CLEVELAND -- — Darius Garland scored 22 points, Donovan Mitchell added 21 and the Cleveland Cavaliers snapped a season-high, three-game losing streak with a 110-91 win over the Detroit Pistons on Monday night.

Cleveland, which has led the Eastern Conference from the start, ended its mini slump with an 11th straight win over Detroit. The Cavs are 22-3 at home.

They also improved to 2-0 against former coach J.B. Bickerstaff, who led Cleveland's rebuild and guided the Cavs into the playoffs the past two seasons. However, Bickerstaff was fired following last year's postseason exit before being hired by the Pistons.

Jarrett Allen had 15 points and Evan Mobley 14 rebounds for Cleveland.

Cade Cunningham scored 22 points and Malik Beasley 19 for Detroit. Jalen Duren had 12 points and 15 rebounds for the Pistons, who have 23 wins after going 14-68 last season.

The Cavs were again without three rotational players, as Caris LeVert (wrist), Isaac Okoro (shoulder) and Dean Wade (knee) sat out with injuries. Coach Kenny Atkinson didn't have a timeline on Wade other than to say it “isn't day to day.”

Takeaways

Pistons: Other than Cunningham and Beasley, Detroit's offense was horrid. Starting forwards Ausar Thompson and Tobias Harris went a combined 1 of 15 from the field.

Cavaliers: Cleveland got back to its defensive principles, playing with more intensity and purpose than during the past week's rough patch.

Key moment

Mobley followed his own miss with a rebound on the baseline before whipping a pass through the lane to Mitchell, who knocked down a 3-pointer to put the Cavs up 77-62 and in control in the third.

Key stat

Cleveland came in leading the NBA in 3-point percentage (.398) but had a rough night behind the arc, going just 12 of 44.

Up next

The Pistons visit Indiana on Wednesday. The Cavs are in Miami that night to face the Heat.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Jalen Duren vs. Jarrett Allen (Evan Mobley gains possession)	0	0
11:47	Evan Mobley makes 16-foot jumper (Jarrett Allen assists)	2	0
11:30	Cade Cunningham misses driving floating jump shot	2	0
11:27	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	2	0
11:16	Evan Mobley makes 8-foot pullup jump shot (Darius Garland assists)	4	0
10:56	Cade Cunningham makes 11-foot step back jumpshot	4	2
10:39	Jarrett Allen makes 2-foot dunk (Darius Garland assists)	6	2
10:26	Ausar Thompson misses driving layup	6	2
10:24	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	6	2
10:24	Donovan Mitchell bad pass (Ausar Thompson steals)	6	2
10:20	Tobias Harris makes layup	6	4
10:06	Darius Garland misses 23-foot three point jumper	6	2
10:04	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	6	2
9:58	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 23-foot three point shot	6	2
9:55	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	6	2
9:47	Donovan Mitchell makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	8	2
9:33	Jalen Duren misses two point shot	8	2
9:32	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	8	2
9:24	Donovan Mitchell makes 20-foot pullup jump shot	10	2
9:10	Ausar Thompson lost ball turnover (Max Strus steals)	10	2
9:04	Darius Garland double dribble turnover	10	2
8:48	Cade Cunningham makes 14-foot step back jumpshot	10	4
8:36	Darius Garland misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	10	6
8:34	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	10	6
8:16	Jalen Duren makes 6-foot two point shot (Ausar Thompson assists)	10	8
8:07	Donovan Mitchell misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	10	8
8:03	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	10	8
7:57	Jalen Duren out of bounds bad pass turnover	10	8
7:45	Tim Hardaway Jr. shooting foul	10	8
7:45	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	11	8
7:45	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	12	8
7:36	Jalen Duren makes 5-foot alley oop dunk shot (Cade Cunningham assists)	12	10
7:34	Cavaliers Full timeout	12	10
7:34	Ty Jerome enters the game for Evan Mobley	12	10
7:34	Georges Niang enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	12	10
7:19	Darius Garland misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot	12	10
7:14	Ty Jerome offensive rebound	12	10
7:11	Max Strus misses 23-foot three point jumper	12	10
7:09	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	12	10
7:04	Cade Cunningham misses two point shot	12	10
7:01	Max Strus defensive rebound	12	10
6:53	Georges Niang misses 24-foot three point jumper	12	10
6:49	Cade Cunningham defensive rebound	12	10
6:34	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper	12	10
6:30	Jalen Duren offensive rebound	12	10
6:27	Tobias Harris misses 22-foot three point jumper	12	10
6:22	Ausar Thompson offensive rebound	12	10
6:21	Georges Niang personal foul	12	10
6:21	Malik Beasley enters the game for Ausar Thompson	12	10
6:13	Cade Cunningham makes 6-foot two point shot	12	12
5:52	Ty Jerome makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Darius Garland assists)	14	12
5:29	Cade Cunningham misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	14	12
5:26	Jalen Duren offensive rebound	14	12
5:24	Malik Beasley misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	14	12
5:22	Ty Jerome defensive rebound	14	12
5:11	Jalen Duren blocks Georges Niang 's 11-foot driving floating jump shot	14	12
5:09	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	14	12
5:04	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses running pullup jump shot	14	12
5:01	Georges Niang defensive rebound	14	12
4:49	Darius Garland makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	17	12
4:21	Tobias Harris misses 14-foot two point shot	17	12
4:20	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	17	12
4:13	Max Strus misses 33-foot three point shot	17	12
4:10	Malik Beasley defensive rebound	17	12
4:03	Georges Niang shooting foul	17	12
4:03	Cavaliers Full timeout	17	12
4:03	(04:03) [Cavaliers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL STANDS) [Cavaliers] charged with a timeout	17	12
4:03	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Max Strus	17	12
4:03	Evan Mobley enters the game for Darius Garland	17	12
4:03	Sam Merrill enters the game for Jarrett Allen	17	12
4:03	Simone Fontecchio enters the game for Jalen Duren	17	12
4:03	Isaiah Stewart enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	17	12
4:03	Cade Cunningham makes free throw 1 of 2	17	13
4:03	Cade Cunningham makes free throw 2 of 2	17	14
3:49	Cade Cunningham shooting foul	17	14
3:49	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	18	14
3:49	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	19	14
3:35	Malik Beasley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Simone Fontecchio assists)	19	17
3:09	Isaiah Stewart shooting foul	19	17
3:09	Evan Mobley makes free throw 1 of 2	20	17
3:09	Evan Mobley makes free throw 2 of 2	21	17
2:55	Simone Fontecchio misses 26-foot three point jumper	21	17
2:53	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	21	17
2:45	Georges Niang misses 26-foot three point jumper	21	17
2:42	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	21	17
2:42	Marcus Sasser enters the game for Cade Cunningham	21	17
2:38	Ty Jerome makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)	23	17
2:22	Malik Beasley misses 26-foot three point jumper	23	17
2:19	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	23	17
2:12	Ty Jerome misses 25-foot three point jumper	23	17
2:10	Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound	23	17
1:50	Sam Merrill shooting foul	23	17
1:50	Malik Beasley misses free throw 1 of 2	23	17
1:50	Pistons offensive team rebound	23	17
1:50	Malik Beasley makes free throw 2 of 2	23	18
1:40	Ty Jerome misses two point shot	23	18
1:39	Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound	23	18
1:29	Isaiah Stewart makes 5-foot dunk (Malik Beasley assists)	23	20
1:09	Sam Merrill makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ty Jerome assists)	26	20
43.1	Malik Beasley misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	26	20
41.1	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	26	20
26.1	Ty Jerome misses driving floating jump shot	26	20
24.0	Malik Beasley defensive rebound	26	20
4.2	Malik Beasley makes 26-foot three pointer (Isaiah Stewart assists)	26	23
0.0	Donovan Mitchell misses 24-foot three point shot	26	23
0.0	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	26	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	23

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Venue

Rocket Arena

Cleveland, OH

Date & Time

12:00 AM, January 28, 2025

Coverage

NBA TV, FanDuel SN OH, FanDuel SN DET

Attendance

19,432

Referees

Tom Washington, Sean Corbin, Kevin Scott

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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