The weather outside was frightful but the Cleveland Cavaliers were delightful in their 114-107 statement win over the Brooklyn Nets inside Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse during Northeast Ohio's first big snowfall of the season.
While the arena wasn't very full due to the weather conditions limiting travel around Downtown Cleveland, the energy was high as the Cavs returned home for their first game after a six game road trip. It was a tough test, even with Kevin Durant sidelined, but the Cavs aced it.
Leading the Cavs was none other than Darius Garland, who has proven over the course of the past week that he deserves to be an All-Star this season, and was even recognized by the league as he showed out Monday, being named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week.Garland put up 22 points, 12 assists, six rebounds and two steals while continuing to facilitate the offense at a high level and bring out the best in his teammates.
For the Nets, Irving scored 27 with nine assists and seven rebounds while James Harden put up 22 points, 10 assists and seven boards.