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Brooklyn Nets at Cleveland Cavaliers

· National Basketball Association
22-43, 12-22 Away
Final
104 - 109

55-10, 30-4 Home

NBA-leading Cavaliers beat Nets 109-104 for their second 15-game win streak of season

Brooklyn Nets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers: Game Highlights

Jarrett Allen had 23 points and 13 rebounds, and Evan Mobley had 21 points, nine rebounds and six assists for Cleveland, which also began this season with a 15-game win streak. The Cavaliers trailed by 18 points in the third quarter.

Cam Thomas scored 27 points, Cameron Johnson had 17 points and Ziaire Williams added 14 before fouling out for Brooklyn. The Nets dropped five games behind Chicago for the final play-in tournament spot in the East.

Takeaways Nets: Point guard D’Angelo Russell, who logged 29 minutes Monday in a 111-108 win over the Lakers, sat out the second half of the back-to-back set for right ankle injury management.

Cavaliers: Coach Kenny Atkinson’s club hasn’t lost since Feb. 4, when it was beaten by Boston 112-105 at Rocket Arena. Its other home losses were to Atlanta, Houston and Indiana.

Key moment Brooklyn trailed 101-99 with 56 seconds remaining when Johnson missed a 3-pointer that wound up on top of the backboard. Garland raced down for a layup and soon afterward added two free throws to extend the Cavaliers’ lead to six.

Key stat Cleveland clinched the Central Division title for the eighth time in its 55-year history. Six of the crowns were won during LeBron James’ two tenures with the team.

Up next The Nets visit Chicago on Thursday. The Cavaliers play at Memphis on Friday.

Regular Season Series

CLE wins series 4-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 104 - 109
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 104 - 109
4th 0.0 Evan Mobley lost ball turnover (Cameron Johnson steals) 104 - 109
4th 4.1 Evan Mobley defensive rebound 104 - 109
4th 6.1 Cam Thomas misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot 104 - 109

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/bkn.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originBKN https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/cle.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originCLE
39-84 FG 39-89
46 Field Goal % 44
16-44 3PT 10-42
36 Three Point % 24
10-14 FT 21-25
71 Free Throw % 84
38 Rebounds 48
8 Offensive Rebounds 12
30 Defensive Rebounds 36
31 Assists 23
9 Steals 7
3 Blocks 4
12 Turnovers 14
3 Team Turnovers 1
15 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 13
18 Fast Break Points 15
32 Points in Paint 52
21 Fouls 10
18 Largest Lead 6
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dean Wade, F Out Mar 26
Jarrett Allen, C Out Mar 26
Jaylon Tyson, G Out Mar 26
Craig Porter Jr., G Out Mar 23
Brooklyn Nets Brooklyn Nets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Danny Wolf, F Out Mar 26
Noah Clowney, F Out Mar 26
Michael Porter Jr., F Out Mar 19
Egor Demin, G Out Mar 18
Day'Ron Sharpe, C Out Mar 12

Game Information

Rocket Arena

Location: Cleveland, OH
Attendance: 19,432 · Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 48 24 .667 - W1
New York 48 26 .649 1 L1
Toronto 40 32 .556 8 L1
Philadelphia 40 33 .548 8.5 W1
Brooklyn 17 56 .233 31.5 L9

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 53 20 .726 - W1
Cleveland 45 28 .616 8 L1
Milwaukee 29 43 .403 23.5 L2
Chicago 29 43 .403 23.5 L1
Indiana 16 57 .219 37 L1
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