Donovan Mitchell scored 32 points and Darius Garland had 20 points and seven assists in his first game since Nov. 10, to power the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 120-109 win over the visiting Indiana Pacers in an NBA Cup matchup Friday night.

Garland played 27 minutes and made 3-of-4 3-point attempts and 7-of-7 free throws in his return from a five-game absence with a left great toe injury. The two-time All-Star point guard scored 13 in the second quarter when Cleveland went ahead for good.

Andrew Nembhard scored a career-high 32 points with eight assists for the Pacers, who also received 26 points and nine rebounds from Pascal Siakam and 21 points from Bennedict Mathurin. The Cavaliers are 2-1 in East Group A and Indiana is 0-2.

Cleveland is 3-2 on a six-game homestand, its longest of the se

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