In a fiery and spirited game between two of the NBA’s best teams, the short-handed Cavs held off the Memphis Grizzlies, 129-123. Cleveland has won seven straight games while Memphis has lost three of the last four.

On Sunday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers were without Darius Garland when they took on the Memphis Grizzlies at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. Garland missed just his third game of the season with a hip injury.

The Cavaliers have had a balanced attack throughout the season, with guys like Garland, Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley, and Jarrett Allen all playing a huge role in their success.

If there was any doubt over how seriously the Cleveland Cavaliers and Memphis Grizzlies viewed their matchup on Sunday night, Donovan Mitchell and Desmond Bane demonstrated how much they each wanted a win for their respective teams.

Donovan Mitchell scored 33 points, fellow All-Star Evan Mobley had 25 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists and the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 129-123 on Sunday night.

Video: Cavs star Donovan Mitchell and Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane were part of a scuffle Sunday. The Cavaliers processed the incident and discussed.

The Cavaliers are favored by 6 points in the latest Grizzlies vs. Cavaliers odds via SportsLine consensus, and the over/under is 247.5 points. The Cavs are -229 on the money line

The Cavaliers are deeper and more talented than the Grizzlies regardless of location, but fold in a tremendous home-court advantage for Cleveland, and our NBA betting picks believe the against-the-spread choice is clear.

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