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San Antonio Spurs at Cleveland Cavaliers

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31-41, 12-24 Away
Final
116 - 124

59-14, 31-5 Home

Jarrett Allen's 29 points, Donovan Mitchell's 14 assists lift Cavaliers to 124-116 win over Spurs

Donovan Mitchell finishes jaw-dropping slam for Cleveland

Allen went 10 of 11 from the floor and added 16 rebounds for Cleveland, which went 2-4 on a just-completed six-game trip out West.

Mitchell scored 25 and flirted with his first career triple-double, finishing with eight rebounds.

Allen's three-point play — on an assist from Mitchell — put the Cavs up 117-112 and Darius Garland's 3-pointer put the Spurs away with 1:16 left.

Rookie Stephon Castle and Devin Vassell had 22 points apiece for the Spurs, who are fighting to make the Western Conference play-in.

The Cavs rested All-Star forward Evan Mobley. Superb sixth man Ty Jerome sat out with a sore left knee.

Takeaways Spurs: According to a report in France's LeEquipe, star Victor Wembanyama underwent surgery to correct the deep vein thrombosis in his shoulder, an ailment that sidelined him for the rest of this season. Interim coach Mitch Johnson did not have an update on Wembanyama. "We’re going to keep his plan and program in house for now,” Johnson said.

Cavaliers: Mitchell's recent shooting issues (he came in 3 of 29 on 3s) may have some Cleveland fans on edge, but coach Kenny Atkinson isn't worried about the All-Star, likening his struggles to a baseball slugger in a slump.

Key moment With the Cavs leading by two, Mitchell had an open wing 3-pointer, but instead rifled his pass inside to Allen for the game's biggest bucket and assist No. 14.

Key stat Mitchell has played in 534 games and is still missing a triple-double from his resume.

Up next The Spurs host Boston on Saturday. The Cavs play a back-to-back, visiting Detroit on Friday night.

Regular Season Series

CLE leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 116 - 124
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 116 - 124
4th 9.1 Keldon Johnson makes 1-foot driving dunk (Stephon Castle assists) 116 - 124
4th 16.1 Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2 114 - 124
4th 16.1 Jarrett Allen makes free throw 1 of 2 114 - 123

Statistics

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43-106 FG 46-99
41 Field Goal % 46
14-43 3PT 17-48
33 Three Point % 35
16-21 FT 15-18
76 Free Throw % 83
50 Rebounds 56
19 Offensive Rebounds 14
31 Defensive Rebounds 42
27 Assists 33
10 Steals 7
3 Blocks 5
10 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 1
10 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 2
12 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 13
18 Fast Break Points 21
52 Points in Paint 56
20 Fouls 14
8 Largest Lead 16
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Lonzo Ball, G Day-To-Day Dec 23
Larry Nance Jr., F Out Dec 21
Max Strus, G Out Dec 21
Evan Mobley, C Out Dec 13
San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Game Information

Rocket Arena

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

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio 22 7 .759 - W7
Houston 17 10 .630 4 L2
Memphis 14 16 .467 8.5 W1
Dallas 12 19 .387 11 W1
New Orleans 8 23 .258 15 L1

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 24 6 .800 - W3
Cleveland 17 14 .548 7.5 W2
Chicago 14 15 .483 9.5 W4
Milwaukee 12 18 .400 12 W1
Indiana 6 24 .200 18 L6
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