CLEVELAND -- — Darius Garland scored 28 points, Evan Mobley had 21 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists and the Cleveland Cavaliers clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference with a 135-113 win over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night.

Ty Jerome added 18 points off the bench and De’Andre Hunter scored 17 for Cleveland, which has the second-best record in franchise history at 63-16. The Cavaliers secured the No. 1 seed in the East for the fourth time.

Patrick Williams scored a season-high 21 points and made 5 of 6 3-pointers, and Matas Buzelis added 19 points for Chicago. The Bulls have clinched a play-in tournament berth and are tied with Miami for ninth in the East.

Chicago’s top five scorers were not in uniform, including Coby White (rest), Nikola Vucevic (right calf soreness) and Josh Giddey (right forearm). Lonzo Ball (right wrist sprain) also was not available.

Takeaways

Bulls: White, who is averaging team highs of 20.7 points and 33.3 minutes, was rested. Coach Billy Donovan expressed concern “with the load Coby has had to endure,” but expects White to play in the final three regular-season games.

Cavaliers: All-Star shooting guard Donovan Mitchell did not dress for precautionary reasons after spraining his left ankle Sunday against Sacramento. Coach Kenny Atkinson said Mitchell will be good to go for the playoffs, but may sit out additional games.

Key moment

Garland made four 3-pointers in eight minutes during the second quarter, triggering a 41-21 run that allowed the Cavaliers to push their lead to 21 points. Cleveland made 10 3-pointers in the period.

Key stat

White, Vucevic, Giddey, Ayo Dosunmu (left shoulder surgery) and Kevin Huerter (cervical strain) are averaging a combined 103.0 points for the Bulls, whose season average is 117.8.

Up next

The Bulls visit Miami on Wednesday in a critical game for seeding. The Cavaliers are at Indiana on Thursday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Jalen Smith vs. Jarrett Allen (Patrick Williams gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Jalen Smith misses driving floating jump shot	0	0
11:41	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	0	0
11:32	Evan Mobley misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:27	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	0	0
11:18	Patrick Williams makes 28-foot three point jumper	0	3
10:57	Jarrett Allen makes 4-foot two point shot	2	3
10:43	Patrick Williams bad pass (Jarrett Allen steals)	2	3
10:39	Isaac Okoro misses dunk	2	3
10:36	Darius Garland offensive rebound	2	3
10:35	Darius Garland makes two point shot	4	3
10:32	Jarrett Allen personal foul	4	3
10:21	Patrick Williams steps out of bounds turnover	4	3
10:08	Darius Garland misses 27-foot three point jumper	4	3
10:04	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	4	3
10:04	Jarrett Allen misses two point shot	4	3
10:01	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	4	3
9:53	Matas Buzelis makes driving layup (Dalen Terry assists)	4	5
9:40	Jarrett Allen makes driving dunk (Evan Mobley assists)	6	5
9:21	Dalen Terry misses 22-foot three point jumper	6	5
9:18	Darius Garland defensive rebound	6	5
9:08	Evan Mobley misses 22-foot jumper	6	5
9:05	Patrick Williams defensive rebound	6	5
9:04	Max Strus shooting foul	6	5
9:04	Matas Buzelis misses free throw 1 of 2	6	5
9:04	Bulls offensive team rebound	6	5
9:04	Matas Buzelis makes free throw 2 of 2	6	6
8:44	Evan Mobley makes 2-foot two point shot (Darius Garland assists)	8	6
8:29	Jalen Smith misses layup	8	6
8:28	Max Strus defensive rebound	8	6
8:12	Isaac Okoro makes 2-foot hook shot (Max Strus assists)	10	6
7:59	Patrick Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Matas Buzelis assists)	10	9
7:46	Matas Buzelis personal foul	10	9
7:39	Max Strus bad pass (Patrick Williams steals)	10	9
7:32	Matas Buzelis bad pass (Jarrett Allen steals)	10	9
7:25	Darius Garland misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	10	9
7:23	Bulls defensive team rebound	10	9
7:05	Jalen Smith traveling	10	9
6:52	Evan Mobley lost ball turnover (Jevon Carter steals)	10	9
6:29	Jalen Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper	10	12
6:13	Isaac Okoro misses 21-foot jumper	10	12
6:08	Patrick Williams defensive rebound	10	12
6:05	Matas Buzelis misses 23-foot three point shot	10	12
6:02	Jalen Smith offensive rebound	10	12
5:58	Jevon Carter misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	10	12
5:55	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	10	12
5:43	Evan Mobley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Max Strus assists)	13	12
5:28	Evan Mobley shooting foul	13	12
5:28	Cavaliers Full timeout	13	12
5:28	Ty Jerome enters the game for Evan Mobley	13	12
5:28	Sam Merrill enters the game for Isaac Okoro	13	12
5:28	De'Andre Hunter enters the game for Max Strus	13	12
5:28	Jalen Smith misses free throw 1 of 2	13	12
5:28	Bulls offensive team rebound	13	12
5:28	Jalen Smith makes free throw 2 of 2	13	13
5:18	De'Andre Hunter misses 27-foot three point jumper	13	13
5:16	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	13	13
5:16	Matas Buzelis blocks Jarrett Allen 's 3-foot two point shot	13	13
5:15	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	13	13
5:15	Dalen Terry shooting foul	13	13
5:15	Zach Collins enters the game for Jalen Smith	13	13
5:15	Julian Phillips enters the game for Patrick Williams	13	13
5:15	Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 2	13	13
5:15	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	13	13
5:15	Jarrett Allen misses free throw 2 of 2	13	13
5:11	Jevon Carter defensive rebound	13	13
5:04	Dalen Terry misses driving floating jump shot	13	13
5:00	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	13	13
4:54	Ty Jerome makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (De'Andre Hunter assists)	15	13
4:40	Jarrett Allen blocks Julian Phillips 's 3-foot layup	15	13
4:39	Zach Collins offensive rebound	15	13
4:39	Zach Collins out of bounds lost ball turnover	15	13
4:29	Ty Jerome makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	17	13
4:19	Zach Collins misses 25-foot three point jumper	17	13
4:19	De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound	17	13
4:10	Ty Jerome bad pass (Jevon Carter steals)	17	13
4:07	Jevon Carter misses running pullup jump shot	17	13
4:04	Zach Collins offensive rebound	17	13
4:02	Matas Buzelis misses 26-foot three point jumper	17	13
3:58	Zach Collins offensive rebound	17	13
3:58	Zach Collins loose ball foul	17	13
3:58	Dean Wade enters the game for Darius Garland	17	13
3:58	Evan Mobley enters the game for Jarrett Allen	17	13
3:58	Talen Horton-Tucker enters the game for Dalen Terry	17	13
3:58	Zach Collins lost ball turnover	17	13
3:46	Julian Phillips blocks Evan Mobley 's 3-foot driving layup	17	13
3:45	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	17	13
3:45	Zach Collins personal foul	17	13
3:38	Evan Mobley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ty Jerome assists)	20	13
3:11	Zach Collins misses 10-foot two point shot	20	13
3:09	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	20	13
3:00	Jahmir Young enters the game for Jevon Carter	20	13
3:00	E.J. Liddell enters the game for Matas Buzelis	20	13
2:55	Evan Mobley misses driving floating jump shot	20	13
2:53	Jahmir Young defensive rebound	20	13
2:50	Julian Phillips misses 23-foot three point shot	20	13
2:48	Dean Wade defensive rebound	20	13
2:34	Ty Jerome makes 29-foot three point jumper (De'Andre Hunter assists)	23	13
2:25	Talen Horton-Tucker makes 24-foot three pointer	23	16
2:14	De'Andre Hunter misses 6-foot two point shot	23	16
2:12	Zach Collins defensive rebound	23	16
2:06	Jahmir Young makes two point shot	23	18
2:05	Cavaliers Full timeout	23	18
1:49	De'Andre Hunter makes 3-foot two point shot (Ty Jerome assists)	25	18
1:32	Talen Horton-Tucker makes 7-foot two point shot (Julian Phillips assists)	25	20
1:25	Julian Phillips personal foul	25	20
1:25	De'Andre Hunter misses free throw 1 of 2	25	20
1:25	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	25	20
1:25	De'Andre Hunter misses free throw 2 of 2	25	20
1:21	Zach Collins defensive rebound	25	20
1:04	Jahmir Young makes driving layup	25	22
45.2	Evan Mobley misses 6-foot two point shot	25	22
43.2	Zach Collins defensive rebound	25	22
24.0	E.J. Liddell makes 7-foot two point shot	25	24
4.1	Ty Jerome misses driving floating jump shot	25	24
1.1	Zach Collins defensive rebound	25	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	25	24

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Venue

Rocket Arena

Cleveland, OH

Date & Time

11:00 PM, April 8, 2025

Coverage

FanDuel SN OH, CHSN, NBA League Pass

Attendance

19,432

Referees

Zach Zarba, Nate Green, Jonathan Sterling

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	44	14	.759	W2
Cleveland	37	24	.607	L2
Milwaukee	26	32	.448	L1
Chicago	24	36	.400	L11
Indiana	15	45	.250	L5

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