Donovan Mitchell scored 33 points — 23 in the second half — and Darius Garland added 16 as the Cleveland Cavaliers began the season's unofficial second half by dominating the Phoenix Suns 118-92 in a Martin Luther King Jr.

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

The Cavs battle the Suns with a 3:30 tip-off as part of the NBA's MLK Day schedule. Follow along here for updates and highlights from the game.

We're at the midway point of the NBA season, so let's take a look at how teams are doing. The clear runaway squads are the Cleveland Cavaliers (35-6) and Oklahoma City Thunder (35-7), who both have a 6 1/2-game lead over the second-place teams in their respective conferences.

The NBA saw "The Rematch" turn into "The Blowout" between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers. Despite missing their two top centers, OKC destroyed Cleveland in its best win yet. The contest served as a possible NBA Finals preview.

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For Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the NBA has seven scheduled throughout the day. There are even a few superstars, including Anthony Edwards, Ja Morant, Trae Young, Jalen Brunson, Kevin Durant, Donovan Mitchell,