CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland scored 30 points, Jarrett Allen added 24 and the Cavaliers rallied in the fourth quarter with star Donovan Mitchell injured on the bench to beat the road-weary New Orleans Pelicans 113-103.
Mitchell scored 11 points in 22 minutes before sitting out the fourth with a strained left groin.
The Cavs were down 81-78 entering the final 12 minutes before Garland made a 3-pointer and fed Allen for a dunk as Cleveland blitzed New Orleans 16-2 to start the period.
Garland scored 25 and added eight of his 11 assists in the second half. Evan Mobley added 19 points as Cleveland improved to 19-4 at home.
C,J. McCollum scored 25 and and Jonas Valanciunas had 22 for the Pelicans.