Jan 22, 2025 - Sports

Cavs Corner, Week 13: Big bounce back!

Sam Allard

Cavs' Tristan Thompson in warmups with black t-shirt that says Honor King (for MLK Day) — Good ol' Tristan Thompson was back in action Monday. Photo: David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty Images

So that's how it feels to get punched in the mouth?

State of play: The Cavs got clobbered for the first time this season, wilting before the swarming Oklahoma City defense in last week's rematch that felt like it was over the moment it began.

Record: (36-6); Last week: (34-5)

Weekly slate: Loss at OKC (134-114); Win at Minnesota (124-117); Win vs. Phoenix (118-92).

Yes, but: The Cavs are a resilient bunch and responded as good teams should.

They dispatched two competitive Western Conference opponents, including a surging Phoenix, to right the ship.

🔟 Weekly winner: Tristan Thompson.

The wily veteran has been called into active duty with Evan Mobley temporarily banged up. He played 26 minutes off the bench against Phoenix — his most this season — and grabbed 10 rebounds.
He has also been the most vocal locker room champion for the Cavs' All-Star candidates.

0️⃣ Weekly loser: Isaac Okoro, who has missed 12 of the last 19 games with a nagging shoulder injury and has been held scoreless in three of his last five outings.

🎯 Stat du jour: Darius Garland — on active 50/40/90 watch — surpassed Mark Price on the Cavs' all-time three point leaderboard.

With 805 total threes, Garland now trails only LeBron James (1,251) and Kevin Love (1,096).

What's next: Wednesday at Houston; Friday at Philadelphia; Saturday vs. Houston; Monday vs. Detroit.

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