Darius Garland sees what the rest of us see when it comes to Evan Mobley. Namely, the Cavaliers’ power forward has taken it to another level this season.

On Friday night, one day after the first batch of fan votes were unveiled with only Evan Mobley and Donovan Mitchell appearing in the top 10 at their positions, Mobley validated why he was already 10th among Eastern Conference frontcourt players.

Evan Mobley collected 34 points and 10 rebounds to fuel the red-hot Cleveland Cavaliers to a 134-122 victory over the host Dallas Mavericks on Friday night.

Evan Mobley paced the Cavs on offense on Friday night, scoring 20 points in the first half, helping Cleveland to a 16-point halftime lead against the Mavericks on the road.

DALLAS — Evan Mobley had 34 points and 10 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers ran their winning streak to nine games by beating the short-handed Dallas Mavericks 134-122 on Friday night.

A big night by Evan Mobley and a 20-0 first-half run Friday ... trip through the Western Conference with a 134-122 win at the Dallas Mavericks. It was Cleveland's ninth straight win, improving ...

Oct 16, 2024; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley (4) gets ready to shoot a foul shot against the Detroit Pistons in the first quarter at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images / Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images

DALLAS — Evan Mobley had 34 points and 10 rebounds as the Cavaliers ran their winning streak to nine games by beating the short-handed Mavericks, 134-122, on Friday night. The NBA-leading Cavs ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Cleveland Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley, center right, collides with Dallas Mavericks forward Maxi Kleber ...

The Cleveland Cavaliers are reportedly trying to trade for a notable 20-point-per-game scorer ahead of the deadline.

It’ll be interesting to see which identity is able to better sustain success once the postseason is here. Throw in the possibility of a rematch in the NBA Finals, and how either team adjusts away from its identity could be the difference between winning it all or being disappointed by season’s end.

For Cleveland, it was death by a thousand cuts. The Thunder topped that 30-2 run with back-to-back pick-six turnovers — with the demoralized Cavs barely bothering to jog back on the second one — shortly after a technical foul on Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson for intercepting a ref on the sideline and screaming “Call the f—ing foul!”