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Darius Garland Hit a Dramatic Logo Three-Pointer at the Buzzer to Beat Pistons

Garland called game.

Blake Silverman

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Garland folds his arms after hitting a three point buzzer beating basket to win the game against the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena.
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Garland folds his arms after hitting a three point buzzer beating basket to win the game against the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena. / David Reginek-Imagn Images
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While all eyes are on the NBA's trade deadline Thursday afternoon, Darius Garland brought the attention back to the court. To avenge the Cleveland Cavaliers' loss to the Boston Celtics Tuesday night, Garland hit a game-winner from the logo as the buzzer sounded to beat the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday evening.

Pistons All-Star guard Cade Cunningham made three foul shots to tie the game with five seconds remaining. Garland then inbounded the ball to Georges Niang who got him the ball right back to make magic happen.

Garland ran past defenders to half court where he pulled up for a deep three-pointer over the outstretched hand of Pistons' big man Jalen Duren. And he called game.

Garland was named an All-Star reserve on Jan. 30, and he put on an All-Star worthy display against the Pistons. The game-winner in Detroit was his 25th point of the night, alongside five assists and three rebounds.

Cleveland, sitting atop the Eastern Conference at 41-10, has the most wins in the NBA. Garland is averaging 21.8 points per game this season, the most in his career. He is also averaging 6.8 assists per game while shooting 42.6% from three on high volume. And he wasn't going to let the Cavs lose two nights in a row.

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Blake Silverman is a contributor to the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI in November 2024, he covered the WNBA, NBA, G League and college basketball for numerous sites, including Winsidr, SB Nation's Detroit Bad Boys and A10Talk. He graduated from Michigan State University before receiving a master's in sports journalism from St. Bonaventure University. Outside of work, he's probably binging the latest Netflix documentary, at a yoga studio or enjoying everything Detroit sports. A lifelong Michigander, he lives in suburban Detroit with his wife, young son and their personal petting zoo of two cats and a dog.

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