On November 19, the Cleveland Cavaliers suffered their first loss of the season against the Boston Celtics, losing on the road by a score of 120-117.

A main reason for this defeat was the performance of Darius Garlandwho shot just 3 for 21 (14.3%) from the field and did not convert any of his six three-point attempts.

On Sunday night, however, the star point guard was one of the reasons the Cavaliers pulled off a 115-111 comeback win in the return game against Boston at home.

Garland scored 22 points by shooting 5 of 12 (41.7%) from the field and an efficient 4 of 6 (66.7%) from three-point range. He also went a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line, which included four free throws in the final 14 seconds of the game.

Garland was also the Wine and Gold’s main contributor, dishing out a game-high eight assists and not committing a single turnover. This performance marks his second flawless game of the season, joining his November 2nd game against the Milwaukee Bucks.

Defensively, with the score tied at 101-101 with less than 90 seconds left, Garland and Isaac Okoro forced Star Celtics forward Jayson Tatum missing out on a potential floater. This stop led to this Donovan Mitchell At the other end of the court, he converted his own go-ahead shot, giving the Cavaliers a 103-101 lead with 1:07 left that they wouldn’t relinquish for the rest of the game. This was their first lead since taking a 61-60 lead with 9:04 left in the third quarter.

Next up, Cleveland will continue its three-game home series against the Washington Wizards in the final NBA Cup group game of the season on Tuesday, December 3 at 7:00 p.m.