All-Star Darius Garland scored 18 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter and the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers rallied for a 109-104 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night, matching the longest winning streak in franchise history at 15 games.

Jarrett Allen had 23 points and 13 rebounds, and Evan Mobley had 21 points, nine rebounds and six assists for Cleveland, which also began this season with a 15-game win streak. The Cavaliers, who trailed by 18 points in the third quarter, clinched the Central Division for the eighth time in their 55-year history.

Cleveland improved to 55-10 to match the fifth-best start in NBA history and owns the best home record in the league at 30-4. All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell (left groin soreness), forward De’Andre Hunter (illness) and guard Ty Jerome (rest) didn't dress for the game.

Cam Thomas scored 27 points, Cameron Johnson had 17 and Ziaire Williams added 14 before fouling out for Brooklyn. The Nets dropped five games behind Chicago for the final play-in tournament spot in the East.

Brooklyn trailed 101-99 with 56 seconds remaining when Johnson missed a 3-pointer that wound up on top of the backboard. Garland raced down for a layup and soon afterward added two free throws to extend the Cavaliers’ lead to six.

For the first time since 2017-18, your Cleveland Cavaliers are Central Division champs! #LetEmKnow pic.twitter.com/PHIjE0Qb05

— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) March 12, 2025

Haliburton stuns Bucks with late 4-point play

Tyrese Haliburton made a fadeaway 3-pointer while being fouled and completed the four-point play with 3.4 seconds left, and the Indiana Pacers stunned Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks 115-114.

Haliburton ran along the left sideline, took an inbounds pass from Andrew Nembhard and launched a 3 while falling out of bounds, absorbing contact by Antetokounmpo, and the ball found the net with Haliburton sprawled on the floor in the corner.

After Haliburton made the free throw for a one-point lead, Antetokounmpo raced up the court and got off a clean 3-point try, but the shot fell short at the buzzer, and the Pacers drew even with the fourth-place Bucks in the Eastern Conference standings.

Haliburton, who had missed the last three games with a hip injury, finished with 14 points and 10 assists. Pascal Siakam led Indiana with 25 points and 12 rebounds, and Bennedict Mahturin added 17 points.

Brook Lopez scored a team-high 23 points and Antetokounmpo had 19 points and 17 rebounds.

Indiana led 103-93 with 8:08 remaining, but Milwaukee responded with a 10-0 run and tied it on a 3-pointer by Gary Trent Jr. Neither team led by more than five after that.

the four-point play heard around the world

Tyrese Haliburton's game-winner went global. pic.twitter.com/rhmyHcnC2h

— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) March 12, 2025

Cunnigham leads Pistons to physical win

Cade Cunningham had 27 points and 10 assists, and the Detroit Pistons beat NBA-worst Washington 123-103 in a physical game that included two late flagrant fouls by the Wizards.

Washington's Richaun Holmes was ejected in the fourth quarter for throwing an elbow to the face of Detroit's Ausar Thompson while securing a rebound. A few minutes later, the Wizards' Marcus Smart was assessed a flagrant-1 foul for elbowing the Pistons' Tim Hardaway Jr.

Jalen Duren added 15 points and 13 assists for the Pistons, who ended a two-game skid. Detroit entered the night in sixth place in the Eastern Conference.

Smart led the Wizards with 16 points and Bub Carrington and Jordan Poole scored 15 apiece.

The game initially got chippy in the first quarter. Wizards forward Kyshawn George shoved Cunningham, who shoved him back, before Middleton walked over and pushed his left hand into Cunningham's chest. Poole came in late and shoved Duren. Words were exchanged as the referees moved in to quell things.

Detroit never trailed and was ahead by double digits for the entire second half.

HIM. pic.twitter.com/HNuBlYcRlz

— Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons) March 12, 2025