CLEVELAND — The only reliable "quarterback" in Cleveland might play for the Cavaliers .

For the first time this season, the Cavaliers looked like themselves, played like themselves and moved the ball like themselves. The most impactful missing ingredient, and why the offense looked a few notches off through the first seven games, as it turns out, was point guard Darius Garland .

Garland made his season debut in the Cavs' 132-121 win over the Philadelphia 76ers Nov. 5 at Rocket Arena. He missed the first seven games after undergoing offseason toe surgery.

Through that stretch, the Cavs were without nearly every key contributor on the roster at one point or another. Starters and crucial members of the bench exited and re-entered the lineup with varying results. The offense, espe

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