Thursday night didn’t have the same playoff-like feel. There wasn’t the same level of intensity or physicality. And it was a lot closer than expected given the Cavs entered the night favored by 13.5 points.

Darius Garland scored a season-high 40 points, Jarrett Allen had 18 points and 15 rebounds, and the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Toronto Raptors 132-126 on Thursday night to extend their win streak to 12.

It was games like this one against the Toronto Raptors the following night that was the challenge. That proved to be true as the Cavs understandably didn’t come out with the level of focus they had the previous night.

It was a big showdown on Jan. 8 as the Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder faced off as they’re the best two teams in the conference record-wise. The Cavs ended up taking the victory, 129-122,