The Cavaliers, with their four stars, are the NBA's best team through the first month of the season. Three offseason priorities are the reasons.

LeBron James is long gone, but the Cleveland Cavaliers are once again looking like an NBA championship contender. The Cavs moved to 10-0 on the young season after blasting the Golden State Warriors on Friday night in a showdown of former rivals who have reinvented themselves to become elite once again.

The Cavs are the fourth team to start 15-0, joining the Golden State Warriors (2016), Houston Rockets (1994) and Washington Capitols (1949). The Warriors set the league record by winning their first 24 games on the way to a 73-9 season.

With Sunday's 128-114 win over the Charlotte Hornets, the Cleveland Cavaliers improved to 15-0, tying for the second-best start in NBA history. The 1948-49 Washington Capitols and, more recently, the 1993-94 Houston Rockets also started their respective seasons with 15 straight wins.

With Donovan Mitchell resting Sunday, the Cavs have a 15-0 start at stake as they debut their City Edition uniforms and home court vs. the Hornets.

The Knicks had a thriller in their NBA Cup win over the Nets. Jalen Brunson scored the go-ahead 3-pointer in the final seconds. New York has played better recently. Karl-Anthony Towns also scored a season-high 46 points this week.

Darius Garland's 25 points and Ty Jerome's 24 points helped carry the Cleveland Cavaliers as they maintained their unbeaten record by beating the visiting Charlotte Hornets 128-114 on Sunday night.

The Cleveland Cavaliers made history with a 128-114 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday evening. They’ve tied the 1993-94 Houston Rockets and 1948-49 Washington Capitols as the only teams to start 15-0.

The Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland underwent a major transformation for Friday's NBA Cup opener between the Cavs and Bulls. But the only thing that remained unchanged was the home team's sheer dominance.