Cleveland Cavaliers @ Philadelphia 76ers
Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA | Game ID: 22300040
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final
PHI 24 29 26 31 9 119CLE 27 38 23 22 12 122
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Garland leads shorthanded Cavaliers to 122-119 win over 76ers in overtime
PHILADELPHIA -- Despite playing shorthanded for a third straight game, the Cleveland Cavaliers continued their winning ways as Darius Garland scored 32 points and Jarrett Allen added 26 in a 122-119 overtime win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night in the NBA In-Season Tournament.
The Cavaliers (8-6, 2-1 In-Season Tournament) have won four straight and remained alive for the Eastern Conference's wild-card berth despite playing without three rotation pieces in Donovan Mitchell , Caris LeVert and Isaac Okoro due to injury.
"It gives us some confidence," Garland said. "We have to keep it rolling, keep moving the ball and the bodies moving. Our bigs have been holding it down right now."
Cleveland had six players in double figures. The Cavs dominated the paint and the glass, outrebounding the Sixers 61-53 and holding a 68-52 edge in points in the paint.
"These guys want to do it for each other," Cleveland coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. "The Cavaliers way is that the team is better than the individual. These guys bought into it and they are figuring out who we are."
The 76ers (10-4, 2-2 In-Season Tournament) have lost both of their tournament games on their bright red home court. Overall, the 76ers have lost three straight at home after winning their first six at home to start the season.
Joel Embiid scored 32 points and Tyrese Maxey added 30 for the Sixers.
"We raised our level of play in the second half and gave ourselves a chance," Philadelphia coach Nick Nurse said. "It just didn't work out."
The Cavs were able to control the tempo through three quarters, grabbing an 18-point lead early in the third quarter. Still, Maxey and Embiid helped Philadelphia climb back, cutting Cleveland's lead to nine at the end of three and briefly grabbing a one-point lead on a three-play play with 2:07 to play.
"We got them where we wanted them," Garland said, describing the mood as overtime began. "We just had to go back to what was working. We needed to go back (to the paint), attack Joel and try to get him out of the game (with fouls.)"
Allen hit the biggest shot of the night, an 8-foot hook shot off Craig Porter 's ninth assists of the game to give the Cavs a 120-119 lead with 18 seconds left in overtime. Both Embiid and Maxey missed layups at the other end. Garland made two free throws with 9.7 seconds left after Embiid fouled out. Philadelphia's chances for a second overtime crashed when Maxey's final 3-point attempt fell short.
Sixers guard Kelly Oubre Jr . continued his rehab work after breaking a rib after allegedly being hit by a car on Nov. 11 as a pedestrian on a downtown Philadelphia street.
Oubre participated on Monday in individual on-court workouts and will be reevaluated in a week to determine when he can return to the court. "He was in good spirits and it was good," Nurse said. "He was pretty energetic on the court (Monday)."
UP NEXT
Cavaliers: Return home to face Miami on Wednesday.
76ers: Open a two-game road trip against Minnesota on Wednesday night.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CLECP C. Porter Jr.
DG D. Garland
DW D. Wade
EM E. Mobley
GN G. Niang
JA J. Allen
MS M. Strus
PO Porter
SM S. Merrill
TT T. Thompson
PHIDH D. House Jr.
DM D. Melton
JE J. Embiid
JS J. Springer
NB N. Batum
PB P. Beverley
PR P. Reed
RC R. Covington
TH T. Harris
TM T. Maxey
CLE/PHI the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur