Cavs hand Knicks worst loss of Thibodeau era The Cavaliers bullied the Knicks from the start, winning 142-105 in a matchup of two of the Eastern Conference’s top teams.

Sources: Green eyes Cavs move after Pels buyout Pelicans forward Javonte Green has agreed to a contract buyout with the Pelicans and intends to sign with the Cavaliers upon clearing waivers, sources told ESPN

Sources: Simmons bought out; Cavs, Clips next? Ben Simmons has agreed to a contract buyout with the Nets and now becomes a free agent, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Saturday.

Sources: Simmons nears buyout, eyes Cavs, Clips Ben Simmons is finalizing a buyout with the Nets and will meet with the Cavaliers and Clippers.

Sources: Cavs land forward Hunter from Hawks The Hawks are trading De’Andre Hunter to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Caris LeVert, Georges Niang, three second-round picks and two swaps.

Thunder ‘impose will’ on Cavs in 1-sided rematch The Thunder put Thursday night’s showdown with the Cavs out of reach by halftime and led by as many as 42 points in a 134-114 home win Thursday night.

OKC takes rematch in Cavs’ worst loss of season After losing the first meeting, the Thunder evened the score Thursday night in a 134-114 win over the Cavs, who suffered their worst loss of the season.

Cavs outduel OKC in game ‘we don’t win last year’ The Cavaliers ended Oklahoma City’s 15-game winning streak by beating the Thunder 129-122 in a marquee meeting between the NBA’s top two teams.

The unanswerable question for the unproven, NBA-leading Cavs: Is this for real? The Cavs have the best record, the best offense and are obliterating opponents. But here’s why league insiders aren’t yet sold on Cleveland as true title favorites.

Cavs lose defensive ace Okoro for several weeks The Cavaliers will be without forward Isaac Okoro for several weeks after he suffered a sprained right shoulder.

Sources: Cavs’ Strus to make season debut Fri. Cavaliers guard Max Strus, who suffered an ankle sprain during training camp, will make his season debut vs. the Wizards on Friday, sources told ESPN.

Hawks-giving: Young dishes 22 assists, tops Cavs Trae Young had 20 points and a career-high 22 assists — the most in the NBA this season — as the visiting Hawks handed the Cavaliers just their second loss this season.

C’s prevail in ‘test’ game to hand Cavs first loss The Celtics survived a second-half charge from the Cavaliers and rode hot shooting on 3s to a 120-117 win on Tuesday.

Cavs hit 15-0 despite resting Mitchell; Celtics next The Cavaliers beat the Hornets 128-114 on Sunday night to become the fourth team to start 15-0 and tie the second-best start to a season in NBA history.

Mitchell scores 37 as Cavs stretch record to 14-0 Donovan Mitchell scored a season-high 37 points and the Cavaliers continued one of the best starts in league history, improving to 14-0 with a 144-126 win over the Chicago Bulls in an NBA Cup game.

Cavs hold off Sixers, 6th team ever to start 13-0 Behind Donovan Mitchell’s 11-point flurry in the final three minutes, the Cavs topped the Sixers to become the sixth team in NBA history to start a season 13-0.

Cavs reach 12-0 for best start since ’15-16 Dubs Cleveland became the eighth team in NBA history to begin a season undefeated in its first 12 games, with five of the previous seven teams going on to reach the NBA Finals.

Atkinson’s Cavs surge to 10-0 with rout of Dubs Kenny Atkinson’s first season as Cavs coach has started perfectly, as the team moved to 10-0 with Friday night’s blowout victory over the Warriors.

Cavs, lone unbeaten in East, reach 8-0 vs. Bucks The Cavs kept their unblemished record intact Monday night and matched the best start in franchise history.

Sources: Mitchell, Cavs agree to max extension Cavaliers All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell has agreed on a three-year, $150.3 million maximum contract extension that includes a player option for the 2027-28 season, sources told ESPN.