Donovan Mitchell scored 17 of his 27 points in the second quarter and Evan Mobley finished with 21 points, fueling the host Cleveland Cavaliers to a 142-105 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday.

Nothing will come easy for Karl-Anthony Towns on Friday night. The Knicks head to Cleveland to take on the No. 1 seed Cavaliers in the second game of their post-All-Star break run. The Cavaliers (45-10) enter Friday leading the Thunder by one half-game for the NBA‘s best record on the back of perhaps the best big-man pairing in the league — Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen.

By TOM WITHERS Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points, Evan Mobley added 21 and the Cleveland Cavaliers bullied the New York Knicks from the start Friday night, winning 142-105 in a matchup of two of

The Cleveland Cavaliers are flying high after the all-star break. The Cavaliers are the No. 1 team in the Eastern Conference with a 46-10 record and have one of

The Cavaliers throttled the Knicks Friday night, though they also dealt with Jarrett Allen leaving the game. Here's how the game unfolded.