CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cavs cruised to a 120-109 victory over a depleted Indiana Pacers team Friday night, but the real story wasn’t the win itself. It was the reaffirmation of something the Wine and Gold Talk Podcast hosts have been saying all season: Darius Garland is an incomparable engine that powers everything.

“When Darius Garland is healthy, this offense functions in a different kind of way,” said cleveland.com Cavs reporter Chris Fedor on the latest episode. “Evan Mobley is more comfortable. The offense itself is more comfortable. Donovan Mitchell is able to play off the ball a little bit more. The engine to the Cavs offense is Darius. And their ceiling is just very, very different when he plays.”

The evidence was clear on the court as Garland orchestrated an offense that generate

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