The Cleveland Cavaliers' struggles should not take away from Darius Garland's willingness to fight through pain to be there for his team.

5. For the season, the Cavs have been outscored by 30 points with Garland on the court. The only Cavs who are worse are Luke Travers (minus-29) and Tyrese Proctor (minus-40). Those two young players often play after the game has been decided.

Sunday night felt heavier than it should have inside Rocket Arena. The Cavaliers had chances, plenty of them, but none mattered once the game slipped into overtime.

Donovan Mitchell has been balling from the time this season first got going. Not much has stopped him, and it seems that not much will.

In this episode of the Wine and Gold Talk podcast host Ethan Sands dissects the Cavs’ disappointing 119-111 overtime loss to the Charlotte Hornets, expressing concern over the team’s inconsistent habits and questionable coaching decisions.

Take the defensive end, where the Cavs are one blow-by away from losing all of their defensive integrity. Forcing this team into motion is all it takes to generate a clean look, as they rarely execute their rotations as precisely as they should. Blame it on personnel or communication. Either way, it’s bad.

Former Cleveland Cavaliers guard Daniel Gibson attempted to use all his leverage to avoid being arrested for a traffic violation. Gibson was pulled over by police on Harvard Road near I-271 in Beachwood,

Mitchell’s heroics saved Cleveland from its latest morale-zapping loss, as it rallied in the fourth quarter for a 130-126 victory.