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Garland's season-high-tying 21 points and seven assists helped
carry the Cavaliers to a 98-78 victory over visiting Detroit on
Friday. Cleveland's Cedi Osman added 17 points off the bench
while rookie Evan Mobley had 16 points and seven rebounds.
Cleveland recovered from a 97-94 setback against Washington on
Wednesday to win for the fifth time in six games after losing
four of seven to open the season.
"This is a big win, a bounce-back game for us," Garland said.
"We knew the importance of it coming off the loss a couple
nights ago and being back at home -- we've got to take care of
home."
The game was tight early before Osman's layup with 2:19 to go in
the opening quarter put Cleveland ahead for good.
"We played the game to our identity, no matter who our opponent
was, and that's growth for us," said Cavaliers coach J.B.
Bickerstaff. "I thought we were tough-minded, I thought we were
physical ... all those things that we need to be, I thought we
were."
Cavaliers forward Lamar Stevens is questionable for Saturday's
game after he exited with a right-ankle sprain in the first
quarter against Detroit. Forwards Kevin Love and Lauri Markkanen
remained out while in the league's health and safety protocols.
Schroder's season-high 38 points and eight rebounds paced the
Celtics to a 122-113 overtime win at home against Milwaukee on
Friday. Jayson Tatum added 27 points and 11 rebounds and Marcus
Smart totaled 19 points and six assists for the Celtics.
The Celtics overcame a scrappy Bucks team that was playing
without injured two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris
Middleton (health and safety protocols). Boston led for much of
the second half before Milwaukee buckled down in the fourth
quarter to force OT.
"There's always a natural letdown (when their stars are out),"
first-year Celtics coach Ime Udoka said, adding that his message
to his players was: 'Don't let it be an inclination to let
down.' "Naturally when their guy is missing, the other guys are
going to play hard."
Schroder scored eight of the Celtics' 14 points in overtime
while Boston held Milwaukee to five in the extra period.
"Just being aggressive in overtime, it worked out and I just
tried to pick my spots," Schroder said.
Boston won for the fourth time in five games after beginning the
season with five losses in seven games to begin Udoka's tenure.
Tatum's co-star Jaylen Brown missed his third straight game
Friday with a Grade 1 right-hamstring strain. However, Udoka
said the All-Star forward will travel with the Celtics on their
three-game trip.
The Cavaliers won two of their three meetings with the Celtics a
season ago. Collin Sexton, who is out indefinitely after
suffering a left-meniscus tear Sunday at New York, averaged 23.3
points across the three games for Cleveland.
Tatum averaged 29 points while playing in just two of the three
meetings for Boston.
--Field Level Media
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