Darius Garland scores 24 points for NBA-leading Cavaliers in 115-105 victory over Wizards

CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland scored 24 points and Jarrett Allen had 21 points and 11 rebounds as the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Washington 115-105 on Friday night, sending the Wizards to their 18th loss in 19 games.

Donovan Mitchell scored 20 points and Garland added eight assists for Cleveland, which is 22-4 and holds a 1 1/2-game lead over Boston for the top record in the league. The Cavaliers, who lead the NBA in field-goal percentage, shot a season-low 39.6%.

Caris LeVert had 14 points and six assists and Isaac Okoro scored 13 points. Cleveland went 15 of 51 on 3-pointers.

Bilal Coulibaly tied his career high with 27 points and Jordan Poole scored 17 for the Wizards. Justin Champagnie had 16 points and eight rebounds as Washington fell to a league-worst 3-20.

Wizards: Alex Sarr, the No. 2 overall draft pick, returned after missing two games with a sore lower back and made his first five shots, including a 3-pointer. The 7-footer from France finished with 14 points and seven rebounds in 27 minutes.

Cavaliers: Power forward Evan Mobley, who is averaging 18.3 points and 9.1 rebounds, sprained his left ankle in the previous game at Miami and did not play. Coach Kenny Atkinson said he isn’t concerned the injury will be “a long-term thing.”

LeVert scored four points and absorbed a flagrant foul from Poole during a 7-0 Cavaliers run that bridged the third and fourth quarters, finally giving them breathing room with an 89-80 lead.

Cleveland improved to 14-1 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse this season, the second-best home mark in the NBA behind unbeaten Orlando. The Cavaliers also beat Washington for the 11th straight time, their longest streak in the 55-year series.

Wizards host Boston on Sunday, and Cavaliers visit Brooklyn on Monday.

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Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland (10) reacts after being striped of the ball and fouled by Anthony Gill, not in the photo, in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in Cleveland. Wizards Justin Champagnie (9) is at left. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (45) shoots in front of Washington Wizards guard Jared Butler, left, in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Washington Wizards head coach Brian Keefe gestures in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Caris LeVert (3) shoots in front of Washington Wizards guard Bilal Coulibaly, right, in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (45) drives around Washington Wizards forward Justin Champagnie, left, in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Caris LeVert (3) drives against Washington Wizards forward Justin Champagnie (9) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Isaac Okoro (35) goes to the basket between Washington Wizards guard Bilal Coulibaly (0) and guard Jordan Poole (13) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (45) is defended by Washington Wizards guard Bub Carrington (8) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Three people, including a 10-month-old girl, were killed Sunday when high winds toppled a tree in northern Germany during an Easter egg hunt, police said.

Around 50 people from a nearby residential facility for new mothers, pregnant women and children were attending the event in woods near the town of Satrupholm at about 11 a.m. when a 30-meter (100-foot) tree fell on the group, police said in a statement.

Four people were pinned under the tree. A 21-year-old woman and a 16-year-old girl were treated by first responders but died at the scene, while the woman's 10-month old daughter died later in the hospital. An 18-year-old woman suffered serious injuries and was brought to the hospital by helicopter.

The facility is part of the state-funded child welfare system and supports pregnant women and new mothers who need help, according to its website. Grief counselors were sent to the scene.

Pictures from the scene published by the Bild news site showed several Easter eggs scattered on the ground and two of the victims covered in white sheets.

The area had been under a high winds warning from the German weather service.

Rescue workers are on the scene after an accident in a wooded area south-east of Flensburg, Germany on Sunday, April 5, 2026. (Benjamin Nolte/dpa via AP)

Schleswig-Holstein, Flensburg: Police officers stand next to a fallen tree in a wooded area south-east of Flensburg, Germany on Sunday, April 5, 2026. (Benjamin Nolte/dpa via AP)