Darius Garland has his teammates back. In the final minute of the game, tempers flared. Detroit’s Ausar Thompson ran strong through a screen set by Jarrett Allen. Allen, generally a friendly giant, retaliated by setting a hard screen on Thompson that resulted in the Pistons forward hitting the floor.

Random dribbles following the Cavaliers’ thriller of a 118-115 road win over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday. … 1. The Cavs were without Donovan Mitchell.

Cade Cunningham scored more than half his points in the fourth quarter as part of a furious rally before Darius Garland hit a 3.