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Donovan Mitchell scored 20 of his 45 points in the fourth quarter, Darius Garland had 19 points in his return from a broken jaw and the Cleveland Cavaliers held off the NBA-worst Detroit Pistons 128-121 on Wednesday night. Jarrett Allen had 14 points and 11 rebounds for his franchise-record 16th consecutive double-double and Isaac Okoro added 14 points for the Cavaliers. Cleveland won for the 11th time in 12 matches and is an NBA-best 16-4 since Dec. 16. Danilo Gallinari scored 20 points and went 4 of 4 on 3-pointers, and Cade Cunningham had 19 points and seven assists for Detroit, which was seeking its first back-to-back wins since Oct. 27-28. A seesaw fourth […]