Garland's deep buzzer-beating 3-pointer gives Cavs 118-115 win over Pistons
DETROIT (AP) Darius Garland hit a 31-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Cleveland Cavaliers a 118-115 win over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.
The Cavaliers, playing without All-Star Donovan Mitchell who missed the game with a shoulder contusion, overcame nine points from Detroit's Cade Cunningham in 11 seconds.
Cunningham made it 112-109 with a 3-pointer with 16 seconds left, but Garland hit a free throw to make it a two-possession game.
Cunningham made three free throws to pull Detroit within one with 7.3 seconds to go. The Pistons fouled Garland, who made 115-112. Cleveland fouled Cunningham on a 3-point attempt, and he hit all three, tying the game with five seconds left. Garland rushed down the court and hit the winning shot from just inside the center-court logo.
Evan Mobley had 30 points for Cleveland and Garland added 25. Cunningham had 38 points, nine assists and seven rebounds.
Cavaliers: Mitchell has missed two other games this season - a 14-point win over the Charlotte Hornets on Nov. 17 and a six-point victory against the Toronto Raptors on Jan. 9. He had 31 points on Tuesday night in a 112-105 loss to Boston.
Pistons: Paul Reed was called for a flagrant foul with 10:02 for not allowing Mobley a safe landing place on a 3-point attempt. Mobley hit two of the three free throws and Craig Porter made it a five-point possession and 10-point lead with a 3-pointer.
Cleveland outshot Detroit 43.8% to 34.6% in the third quarter, but the Pistons forced seven turnovers and grabbed six offensive rebounds to outscore the Cavaliers 27-21 in the period.
Mobley hit a 3-pointer on the first possession of the game and turned it into 20 first-half points. He was 7 of 10 from the floor.
The Cavaliers visit Washington on Friday night. The Pistons stay home for a Friday night visit from Philadelphia.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Jarrett Allen vs. Jalen Duren (Caris LeVert gains possession) | |||
11:48 | +3 | Evan Mobley makes three point jump shot (Jarrett Allen assists) | 3-0 | |
11:21 | Tobias Harris misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
11:21 | Pistons offensive rebound | |||
11:18 | Tobias Harris misses two point jump shot | |||
11:16 | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | |||
11:07 | Caris LeVert misses two point driving layup | |||
11:04 | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | |||
11:04 | Max Strus blocks Ausar Thompson's two point running dunk | |||
11:03 | Pistons offensive rebound | |||
10:54 | Cade Cunningham misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
10:51 | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | |||
10:38 | Jalen Duren personal foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | |||
10:28 | +3 | Max Strus makes three point jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 6-0 | |
10:06 | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 6-3 | |
9:52 | Darius Garland misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
9:49 | Ausar Thompson defensive rebound | |||
9:45 | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Ausar Thompson assists) | 6-5 | |
9:26 | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point driving hook shot (Max Strus assists) | 8-5 | |
9:12 | Cade Cunningham misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
9:11 | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | |||
9:10 | Cade Cunningham personal foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | |||
8:58 | Darius Garland turnover (lost ball) (Ausar Thompson steals) | |||
8:56 | Jalen Duren turnover (bad pass) (Max Strus steals) | |||
8:50 | +3 | Evan Mobley makes three point running jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 11-5 | |
8:38 | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving layup | 11-7 | |
8:29 | Jalen Duren shooting foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | |||
8:29 | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-7 | |
8:29 | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-7 | |
8:10 | Cade Cunningham misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
8:07 | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | |||
8:03 | Tobias Harris blocks Caris LeVert's two point running layup | |||
8:02 | Darius Garland offensive rebound | |||
7:59 | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving floating jump shot | 15-7 | |
7:58 | Pistons 60 second timeout | |||
7:44 | Evan Mobley shooting foul (Ausar Thompson draws the foul) | |||
7:44 | +1 | Ausar Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-8 | |
7:44 | +1 | Ausar Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-9 | |
7:34 | Darius Garland turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
7:17 | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point pullup jump shot | 15-11 | |
7:05 | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point finger roll layup | 17-11 | |
6:58 | Ausar Thompson misses two point driving layup | |||
6:58 | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | |||
6:52 | Darius Garland misses three point running jump shot | |||
6:51 | Pistons defensive rebound | |||
6:35 | Cade Cunningham misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
6:32 | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | |||
6:22 | Isaiah Stewart blocks Evan Mobley's two point driving layup | |||
6:18 | Max Strus offensive rebound | |||
6:16 | Caris LeVert misses three point jump shot | |||
6:15 | Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound | |||
6:00 | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 17-14 | |
5:52 | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | |||
5:50 | Max Strus offensive rebound | |||
5:41 | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | |||
5:40 | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | |||
5:35 | +2 | Isaiah Stewart makes two point running layup (Cade Cunningham assists) | 17-16 | |
5:35 | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | |||
5:24 | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point pullup jump shot (Jarrett Allen assists) | 20-16 | |
5:01 | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
5:00 | Sam Merrill defensive rebound | |||
4:48 | +2 | Ty Jerome makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 22-16 | |
4:31 | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point stepback jump shot | 22-18 | |
4:16 | +2 | Ty Jerome makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 24-18 | |
3:59 | Tobias Harris misses three point jump shot | |||
3:56 | Isaiah Stewart offensive rebound | |||
3:56 | +2 | Isaiah Stewart makes two point putback layup | 24-20 | |
3:41 | Sam Merrill turnover (bad pass) (Tobias Harris steals) | |||
3:39 | Tobias Harris turnover (bad pass) (Sam Merrill steals) | |||
3:36 | Georges Niang misses three point jump shot | |||
3:32 | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | |||
3:31 | Jarrett Allen misses two point putback layup | |||
3:31 | Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound | |||
3:28 | Cade Cunningham misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
3:27 | Cavaliers defensive rebound | |||
3:06 | Evan Mobley misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
3:04 | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | |||
2:51 | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving layup | 24-22 | |
2:39 | Ty Jerome turnover (bad pass) (Cade Cunningham steals) | |||
2:35 | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point running layup | 24-24 | |
2:23 | +3 | Georges Niang makes three point jump shot (Evan Mobley assists) | 27-24 | |
2:00 | Ronald Holland II misses three point jump shot | |||
1:57 | Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound | |||
1:56 | Jaylon Tyson turnover (traveling) | |||
1:41 | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | |||
1:38 | Sam Merrill defensive rebound | |||
1:29 | +2 | Ty Jerome makes two point driving floating jump shot | 29-24 | |
1:07 | Isaiah Stewart misses two point turnaround hook shot | |||
1:05 | Georges Niang defensive rebound | |||
0:55 | +2 | Georges Niang makes two point driving layup (Ty Jerome assists) | 31-24 | |
0:41 | Evan Mobley shooting foul (Isaiah Stewart draws the foul) | |||
0:41 | +1 | Isaiah Stewart makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-25 | |
0:41 | +1 | Isaiah Stewart makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-26 | |
0:33 | +2 | Ty Jerome makes two point driving floating jump shot | 33-26 | |
0:33 | Marcus Sasser shooting foul (Ty Jerome draws the foul) | |||
0:33 | +1 | Ty Jerome makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 34-26 | |
0:13 | Isaiah Stewart turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
0:02 | Ty Jerome misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
0:01 | Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:44 | Paul Reed misses two point jump shot | |||
11:41 | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | |||
11:33 | Evan Mobley turnover (lost ball) (Paul Reed steals) | |||
11:26 | Marcus Sasser misses two point running layup | |||
11:26 | Paul Reed offensive rebound | |||
11:24 | +2 | Ronald Holland II makes two point layup (Paul Reed assists) | 34-28 | |
11:24 | Pistons delay of game violation | |||
11:05 | Jaylon Tyson misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
11:02 | Paul Reed defensive rebound | |||
10:54 | Ronald Holland II misses three point jump shot | |||
10:52 | Paul Reed offensive rebound | |||
10:50 | Simone Fontecchio misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
10:49 | Ty Jerome defensive rebound | |||
10:42 | +3 | Sam Merrill makes three point running jump shot (Evan Mobley assists) | 37-28 | |
10:17 | +2 | Paul Reed makes two point driving layup (Marcus Sasser assists) | 37-30 | |
10:01 | Jaylon Tyson misses three point jump shot | |||
10:00 | Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound | |||
9:51 | Paul Reed misses two point cutting layup | |||
9:50 | Georges Niang defensive rebound | |||
9:44 | Sam Merrill misses three point running jump shot | |||
9:42 | Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound | |||
9:39 | Ronald Holland II personal foul (Loose ball) (Sam Merrill draws the foul) | |||
9:36 | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point driving floating jump shot (Ty Jerome assists) | 39-30 | |
9:36 | Paul Reed shooting foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | |||
9:36 | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 40-30 | |
9:22 | Evan Mobley blocks Simone Fontecchio's two point driving floating jump shot | |||
9:21 | Paul Reed offensive rebound | |||
9:18 | +2 | Paul Reed makes two point putback layup | 40-32 | |
9:04 | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point driving layup (Ty Jerome assists) | 42-32 | |
8:54 | +3 | Paul Reed makes three point jump shot (Marcus Sasser assists) | 42-35 | |
8:43 | +3 | Evan Mobley makes three point jump shot (Craig Porter Jr. assists) | 45-35 | |
8:30 | +2 | Ronald Holland II makes two point driving layup | 45-37 | |
8:20 | Simone Fontecchio personal foul (Sam Merrill draws the foul) | |||
8:14 | Jarrett Allen turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
8:01 | Malik Beasley turnover (bad pass) (Jarrett Allen steals) | |||
7:56 | +2 | Craig Porter Jr. makes two point running layup (Jaylon Tyson assists) | 47-37 | |
7:48 | Simone Fontecchio misses three point jump shot | |||
7:47 | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | |||
7:41 | Ronald Holland II shooting foul (Craig Porter Jr. draws the foul) | |||
7:41 | +1 | Craig Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 48-37 | |
7:41 | Craig Porter Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
7:40 | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | |||
7:27 | Sam Merrill personal foul (Marcus Sasser draws the foul) | |||
7:16 | +2 | Malik Beasley makes two point cutting dunk (Ronald Holland II assists) | 48-39 | |
7:05 | Darius Garland turnover (traveling) | |||
6:51 |