Although he's been critical to the team's on-court success this year, Cavs big man Jarrett Allen was snubbed on All-Star honors.

Darius Garland scored 26 points and Evan Mobley had 16 points and 10 rebounds after both were named All-Star reserves, helping the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers to a 137-115 win over the Atlanta Hawks.

One bad stretch or a symptom of something bigger? The Cavs big man wants to make sure this defensive blip is the former.

Darius Garland scored 26 points and Evan Mobley had 16 points and 10 rebounds after both were named All-Star reserves, helping the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers to a 137-115

CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland scored 26 points and Evan Mobley had 16 points and 10 rebounds after both were named All-Star reserves, helping the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers to a 137-115 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night.

The NBA ladder-leading Cleveland Cavaliers have thumped the Atlanta Hawks by 22 points, with Darius Garland and

Darius Garland, the 25-year-old floor general, secured his second All-Star nod. And then, in a moment of validation for one of the league’s rising defensive anchors, 23-year-old Evan Mobley was named to his first All-Star Game.

If the Cavaliers do opt to slightly increase payroll with their eyes set on a Finals championship this season, a trade idea proposed by Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report makes a lot of sense. Buckley believes the Cavaliers should offer Georges Niang and a 2025 second-round pick to acquire Chris Boucher from the Toronto Raptors.

Just hours after they were named Eastern Conference All-Star reserves, Garland scored 26 and Evan Mobley recorded his 21st double-double of the year.

Cleveland improved to 29-2 when holding teams to 116 points or less — the Cavs are 9-7 otherwise — and 33-0 when leading after three quarters.

The Miami Heat were outscored by 30 in the paint while finishing a minus-12 on the glass Wednesday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers.