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Cleveland Cavaliers at Brooklyn Nets

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45-10, 20-6 Away
Final
110 - 97

20-35, 9-18 Home

Donovan Mitchell scores 26 points as the Eastern Conference-leading Cavaliers beat the Nets 110-97

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Brooklyn Nets: Game Highlights

Darius Garland scored 18 points, Evan Mobley added 18 points and 13 rebounds and Jarrett Allen finished with 16 points and 20 rebounds for Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland, which improved to 45-10.

Cam Johnson led Brooklyn with 18 points. Keon Johnson scored 16 points, Trendon Watford finished with 13 points off the bench and Ziaire Williams and Jalen Wilson each scored 10.

Takeaways Cavaliers: Cleveland coach Kenny Atkinson is looking to use the final 28 games of the regular season to prepare the Cavaliers for the playoffs. “You have to have a sense of urgency,” Atkinson said before the game.

Nets: Before the game, Brooklyn said it requested waivers on veteran forward Bojan Bogdanovic and, in corresponding roster moves signed Killian Hayes to a 10-day contract and agreed to what the team called “a multi-year contract” with Tyrese Martin. The Nets acquired Bogdanovic from the Knicks on July 6 in the trade that sent Mikal Bridges to New York. Due to a left foot injury, Bogdanovic did not play in any games with Brooklyn this season.

Key moment Cleveland scored 11 straight points in a span of 1:41 late in the third quarter, turning a 69-63 deficit into a 74-69 lead. The Cavaliers never trailed after that point.

Key stat The Cavaliers are 40-0 this season when leading after three quarters.

Up next The Cavaliers host the Knicks on Friday night. The Nets travel to Philadelphia for a Saturday matinee against the 76ers.

Regular Season Series

CLE leads series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 110 - 97
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 110 - 97
4th 15.0 Tyrese Martin makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jalen Wilson assists) 110 - 97
4th 24.2 Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound 110 - 94
4th 27.1 Jaylon Tyson misses 5-foot two point shot 110 - 94

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/cle.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originCLE https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/bkn.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originBKN
40-94 FG 38-95
42.6 Field Goal % 40.0
11-39 3PT 10-38
28.2 Three Point % 26.3
19-27 FT 11-19
70.4 Free Throw % 57.9
52 Rebounds 45
17 Offensive Rebounds 14
35 Defensive Rebounds 31
19 Assists 25
8 Steals 7
5 Blocks 10
16 Turnovers 15
1 Team Turnovers 1
17 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
19 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 16
25 Fast Break Points 15
54 Points in Paint 54
20 Fouls 23
21 Largest Lead 7
Brooklyn Nets Brooklyn Nets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ziaire Williams, F Day-To-Day Jul 3
Cam Thomas, SG Day-To-Day Jul 3
Day'Ron Sharpe, C Day-To-Day Jul 3
Noah Clowney, F Day-To-Day Jul 3
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Larry Nance Jr., PF Day-To-Day Jul 3
Sam Merrill, SG Day-To-Day Jul 3
Darius Garland, PG Out Jul 3
Lonzo Ball, PG Day-To-Day Jun 28

Game Information

Barclays Center

Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 17,926 · Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 64 18 .780 - L1
Indiana 50 32 .610 14 W1
Milwaukee 48 34 .585 16 W8
Detroit 44 38 .537 20 L2
Chicago 39 43 .476 25 W3

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 61 21 .744 - W2
New York 51 31 .622 10 W1
Toronto 30 52 .366 31 L2
Brooklyn 26 56 .317 35 L3
Philadelphia 24 58 .293 37 L2
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