Cleveland Cavaliers at Brooklyn Nets
· National Basketball AssociationEvan Mobley scores 21 to lead the Cavaliers over the Nets 130-101
Donovan Mitchell had 18 points and five assists, and Georges Niang had 17 points and nine rebounds for Cleveland (23-4), which won its second straight and for the sixth time in seven games.
Cameron Johnson led Brooklyn with 22 points and five assists, and Day’Ron Sharpe had 15 points and seven rebounds. The Nets (10-16) lost their third straight and fell for the sixth time in seven games.
Kenny Atkinson returned as a head coach to Brooklyn with the Cavaliers. The 57-year-old led the Nets for four seasons.
Nets: Playing their first game since point guard Dennis Schroder was traded to Golden State, the Nets shot just 42% from the field and scored a season-low 40 first-half points. Brooklyn scored nearly as many points in the third quarter (37) as it did in the first 24 minutes.
Regular Season Series
CLE leads series 2-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 130 - 101 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 130 - 101 | |
4th 4.1 | Keon Johnson makes 25-foot shot | 130 - 101 | |
4th 15.0 | Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound | 130 - 98 | |
4th 17.1 | Tristan Thompson misses 17-foot two point shot | 130 - 98 |
Statistics
CLE | BKN | |
---|---|---|
43-81 | FG | 34-81 |
53.1 | Field Goal % | 42.0 |
19-47 | 3PT | 14-34 |
40.4 | Three Point % | 41.2 |
25-29 | FT | 19-24 |
86.2 | Free Throw % | 79.2 |
42 | Rebounds | 35 |
12 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
30 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
33 | Assists | 25 |
14 | Steals | 11 |
6 | Blocks | 2 |
17 | Turnovers | 20 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
17 | Total Turnovers | 22 |
2 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
2 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
22 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 34 |
21 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
38 | Points in Paint | 36 |
19 | Fouls | 28 |
37 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 16,588 · Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston | 22 | 7 | .759 | - | L1 |
New York | 19 | 10 | .655 | 3 | W4 |
Brooklyn | 11 | 18 | .379 | 11 | L2 |
Philadelphia | 10 | 17 | .370 | 11 | W1 |
Toronto | 7 | 23 | .233 | 15.5 | L8 |
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