Garland leads shorthanded Cavaliers to 122-119 win over 76ers in overtime
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Despite playing shorthanded for a third straight game, the Cleveland Cavaliers continued their winning ways as Darius Garland scored 32 points and Jarrett Allen added 26 in a 122-119 overtime win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night in the NBA In-Season Tournament.
The Cavaliers (8-6, 2-1 In-Season Tournament) have won four straight and remained alive for the Eastern Conference's wild-card berth despite playing without three rotation pieces in Donovan Mitchell, Caris LeVert and Isaac Okoro due to injury.
“It gives us some confidence,” Garland said. “We have to keep it rolling, keep moving the ball and the bodies moving. Our bigs have been holding it down right now.”
Cleveland had six players in double figures. The Cavs dominated the paint and the glass, outrebounding the Sixers 61-53 and holding a 68-52 edge in points in the paint.
“These guys want to do it for each other,” Cleveland coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. “The Cavaliers way is that the team is better than the individual. These guys bought into it and they are figuring out who we are.”
The 76ers (10-4, 2-2 In-Season Tournament) were eliminated from tournament contention, losing both games on its bright red home court. Overall, the 76ers have lost three straight at home after winning their first six at home to start the season.
Joel Embiid scored 32 points and Tyrese Maxey added 30 for the Sixers.
“We raised our level of play in the second half and gave ourselves a chance,” Philadelphia coach Nick Nurse said. “It just didn't work out.”
The Cavs were able to control the tempo through three quarters, grabbing an 18-point lead early in the third quarter. Still, Maxey and Embiid helped Philadelphia climb back, cutting Cleveland's lead to nine at the end of three and briefly grabbing a one-point lead on a three-play play with 2:07 to play.
“We got them where we wanted them,” Garland said, describing the mood as overtime began. “We just had to go back to what was working. We needed to go back (to the paint), attack Joel and try to get him out of the game (with fouls.)”
Allen hit the biggest shot of the night, an 8-foot hook shot off Craig Porter's ninth assists of the game to give the Cavs a 120-119 lead with 18 seconds left in overtime. Both Embiid and Maxey missed layups at the other end. Garland made two free throws with 9.7 seconds left after Embiid fouled out. Philadelphia's chances for a second overtime crashed when Maxey's final 3-point attempt fell short.
Sixers guard Kelly Oubre Jr. continued his rehab work after breaking a rib after allegedly being hit by a car on Nov. 11 as a pedestrian on a downtown Philadelphia street.
Oubre participated on Monday in individual on-court workouts and will be reevaluated in a week to determine when he can return to the court. “He was in good spirits and it was good,” Nurse said. “He was pretty energetic on the court (Monday).”
UP NEXT
Cavaliers: Return home to face Miami on Wednesday.
76ers: Open a two-game road trip against Minnesota on Wednesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jarrett Allen vs. Joel Embiid (Evan Mobley gains possession) | ||
| 11:47 |  | Darius Garland misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:45 | | Joel Embiid defensive rebound | ||
| 11:31 | | Tyrese Maxey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:28 | | Max Strus defensive rebound | ||
| 11:16 | | Max Strus misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 11:15 | | Joel Embiid defensive rebound | ||
| 11:07 | | +2 | Joel Embiid makes two point stepback jump shot | 0-2 |
| 10:51 | | Jarrett Allen misses two point layup | ||
| 10:47 | | Joel Embiid defensive rebound | ||
| 10:44 | | Evan Mobley shooting foul (Joel Embiid draws the foul) | ||
| 10:44 | | Joel Embiid misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:44 | | 76ers offensive rebound | ||
| 10:44 | | +1 | Joel Embiid makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-3 |
| 10:31 | | Jarrett Allen misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:25 | | Max Strus offensive rebound | ||
| 10:25 | | +2 | Max Strus makes two point tip layup | 2-3 |
| 10:15 | | Joel Embiid misses two point turnaround fadeaway bank jump shot | ||
| 10:15 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point running dunk (Evan Mobley assists) | 4-3 |
| 10:02 | | Tobias Harris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:59 | | Max Strus defensive rebound | ||
| 9:51 | | Darius Garland misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:49 | | Nicolas Batum defensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | Evan Mobley shooting foul (Tobias Harris draws the foul) | ||
| 9:47 | | +1 | Tobias Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-4 |
| 9:47 | | +1 | Tobias Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-5 |
| 9:36 | | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:33 | | 76ers defensive rebound | ||
| 9:23 | | Joel Embiid turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:15 | | Nicolas Batum personal foul (Max Strus draws the foul) | ||
| 9:07 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 6-5 |
| 8:50 | | De'Anthony Melton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:47 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 8:34 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point alley-oop dunk (Darius Garland assists) | 8-5 |
| 8:14 | | Tyrese Maxey misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:11 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | Darius Garland turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 7:42 | | +2 | Nicolas Batum makes two point layup (Joel Embiid assists) | 8-7 |
| 7:24 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point alley-oop dunk (Darius Garland assists) | 10-7 |
| 7:07 | | +3 | Nicolas Batum makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Maxey assists) | 10-10 |
| 6:38 | | Dean Wade misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:35 | | Joel Embiid defensive rebound | ||
| 6:31 | | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point running layup | 10-12 |
| 6:20 | | Darius Garland misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:18 | | Joel Embiid defensive rebound | ||
| 6:14 | | +2 | Joel Embiid makes two point running layup (Nicolas Batum assists) | 10-14 |
| 6:14 | | Dean Wade shooting foul (Joel Embiid draws the foul) | ||
| 6:14 | | 76ers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:14 | | +1 | Joel Embiid makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 10-15 |
| 6:02 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving layup | 12-15 |
| 5:49 | | Jarrett Allen shooting foul (Joel Embiid draws the foul) | ||
| 5:49 | | +1 | Joel Embiid makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-16 |
| 5:49 | | +1 | Joel Embiid makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-17 |
| 5:31 | | Robert Covington blocks Jarrett Allen's two point driving layup | ||
| 5:26 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 5:26 | | Jarrett Allen misses two point tip layup | ||
| 5:25 | | Robert Covington defensive rebound | ||
| 5:18 | | Joel Embiid turnover (bad pass) (Darius Garland steals) | ||
| 5:08 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point cutting layup (Max Strus assists) | 14-17 |
| 4:51 | | Tobias Harris misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:48 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 4:41 | | +3 | Max Strus makes three point jump shot (Craig Porter assists) | 17-17 |
| 4:18 | | De'Anthony Melton misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:15 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 4:09 | | +2 | Craig Porter makes two point driving layup | 19-17 |
| 3:54 | | Joel Embiid turnover (lost ball) (Max Strus steals) | ||
| 3:47 | | +2 | Craig Porter makes two point running layup (Darius Garland assists) | 21-17 |
| 3:47 | | 76ers 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:33 | | Robert Covington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:29 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 3:21 | | Craig Porter misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:17 | | Patrick Beverley defensive rebound | ||
| 3:08 | | Danuel House Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:04 | | Joel Embiid offensive rebound | ||
| 3:03 | | Joel Embiid misses two point putback layup | ||
| 3:01 | | Craig Porter defensive rebound | ||
| 2:55 | | +2 | Georges Niang makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Craig Porter assists) | 23-17 |
| 2:36 | | +3 | Robert Covington makes three point pullup jump shot (Joel Embiid assists) | 23-20 |
| 2:16 | | Craig Porter turnover (bad pass) (Patrick Beverley steals) | ||
| 2:11 | | Max Strus shooting foul (Danuel House Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 2:11 | | +1 | Danuel House Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-21 |
| 2:11 | | +1 | Danuel House Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-22 |
| 2:04 | | Nicolas Batum personal foul (Georges Niang draws the foul) | ||
| 1:58 | | Sam Merrill misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:55 | | Nicolas Batum defensive rebound | ||
| 1:50 | | Patrick Beverley turnover (bad pass) (Dean Wade steals) | ||
| 1:40 | | +2 | Craig Porter makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 25-22 |
| 1:19 | | Danuel House Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:16 | | Robert Covington offensive rebound | ||
| 1:11 | | Jump ball. Robert Covington vs. Georges Niang (Patrick Beverley gains possession) | ||
| 1:06 | | Robert Covington misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 1:04 | | Craig Porter defensive rebound | ||
| 1:00 | | Craig Porter misses two point running layup | ||
| 0:58 | | Tristan Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 0:58 | | +2 | Tristan Thompson makes two point tip dunk | 27-22 |
| 0:37 | | +2 | Joel Embiid makes two point driving layup | 27-24 |
| 0:19 | | Georges Niang misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:17 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:17 | | Joel Embiid personal foul (Loose ball) (Tristan Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:05 | | Joel Embiid blocks Craig Porter's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:05 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | Cavaliers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:00 | | Craig Porter blocks Tyrese Maxey's three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | 76ers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:38 | | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point pullup jump shot | 27-26 |
| 11:21 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point pullup jump shot (Craig Porter assists) | 29-26 |
| 11:09 | | +2 | Tyrese Maxey makes two point driving floating jump shot | 29-28 |
| 10:59 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point layup | 31-28 |
| 10:48 | | Tyrese Maxey misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:48 | | Paul Reed offensive rebound | ||
| 10:44 | | Paul Reed misses two point tip layup | ||
| 10:43 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point driving floating jump shot | 33-28 |
| 10:18 | | Cavaliers technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 10:18 | | Tyrese Maxey misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 10:18 | | 76ers offensive rebound | ||
| 10:03 | | Jaden Springer misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Darius Garland defensive rebound | ||
| 9:53 | | +2 | Georges Niang makes two point driving floating jump shot (Craig Porter assists) | 35-28 |
| 9:37 | | +2 | Paul Reed makes two point layup | 35-30 |
| 9:19 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point stepback jump shot (Tristan Thompson assists) | 37-30 |
| 9:07 | | +3 | Tyrese Maxey makes three point stepback jump shot | 37-33 |
| 8:57 | | Jaden Springer personal foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 8:46 | | +3 | Georges Niang makes three point jump shot (Craig Porter assists) | 40-33 |
| 8:27 | | Tristan Thompson blocks Paul Reed's two point driving dunk | ||
| 8:23 | | Darius Garland defensive rebound | ||
| 8:21 | | Tobias Harris shooting foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 8:21 | | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-33 |
| 8:21 | | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-33 |
| 8:11 | | Jaden Springer turnover (traveling) | ||
| 7:59 | | Georges Niang misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:56 | | Paul Reed defensive rebound | ||
| 7:47 | | Tyrese Maxey misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:44 | | Jaden Springer offensive rebound | ||
| 7:43 | | Nicolas Batum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:40 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 7:30 | | Darius Garland turnover (bad pass) (Tyrese Maxey steals) | ||
| 7:20 | | +2 | Tyrese Maxey makes two point driving finger roll layup (Nicolas Batum assists) | 42-35 |
| 7:05 | | Max Strus turnover (lost ball) (Tobias Harris steals) | ||
| 6:52 | | Tobias Harris misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:47 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 6:46 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:30 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point layup | 44-35 |
| 6:16 | | Tobias Harris misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:14 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 5:59 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point cutting dunk (Max Strus assists) | 46-35 |
| 5:45 | | +2 | Tyrese Maxey makes two point driving layup | 46-37 |
| 5:34 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point jump shot (Max Strus assists) | 48-37 |
| 5:13 | | +3 | Tyrese Maxey makes three point jump shot (Joel Embiid assists) | 48-40 |
| 5:01 | | Jaden Springer shooting foul (Craig Porter draws the foul) | ||
| 5:01 | | +1 | Craig Porter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 49-40 |
| 5:01 | | +1 | Craig Porter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 50-40 |
| 4:45 | | +2 | Joel Embiid makes two point driving layup | 50-42 |
| 4:45 | | Jarrett Allen shooting foul (Joel Embiid draws the foul) | ||
| 4:45 | | Joel Embiid misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:43 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 4:29 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point hook shot (Craig Porter assists) | 52-42 |
| 4:20 | | Jarrett Allen personal foul (Joel Embiid draws the foul) | ||
| 4:14 | | +3 | De'Anthony Melton makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Maxey assists) | 52-45 |
| 3:57 | | Joel Embiid shooting foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 3:57 | | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 53-45 |
| 3:57 | | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 54-45 |
| 3:34 | | De'Anthony Melton misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:31 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 3:24 | | Tyrese Maxey shooting foul (Tristan Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 3:24 | | Tristan Thompson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:24 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 3:24 | | Tristan Thompson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:19 | | Max Strus offensive rebound | ||
| 3:17 | | Darius Garland misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:17 | | 76ers defensive rebound | ||
| 3:06 | | Nicolas Batum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:03 | | Tristan Thompson defensive rebound |