Darius Garland celebrated his call-up to the NBA All-Star game with a 26-point display as the Cleveland Cavaliers buried the Atlanta Hawks 137-115 to extend their lead at the top of the Eastern Conference on Thursday.

Amen Thompson w/ his 2nd career triple-double: 23p, 14r, 10a Jalen Green & Alperen Sengun each with 26p. Houston now 30-14, remain

Jaylen Brown #7 of the Boston Celtics dribbles the ball to the basket against Josh Giddey #3 of the Chicago Bulls during the first quarter at t

Are the Cleveland Cavaliers a better team than the Boston Celtics this season? On one hand, the Cavs have raced out to one of the best starts in the entire history of the NBA, and look every bit the part of a genuine contender so far this season.

The first game in a NBA doubleheader on Thursday, jan. 30 sees the Cleveland Cavaliers hosting the Atlanta Hawks at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland.

The Rockets sit second in the Western Conference and just beat the Cavaliers twice in four days, knocking them from the top spot in the NBA.

Brown and company will be joined by the East starters in Celtics teammate Jayson Tatum, Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Bucks, Donovan Mitchell of the Cavs, Karl-Anthony Towns of the New York Knicks, and Knicks teammate Jalen Brunson.

The Rockets recently pulled off two impressive wins against the Cleveland Cavaliers, and will now face the defending champions on the road.

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson has been selected to lead one of the four teams in the 2025 NBA All-Star Game.

Are the Cleveland Cavaliers ready to dethrone the Boston Celtics as the East's best team? The Celtics and Cavaliers both began the season with scorching hot starts, but Boston has since cooled off to almost a concerning level while Cleveland has kept up winning at nearly the same pace.

Cleveland holds a 5.5 game lead over the defending NBA Champion Boston Celtics and tout a 10.5 game lead over the Emirates NBA Cup Champion Milwaukee Bucks in the Central Division. Watch Cavs ...

The Boston Celtics learned the hard way on Monday. The Celtics and Rockets battled in a hard-fought game at Boston's TD Garden. In the end, Thompson sunk the Celtics with a last-second bucket to secure a 114-112 Rockets win.