CLEVELAND — Reserve guard Brandon Goodwin matched a career-high with 21 points, Jarrett Allen added 16 and the Cleveland Cavaliers shook off an ugly road loss by rallying to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 93-90.
The Cavs were without star guard Darius Garland due to a sore lower back. Kevin Love added 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Cavs (31-20), who trailed by nine in the fourth quarter. Cedi Osman had a career-high 12 assists for Cleveland.
Osman started in place of Darius Garland, who sat out with lower back soreness. The potential All-Star point guard originally suffered the injury in Wednesday's win over the Milwaukee Bucks, but still played in Sunday's loss to the Detroit Pistons
Devonte' Graham scored 20, Jaxson Hayes 19 and Jonas Valanciunas had 16 for the Pelicans (18-32). New Orleans has lost four straight.
Following this brief one-game home stand, the Cavaliers will hit the road for a two-game trip, starting with a showdown against the Houston Rockets Wednesday night.
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