DETROIT -- — 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.

Takeaways

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.

Key moment

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.

Key stat

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.

Up next

The Cavaliers visit Washington on Friday night. The Pistons stay home for a Friday night visit from Philadelphia.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Jarrett Allen vs. Jalen Duren (Caris LeVert gains possession)	0	0
11:48	Evan Mobley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Allen assists)	0	3
11:21	Tobias Harris misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	0	3
11:21	Pistons offensive team rebound	0	3
11:18	Tobias Harris misses 15-foot jumper	0	3
11:16	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	0	3
11:07	Caris LeVert misses driving layup	0	3
11:04	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	0	3
11:04	Max Strus blocks Ausar Thompson 's 5-foot dunk	0	3
11:03	Pistons offensive team rebound	0	3
10:54	Cade Cunningham misses 13-foot two point shot	0	3
10:51	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	0	3
10:38	Jalen Duren personal foul	0	3
10:28	Max Strus makes 28-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)	0	6
10:06	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 28-foot three point jumper (Cade Cunningham assists)	3	6
9:52	Darius Garland misses two point shot	3	6
9:49	Ausar Thompson defensive rebound	3	6
9:45	Jalen Duren makes 3-foot dunk (Ausar Thompson assists)	5	6
9:26	Evan Mobley makes 5-foot two point shot (Max Strus assists)	5	8
9:12	Cade Cunningham misses driving floating jump shot	5	8
9:11	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	5	8
9:10	Cade Cunningham personal foul	5	8
8:58	Darius Garland lost ball turnover (Ausar Thompson steals)	5	8
8:56	Jalen Duren bad pass (Max Strus steals)	5	8
8:50	Evan Mobley makes 23-foot three point shot (Darius Garland assists)	5	11
8:38	Cade Cunningham makes driving layup	7	11
8:29	Jalen Duren shooting foul	7	11
8:29	Evan Mobley makes free throw 1 of 2	7	12
8:29	Isaiah Stewart enters the game for Jalen Duren	7	12
8:29	Evan Mobley makes free throw 2 of 2	7	13
8:10	Cade Cunningham misses 10-foot step back jumpshot	7	13
8:07	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	7	13
8:03	Tobias Harris blocks Caris LeVert 's 2-foot two point shot	7	13
8:02	Darius Garland offensive rebound	7	13
7:59	Darius Garland makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot	7	15
7:58	Pistons Full timeout	7	15
7:44	Evan Mobley shooting foul	7	15
7:44	Ausar Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	8	15
7:44	Ausar Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	9	15
7:34	Darius Garland out of bounds bad pass turnover	9	15
7:17	Tobias Harris makes 16-foot pullup jump shot	11	15
7:05	Darius Garland makes finger roll layup	11	17
6:58	Ausar Thompson misses driving layup	11	17
6:58	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	11	17
6:52	Darius Garland misses 26-foot three point shot	11	17
6:51	Pistons defensive team rebound	11	17
6:35	Cade Cunningham misses 7-foot two point shot	11	17
6:32	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	11	17
6:22	Isaiah Stewart blocks Evan Mobley 's 4-foot driving layup	11	17
6:18	Max Strus offensive rebound	11	17
6:16	Caris LeVert misses 28-foot three point jumper	11	17
6:15	Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound	11	17
6:00	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Cade Cunningham assists)	14	17
5:52	Max Strus misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	17
5:50	Max Strus offensive rebound	14	17
5:41	Max Strus misses 24-foot three point jumper	14	17
5:40	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	14	17
5:35	Isaiah Stewart makes two point shot (Cade Cunningham assists)	16	17
5:35	Cavaliers Full timeout	16	17
5:35	Malik Beasley enters the game for Ausar Thompson	16	17
5:35	Georges Niang enters the game for Max Strus	16	17
5:35	Sam Merrill enters the game for Caris LeVert	16	17
5:35	Ty Jerome enters the game for Evan Mobley	16	17
5:24	Darius Garland makes 28-foot three pointer (Jarrett Allen assists)	16	20
5:01	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper	16	20
5:00	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	16	20
4:48	Ty Jerome makes 7-foot two point shot	16	22
4:31	Tobias Harris makes 11-foot step back jumpshot	18	22
4:16	Ty Jerome makes 6-foot two point shot	18	24
3:59	Tobias Harris misses 27-foot three point jumper	18	24
3:56	Isaiah Stewart offensive rebound	18	24
3:56	Isaiah Stewart makes two point shot	20	24
3:41	Sam Merrill bad pass (Tobias Harris steals)	20	24
3:39	Tobias Harris bad pass (Sam Merrill steals)	20	24
3:36	Georges Niang misses 23-foot three point jumper	20	24
3:32	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	20	24
3:31	Jarrett Allen misses two point shot	20	24
3:31	Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound	20	24
3:28	Cade Cunningham misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	20	24
3:27	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	20	24
3:27	Simone Fontecchio enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	20	24
3:27	Ronald Holland II enters the game for Tobias Harris	20	24
3:27	Evan Mobley enters the game for Darius Garland	20	24
3:27	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Jarrett Allen	20	24
3:06	Evan Mobley misses two point shot	20	24
3:04	Cade Cunningham defensive rebound	20	24
2:51	Cade Cunningham makes driving layup	22	24
2:39	Ty Jerome bad pass (Cade Cunningham steals)	22	24
2:35	Cade Cunningham makes two point shot	24	24
2:23	Georges Niang makes 29-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)	24	27
2:00	Ronald Holland II misses 23-foot three point jumper	24	27
1:57	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	24	27
1:56	Jaylon Tyson traveling	24	27
1:41	Malik Beasley misses 27-foot three point jumper	24	27
1:38	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	24	27
1:29	Ty Jerome makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	24	29
1:07	Isaiah Stewart misses 5-foot two point shot	24	29
1:05	Georges Niang defensive rebound	24	29
55.1	Georges Niang makes driving layup (Ty Jerome assists)	24	31
41.1	Evan Mobley shooting foul	24	31
41.1	Isaiah Stewart makes free throw 1 of 2	25	31
41.1	Marcus Sasser enters the game for Cade Cunningham	25	31
41.1	Isaiah Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2	26	31
33.1	Ty Jerome makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	26	33
33.1	Marcus Sasser shooting foul	26	33
33.1	Ty Jerome makes free throw 1 of 1	26	34
13.2	Isaiah Stewart out of bounds bad pass turnover	26	34
13.2	Ausar Thompson enters the game for Simone Fontecchio	26	34
13.2	Darius Garland enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	26	34
2.1	Ty Jerome misses driving floating jump shot	26	34
1.1	Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound	26	34
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	34

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Venue

Little Caesars Arena

Detroit, MI

Date & Time

12:00 AM, February 6, 2025

Coverage

NBA League Pass, FanDuel SN DET, FanDuel SN OH

Attendance

18,734

Referees

Curtis Blair, Brett Nansel, Nick Buchert

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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