a non-conference matchup. The teams meet Monday for the first time this season.

Since they were selected one after the other in the 2021 NBA Draft, Evan Mobley, who went third ... while Barnes and the Raptors are Eastern Conference bottom-feeders. Hopefully, Barnes and ...

It looked for a moment Saturday as if perhaps the Timberwolves had truly found something. A night after besting the Knicks in New York, the Wolves were going toe to toe with Cleveland. With Evan Mobley sidelined with an injury for the Cavaliers,

The Cavs were without Evan Mobley, out due to calf soreness, and as a result the Wolves were dominant on the glass early. Rudy Gobert got off to a particularly strong start, scoring 15 of his 17 points in the first half. He had 12 rebounds.

Time is running out for basketball fans to vote for their favorite players in the NBA All-Star voting. Voting ends at 11:59 p.m. Jan. 20. Unless things change, Donovan Mitchell is the only player

BOTTOM LINE: Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves host the Cleveland Cavaliers in a non-conference matchup. The Timberwolves are 10-9 on their home court. Minnesota is third in the Western Conference in team defense, allowing just 107.6 points while holding opponents to 45.3% shooting.