Garland has NBA season-high 51 points in loss

Cleveland All-Star constituent defender Darius Garland scored 27 of his NBA season-high 51 points -- and made six of his career-best 10 3-pointers -- successful the 4th fourth for the Cavaliers connected Sunday night, but it wasn't rather capable to bring them backmost aft they trailed the Minnesota Timberwolves 99-75 precocious successful the third.

D'Angelo Russell had play highs of 30 points and 12 assists, Karl-Anthony Towns scored 29 points, and the Timberwolves held disconnected the short-handed Cavs 129-124.

Garland's constituent full surpassed the erstwhile play precocious acceptable by Ja Morant, who had 49 points for the Memphis Grizzlies against the Houston Rockets connected Oct. 21.

Garland, whose 51 points were besides a vocation best, made 2 escaped throws with 8.3 seconds near to propulsion Cleveland wrong 126-124, but Russell made it 127-124 from the foul line. Kevin Love threw distant the consequent inbounds pass, and Taurean Prince made 2 escaped throws to fastener up the win.

The Cavaliers, who mislaid their 4th successful a row, played without injured All-Stars Donovan Mitchell and Jarrett Allen. Mitchell was sidelined with a sprained close ankle, portion Allen sat retired with a sore near ankle.

Russell made 11 of 13 shots, including 4 of 5 3-pointers, and Towns grabbed 13 rebounds for Minnesota, which snapped a three-game losing streak. Prince had 19 points disconnected the bench, and Rudy Gobert added 15 points and 12 rebounds.

Lamar Stevens had 15 points, Evan Mobley grabbed 13 rebounds and Love had 14 points for the Cavaliers. Cleveland mislaid astatine location for the archetypal clip successful 5 games this season.

The Cavaliers had conscionable 11 players successful uniform, including two-way forwards Mamadi Diakite and Isaiah Mobley.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.