Mitchell scores 35 as Cavaliers outlast Nets 131-124
NEW YORK (AP) Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points, Jarrett Allen added 22, and Cleveland Cavaliers outlasted the Brooklyn Nets 131-124 on Friday night.
Sam Merrill finished with 22 points and Evan Mobley chipped in 13 for the Cavaliers, who won their first game of the season after losing against the New York Knicks on Wednesday night.
Cam Thomas scored 33 points and Michael Porter Jr. had 31 for Brooklyn, who are 0-2.
Cleveland led by 25 points in the third quarter before the Nets rallied in the fourth.
Ziaire Williams hit a 3-pointer to make it 121-115 with 5:18 left before a short delay after a fan ran on the court.
Merrill missed a 3-pointer after play resumed, and Thomas’ layup cut the deficit to 121-117.
Mitchell, who was 10 for 15 from the floor, turned the ball over on the ensuing possession before Brooklyn rookie Egor Demin’s 3-pointer made 121-120 with 3:48 remaining.
Cleveland then took advantage of multiple missed shots by the Nets and scored six consecutive points to extend the lead 127-120 with 38 seconds remaining.
The Cavaliers shot 44 for 82 from the field and made 18 of 42 from 3-point range, including 9 of 11 in the third quarter.
Cavaliers: Host Milwaukee on Monday night.
Nets: Visit San Antonio on Sunday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Jarrett Allen vs. Nic Claxton (Ben Saraf gains possession) | |||
| 11:40 | Cam Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Jaylon Tyson steals) | |||
| 11:33 | Sam Merrill turnover (out of bounds step) | |||
| 11:22 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:18 | Nic Claxton offensive rebound | |||
| 11:09 | Ben Saraf misses two point driving dunk | |||
| 10:59 | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | |||
| 10:56 | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 2-0 | |
| 10:42 | Sam Merrill personal foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | |||
| 10:37 | Terance Mann misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 10:34 | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | |||
| 10:26 | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point turnaround hook shot | 4-0 | |
| 10:13 | Jaylon Tyson personal foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 10:01 | Evan Mobley blocks Michael Porter Jr.'s two point driving layup | |||
| 10:01 | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | |||
| 10:01 | Evan Mobley turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
| 9:59 | Cam Thomas misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:56 | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | |||
| 9:50 | Terance Mann shooting foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | |||
| 9:50 | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-0 | |
| 9:50 | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-0 | |
| 9:33 | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 6-2 | |
| 9:19 | +3 | Sam Merrill makes three point stepback jump shot (Jaylon Tyson assists) | 9-2 | |
| 9:02 | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Terance Mann assists) | 9-5 | |
| 8:47 | Donovan Mitchell misses two point driving hook shot | |||
| 8:43 | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | |||
| 8:36 | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point alley-oop dunk (Cam Thomas assists) | 9-7 | |
| 8:21 | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point stepback jump shot (Sam Merrill assists) | 11-7 | |
| 8:05 | Ben Saraf turnover (bad pass) (Donovan Mitchell steals) | |||
| 8:01 | +2 | Jaylon Tyson makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 13-7 | |
| 7:53 | Cam Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Jaylon Tyson steals) | |||
| 7:48 | +3 | Sam Merrill makes three point jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 16-7 | |
| 7:48 | Nets 60 second timeout | |||
| 7:38 | Nic Claxton misses two point driving hook shot | |||
| 7:36 | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | |||
| 7:27 | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point hook shot (Sam Merrill assists) | 18-7 | |
| 7:11 | Cam Thomas misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 7:07 | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | |||
| 7:02 | Jaylon Tyson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:00 | Nets defensive rebound | |||
| 6:41 | Nic Claxton misses two point driving layup | |||
| 6:38 | Dean Wade defensive rebound | |||
| 6:32 | Evan Mobley misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:29 | Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound | |||
| 6:24 | Evan Mobley turnover (lost ball) (Nic Claxton steals) | |||
| 6:19 | Ben Saraf turnover (traveling) | |||
| 6:07 | Lonzo Ball misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
| 6:03 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 5:53 | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Cam Thomas assists) | 18-10 | |
| 5:38 | +3 | Sam Merrill makes three point jump shot (Evan Mobley assists) | 21-10 | |
| 5:23 | Ben Saraf turnover (bad pass) (Lonzo Ball steals) | |||
| 5:16 | Dean Wade misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:14 | Sam Merrill offensive rebound | |||
| 5:11 | Lonzo Ball misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:07 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 5:03 | +2 | Terance Mann makes two point running finger roll layup (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 21-12 | |
| 4:58 | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point cutting layup (Lonzo Ball assists) | 23-12 | |
| 4:45 | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point driving floating jump shot | 23-14 | |
| 4:29 | Lonzo Ball turnover (out of bounds step) | |||
| 4:06 | Noah Clowney turnover (out of bounds step) | |||
| 3:57 | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point driving dunk | 25-14 | |
| 3:39 | Egor Demin misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:36 | Nets offensive rebound | |||
| 3:30 | +3 | Tyrese Martin makes three point pullup jump shot (Day'Ron Sharpe assists) | 25-17 | |
| 3:16 | Day'Ron Sharpe personal foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | |||
| 3:08 | Nets technical foul (Defensive three second) | |||
| 3:08 | Donovan Mitchell misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 3:08 | Cavaliers offensive rebound | |||
| 3:04 | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point driving layup (Lonzo Ball assists) | 27-17 | |
| 2:47 | Noah Clowney misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:46 | Nets offensive rebound | |||
| 2:46 | Donovan Mitchell personal foul (Loose ball) (Ziaire Williams draws the foul) | |||
| 2:46 | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | |||
| 2:34 | Day'Ron Sharpe misses two point hook shot | |||
| 2:27 | Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 2:21 | Lonzo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Ziaire Williams steals) | |||
| 2:08 | Egor Demin turnover (bad pass) (Donovan Mitchell steals) | |||
| 2:05 | Day'Ron Sharpe shooting foul (Lonzo Ball draws the foul) | |||
| 2:05 | +1 | Lonzo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-17 | |
| 2:05 | +1 | Lonzo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-17 | |
| 1:50 | Noah Clowney turnover (bad pass) (Donovan Mitchell steals) | |||
| 1:40 | Donovan Mitchell misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:36 | Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound | |||
| 1:30 | Day'Ron Sharpe turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 1:15 | Ziaire Williams personal foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | |||
| 1:07 | +2 | Craig Porter Jr. makes two point driving layup | 31-17 | |
| 0:57 | +3 | Ziaire Williams makes three point jump shot (Egor Demin assists) | 31-20 | |
| 0:48 | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Dean Wade assists) | 34-20 | |
| 0:41 | Tyrese Martin misses two point driving layup | |||
| 0:39 | Dean Wade defensive rebound | |||
| 0:33 | Craig Porter Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
| 0:29 | Tyrese Martin defensive rebound | |||
| 0:24 | Tyrese Martin misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:22 | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | |||
| 0:10 | Day'Ron Sharpe personal foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | |||
| 0:10 | Jarrett Allen misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 0:10 | Cavaliers offensive rebound | |||
| 0:10 | Jarrett Allen misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 0:06 | Noah Clowney defensive rebound | |||
| 0:01 | +3 | Ziaire Williams makes three point jump shot (Noah Clowney assists) | 34-23 | |
| 0:00 | Craig Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:00 | Cavaliers offensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | +3 | Evan Mobley makes three point jump shot (Larry Nance Jr. assists) | 37-23 | |
| 11:27 | +3 | Noah Clowney makes three point jump shot (Nic Claxton assists) | 37-26 | |
| 11:06 | Larry Nance Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:03 | Egor Demin defensive rebound | |||
| 10:59 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point running jump shot | |||
| 10:56 | Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 10:48 | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Craig Porter Jr. assists) | 40-26 | |
| 10:29 | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Tyrese Martin assists) | 40-28 | |
| 10:13 | Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:08 | Tyrese Martin defensive rebound | |||
| 9:56 | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point cutting layup (Nic Claxton assists) | 40-30 | |
| 9:39 | +3 | Craig Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot | 43-30 | |
| 9:10 | Nic Claxton misses two point reverse layup | |||
| 9:07 | Nets offensive rebound | |||
| 9:07 | Tyrese Proctor personal foul (Loose ball) (Nic Claxton draws the foul) | |||
| 9:00 | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point jump shot | 43-32 | |
| 8:51 | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point stepback jump shot | 46-32 | |
| 8:24 | Nic Claxton misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 8:21 | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 8:16 | Tyrese Proctor misses three point running jump shot | |||
| 8:12 | Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound | |||
| 8:12 | Larry Nance Jr. misses two point tip layup | |||
| 8:10 | Tyrese Martin defensive rebound | |||
| 8:04 | Tyrese Martin misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
| 8:00 | Nic Claxton offensive rebound | |||
| 8:00 | Nic Claxton misses two point putback layup | |||
| 7:58 | Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound | |||
| 7:56 | Egor Demin shooting foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | |||
| 7:56 | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 47-32 | |
| 7:56 | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 48-32 | |
| 7:56 | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 49-32 | |
| 7:45 | Tyrese Proctor personal foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | |||
| 7:35 | +2 | Ziaire Williams makes two point alley-oop dunk (Noah Clowney assists) | 49-34 | |
| 7:35 | Jaylon Tyson shooting foul (Ziaire Williams draws the foul) | |||
| 7:35 | +1 | Ziaire Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 49-35 | |
| 7:11 | Evan Mobley misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:09 | Nets defensive rebound | |||
| 6:54 | Dean Wade shooting foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | |||
| 6:54 | Nets 60 second timeout | |||
| 6:54 | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 49-36 | |
| 6:54 | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 49-37 | |
| 6:36 | Evan Mobley misses two point driving layup | |||
| 6:33 | Noah Clowney defensive rebound | |||
| 6:29 | Noah Clowney turnover (bad pass) (Jaylon Tyson steals) | |||
| 6:24 | Tyrese Proctor turnover (bad pass) (Noah Clowney steals) | |||
| 6:08 | Dean Wade shooting foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | |||
| 6:08 | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 49-38 | |
| 6:08 | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 49-39 | |
| 5:55 | Lonzo Ball misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 5:52 | Noah Clowney defensive rebound | |||
| 5:37 | Noah Clowney misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:33 | Dean Wade defensive rebound | |||
| 5:30 | +2 | Larry Nance Jr. makes two point driving reverse layup (Sam Merrill assists) | 51-39 | |
| 5:30 | Ben Saraf shooting foul (Larry Nance Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 5:30 | Larry Nance Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 5:25 | Ziaire Williams defensive rebound | |||
| 5:13 | Nic Claxton misses two point hook shot | |||
| 5:11 | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 5:04 | +2 | Larry Nance Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (Sam Merrill assists) | 53-39 | |
| 4:48 | Cam Thomas misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 4:48 | Cavaliers defensive rebound | |||
| 4:48 | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | |||
| 4:41 | +2 | Larry Nance Jr. makes two point driving layup | 55-39 | |
| 4:23 | Michael Porter Jr. offensive foul (Sam Merrill draws the foul) | |||
| 4:23 | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 4:18 | Terance Mann personal foul (Lonzo Ball draws the foul) | |||
| 4:11 | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Larry Nance Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 4:11 | Larry Nance Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 4:11 | Cavaliers offensive rebound | |||
| 4:11 | +1 | Larry Nance Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 56-39 | |
| 3:58 | Jarrett Allen blocks Nic Claxton's two point driving layup | |||
| 3:55 | Lonzo Ball defensive rebound | |||
| 3:47 | Sam Merrill turnover (bad pass) (Ziaire Williams steals) | |||
| 3:43 | Terance Mann misses three point running jump shot | |||
| 3:38 | Dean Wade defensive rebound | |||
| 3:29 | Sam Merrill misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:26 | Cam Thomas defensive rebound | |||
| 3:20 | +3 | Cam Thomas makes three point stepback jump shot | 56-42 | |
| 3:02 | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point driving dunk (Lonzo Ball assists) | 58-42 | |
| 2:45 | Cam Thomas misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 2:42 | Lonzo Ball defensive rebound | |||
| 2:41 | Cam Thomas personal foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | |||
| 2:41 | Jarrett Allen misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 2:41 | Cavaliers offensive rebound | |||
| 2:41 | +1 | Jarrett Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 59-42 | |
| 2:21 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 2:19 | Cavaliers defensive rebound | |||
| 2:11 | Jarrett Allen offensive foul (Nic Claxton draws the foul) | |||
| 2:11 | Jarrett Allen turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 1:57 | +3 | Ziaire Williams makes three point jump shot (Cam Thomas assists) | 59-45 | |
| 1:47 | Donovan Mitchell misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 1:46 | Nets defensive rebound | |||
| 1:23 | +2 | Terance Mann makes two point jump shot (Cam Thomas assists) | 59-47 | |
| 1:14 | Nic Claxton personal foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | |||
| 1:14 | +1 | Jarrett Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 60-47 | |
| 1:14 | +1 | Jarrett Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 61-47 | |
| 1:03 | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point pullup jump shot | 61-49 | |
| 0:53 | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point alley-oop dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 63-49 | |
| 0:40 | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 63-51 | |
| 0:32 | Lonzo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 0:26 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 0:21 | Nets turnover (8-second violation) | |||
| 0:00 | Jarrett Allen misses two point alley-oop layup | |||
| 0:00 | Cavaliers offensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | +3 | Sam Merrill makes three point jump shot (Jarrett Allen assists) | 66-51 | |
| 11:23 | Nic Claxton misses two point floating jump shot | |||
| 11:22 | Cavaliers defensive rebound | |||
| 11:22 | Nic Claxton personal foul (Loose ball) (Sam Merrill draws the foul) | |||
| 11:06 | +3 | Jaylon Tyson makes three point jump shot (Jarrett Allen assists) | 69-51 | |
| 10:47 | Cam Thomas misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 10:44 | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | |||
| 10:40 | +3 | Sam Merrill makes three point running jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 72-51 | |
| 10:40 | Nets 60 second timeout | |||
| 10:19 | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Ben Saraf assists) | 72-53 | |
| 10:09 | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving layup | 74-53 | |
| 10:01 | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
| 9:56 | Nic Claxton offensive rebound | |||
| 9:56 | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point tip layup | 74-55 | |
| 9:50 | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point driving dunk (Sam Merrill assists) | 76-55 | |
| 9:50 | Nic Claxton shooting foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | |||
| 9:50 | +1 | Jarrett Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 77-55 | |
| 9:27 | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point stepback jump shot (Cam Thomas assists) | 77-58 | |
| 8:59 | +3 | Sam Merrill makes three point stepback jump shot (Jarrett Allen assists) | 80-58 | |
| 8:40 | Jaylon Tyson blocks Michael Porter Jr.'s two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 8:37 | Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound | |||
| 8:34 | Jaylon Tyson turnover (bad pass) (Nic Claxton steals) | |||
| 8:28 | Cam Thomas misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:25 | Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound | |||
| 8:20 | Ben Saraf personal foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | |||
| 8:14 | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Evan Mobley assists) | 83-58 | |
| 7:56 | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point stepback jump shot (Cam Thomas assists) | 83-61 | |
| 7:42 | Donovan Mitchell turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 7:28 | Terance Mann misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:26 | Cavaliers defensive rebound | |||
| 7:10 | Jarrett Allen misses two point hook shot | |||
| 7:08 | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | |||
| 7:03 | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point alley-oop dunk (Cam Thomas assists) | 83-63 | |
| 6:55 | Jarrett Allen turnover (lost ball) (Terance Mann steals) | |||
| 6:45 | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point pullup jump shot | 83-65 | |
| 6:45 | Sam Merrill shooting foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | |||
| 6:45 | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 83-66 | |
| 6:34 | Sam Merrill turnover (lost ball) | |||
| 6:34 | Sam Merrill personal foul (Loose ball) (Nic Claxton draws the foul) | |||
| 6:21 | +2 | Ben Saraf makes two point driving dunk | 83-68 | |
| 6:05 | +3 | Jaylon Tyson makes three point jump shot (Lonzo Ball assists) | 86-68 | |
| 5:52 | Nic Claxton turnover (lost ball) (Sam Merrill steals) | |||
| 5:44 | Evan Mobley misses two point driving bank jump shot | |||
| 5:41 | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | |||
| 5:37 | Sam Merrill blocks Nic Claxton's two point running layup | |||
| 5:37 | Nic Claxton offensive rebound | |||
| 5:32 | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point tip layup | 86-70 | |
| 5:26 | Sam Merrill turnover (bad pass) (Nic Claxton steals) | |||
| 5:22 | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point running layup (Cam Thomas assists) | 86-72 | |
| 5:22 | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | |||
| 5:10 | Evan Mobley misses two point jump shot | |||
| 5:09 | Cavaliers offensive rebound | |||
| 5:09 | Nic Claxton personal foul (Loose ball) (Lonzo Ball draws the foul) | |||
| 5:04 | +3 | Craig Porter Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot (Evan Mobley assists) | 89-72 | |
| 4:40 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:36 | Ziaire Williams offensive rebound | |||
| 4:36 | +2 | Ziaire Williams makes two point putback layup | 89-74 | |
| 4:25 | +2 | Craig Porter Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (Evan Mobley assists) | 91-74 | |
| 4:10 | Ziaire Williams misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:08 | Nets offensive rebound | |||
| 4:08 | Evan Mobley personal foul (Loose ball) (Nic Claxton draws the foul) | |||
| 4:04 | Donovan Mitchell personal foul (Egor Demin draws the foul) | |||
| 3:57 | Cam Thomas misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:52 | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | |||
| 3:46 | Donovan Mitchell misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:44 | Egor Demin defensive rebound | |||
| 3:36 | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point pullup jump shot (Egor Demin assists) | 91-76 | |
| 3:19 | +2 | Craig Porter Jr. makes two point stepback jump shot (Lonzo Ball assists) | 93-76 | |
| 2:57 | Cam Thomas misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
| 2:57 | Egor Demin offensive rebound | |||
| 2:47 | +3 | Cam Thomas makes three point pullup jump shot | 93-79 | |
| 2:30 | +3 | Dean Wade makes three point jump shot (Lonzo Ball assists) | 96-79 | |
| 2:19 | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point pullup jump shot | 96-81 | |
| 2:09 | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving finger roll layup | 98-81 | |
| 2:07 | Nets 60 second timeout | |||
| 1:53 | +3 | Cam Thomas makes three point pullup jump shot (Day'Ron Sharpe assists) | 98-84 | |
| 1:38 | +2 | Craig Porter Jr. makes two point driving reverse layup (Jarrett Allen assists) | 100-84 | |
| 1:25 | Cam Thomas misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 1:25 | Noah Clowney offensive rebound | |||
| 1:19 | Noah Clowney turnover (bad pass) (Craig Porter Jr. steals) | |||
| 1:15 | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point running layup (Craig Porter Jr. assists) | 102-84 | |
| 0:58 | +2 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes two point driving layup | 102-86 | |
| 0:43 | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point pullup jump shot | 105-86 | |
| 0:28 | Day'Ron Sharpe turnover (lost ball) (Jarrett Allen steals) | |||
| 0:11 | Dean Wade misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:08 | Dean Wade offensive rebound | |||
| 0:08 | +2 | Dean Wade makes two point driving reverse layup | 107-86 | |
| 0:08 | Ziaire Williams shooting foul (Dean Wade draws the foul) | |||
| 0:08 | +1 | Dean Wade makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 108-86 | |
| 0:00 | Evan Mobley blocks Ziaire Williams's two point driving layup | |||
| 0:00 | Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | Nets misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:00 | Cavaliers offensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point floating jump shot | 108-88 | |
| 11:27 | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving hook shot | 110-88 | |
| 11:13 | +3 | Egor Demin makes three point jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 110-91 | |
| 10:59 | Tyrese Proctor turnover (traveling) | |||
| 10:48 | Michael Porter Jr. offensive foul (Craig Porter Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 10:48 | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 10:33 | Larry Nance Jr. misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
| 10:30 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 10:20 | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 110-93 | |
| 10:14 | Egor Demin personal foul (Craig Porter Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 10:14 | Noah Clowney technical foul | |||
| 10:14 | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 111-93 | |
| 10:06 | Donovan Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Michael Porter Jr. steals) | |||
| 9:53 | +3 | Ziaire Williams makes three point jump shot (Noah Clowney assists) | 111-96 | |
| 9:39 | Ziaire Williams personal foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | |||
| 9:35 | Evan Mobley turnover (lost ball) (Day'Ron Sharpe steals) | |||
| 9:32 | +2 | Ziaire Williams makes two point running dunk (Day'Ron Sharpe assists) | 111-98 | |
| 9:15 | Ziaire Williams shooting foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | |||
| 9:15 | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 112-98 | |
| 9:15 | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 113-98 | |
| 9:15 | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 114-98 | |
| 9:06 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:01 | Noah Clowney offensive rebound | |||
| 9:01 | Nets 60 second timeout | |||
| 8:56 | +2 | Noah Clowney makes two point cutting dunk (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 114-100 | |
| 8:42 | Evan Mobley misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 8:39 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 8:34 | Ziaire Williams misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:29 | Dean Wade defensive rebound | |||
| 8:13 | Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:10 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 8:03 | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot | 114-103 | |
| 7:44 | Jump ball. Jaylon Tyson vs. Michael Porter Jr. (Evan Mobley gains possession) | |||
| 7:40 | Evan Mobley misses two point hook shot | |||
| 7:38 | Egor Demin defensive rebound | |||
| 7:36 | Egor Demin turnover (bad pass) (Larry Nance Jr. steals) | |||
| 7:31 | Larry Nance Jr. misses two point driving layup | |||
| 7:30 | Egor Demin defensive rebound | |||
| 7:28 | Egor Demin turnover (bad pass) (Tyrese Proctor steals) | |||
| 7:25 | +2 | Larry Nance Jr. makes two point dunk | 116-103 | |
| 7:18 | +3 | Ziaire Williams makes three point jump shot (Egor Demin assists) | 116-106 | |
| 7:15 | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | |||
| 6:57 | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point dunk (Lonzo Ball assists) | 118-106 | |
| 6:32 | +3 | Egor Demin makes three point jump shot (Cam Thomas assists) | 118-109 | |
| 6:15 | Dean Wade misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:11 | Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound | |||
| 6:06 | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point driving layup | 118-111 | |
| 6:06 | Jaylon Tyson shooting foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | |||
| 6:06 | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 118-112 | |
| 5:55 | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Lonzo Ball assists) | 121-112 | |
| 5:34 | Sam Merrill personal foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | |||
| 5:18 | +3 | Ziaire Williams makes three point jump shot (Egor Demin assists) | 121-115 | |
| 5:10 | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | |||
| 5:02 | Terance Mann personal foul (Sam Merrill draws the foul) | |||
| 4:54 | Sam Merrill misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 4:52 | Cam Thomas defensive rebound | |||
| 4:41 | Cam Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Lonzo Ball steals) | |||
| 4:37 | Sam Merrill misses three point running jump shot | |||
| 4:32 | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | |||
| 4:30 | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point running layup (Nic Claxton assists) | 121-117 | |
| 4:12 | Donovan Mitchell misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 4:12 | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | |||
| 4:08 | Donovan Mitchell offensive foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | |||
| 4:08 | Donovan Mitchell turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 3:52 | Cam Thomas misses two point driving bank jump shot | |||
| 3:50 | Nic Claxton offensive rebound | |||
| 3:48 | +3 | Egor Demin makes three point jump shot (Nic Claxton assists) | 121-120 | |
| 3:32 | Dean Wade misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:28 | Evan Mobley offensive rebound | |||
| 3:25 | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point floating jump shot (Evan Mobley assists) | 123-120 | |
| 3:14 | Jarrett Allen personal foul (Nic Claxton draws the foul) | |||
| 3:08 | Nic Claxton turnover (lost ball) (Jarrett Allen steals) | |||
| 2:59 | Egor Demin shooting foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | |||
| 2:59 | Donovan Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 2:59 | Cavaliers offensive rebound | |||
| 2:59 | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 124-120 | |
| 2:43 | Cam Thomas misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 2:41 | Terance Mann offensive rebound | |||
| 2:34 | Egor Demin misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:28 | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | |||
| 2:19 | Jarrett Allen misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:17 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 2:09 | Terance Mann misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:07 | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | |||
| 1:49 | Dean Wade misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:45 | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | |||
| 1:45 | Cam Thomas personal foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | |||
| 1:45 | +1 | Jarrett Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 125-120 | |
| 1:45 | +1 | Jarrett Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 126-120 | |
| 1:23 | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
| 1:23 | Cavaliers defensive rebound | |||
| 1:04 | Nic Claxton shooting foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | |||
| 1:04 | Evan Mobley misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 1:04 | Cavaliers offensive rebound | |||
| 1:04 | Nets 60 second timeout | |||
| 1:04 | Evan Mobley misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 1:00 | Evan Mobley offensive rebound | |||
| 0:51 | Sam Merrill misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:49 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 0:45 | Ziaire Williams misses three point running jump shot | |||
| 0:40 | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | |||
| 0:38 | Egor Demin personal foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | |||
| 0:38 | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 127-120 | |
| 0:38 | Donovan Mitchell misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 0:35 | Evan Mobley offensive rebound | |||
| 0:21 | Sam Merrill misses two point bank jump shot | |||
| 0:21 | Egor Demin defensive rebound | |||
| 0:21 | Evan Mobley personal foul (Egor Demin draws the foul) | |||
| 0:12 | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point driving layup | 127-122 | |
| 0:08 | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | |||
| 0:07 | Cam Thomas personal foul (Take) (Sam Merrill draws the foul) | |||
| 0:07 | +1 | Sam Merrill makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 128-122 | |
| 0:07 | +1 | Sam Merrill makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 129-122 | |
| 0:07 | Nets 60 second timeout | |||
| 0:06 | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point dunk (Terance Mann assists) | 129-124 | |
| 0:04 | Terance Mann personal foul (Take) (Sam Merrill draws the foul) | |||
| 0:04 | +1 | Sam Merrill makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 130-124 | |
| 0:04 | +1 | Sam Merrill makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 131-124 | |
| 0:00 | Cam Thomas misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:00 | Nets offensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
| Nets offensive rebound | 0:00 |
| Cam Thomas misses three point jump shot | 0:00 |
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+ 1 | Sam Merrill makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:04 |
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+ 1 | Sam Merrill makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:04 |
| Terance Mann personal foul (Take) (Sam Merrill draws the foul) | 0:04 |
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+ 2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point dunk (Terance Mann assists) | 0:06 |
| Nets 60 second timeout | 0:07 |
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+ 1 | Sam Merrill makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:07 |
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+ 1 | Sam Merrill makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:07 |
| Cam Thomas personal foul (Take) (Sam Merrill draws the foul) | 0:07 |
| Cavaliers 60 second timeout | 0:08 |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Points | 131 | 124 |
| Field Goals | 44-82 (53.7%) | 49-95 (51.6%) |
| 3-Pointers | 18-42 (42.9%) | 19-44 (43.2%) |
| Free Throws | 25-35 (71.4%) | 7-7 (100.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 51 | 46 |
| Offensive | 9 | 10 |
| Defensive | 27 | 28 |
| Team | 15 | 8 |
| Assists | 32 | 30 |
| Steals | 14 | 9 |
| Blocks | 5 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 17 | 19 |
| Fouls | 18 | 28 |
| Technicals | 0 | 2 |
| Key Players | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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D. Mitchell SG | 29.5 PPG | 2.3 RPG | 4.5 APG | 55.0 FG% |
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C. Thomas SG | 24.3 PPG | 1.5 RPG | 2.8 APG | 41.0 FG% |
| Top Scorers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Mitchell SG | 35 PTS | 2 REB | 5 AST | ||
| C. Thomas SG | 33 PTS | 2 REB | 9 AST | ||
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. Mitchell | 35 | 2 | 5 | 10/15 | 6/10 | 9/12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +22 | 47 |
| J. Allen | 22 | 7 | 4 | 8/11 | 0/1 | 6/9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | +24 | 38 |
| S. Merrill | 22 | 1 | 5 | 6/11 | 6/10 | 4/4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +14 | 31 |
| E. Mobley | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5/12 | 1/4 | 2/4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 30 |
| J. Tyson | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3/4 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 17 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. Mitchell | 35 | 2 | 5 | 10/15 | 6/10 | 9/12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +22 | 47 |
| J. Allen | 22 | 7 | 4 | 8/11 | 0/1 | 6/9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | +24 | 38 |
| S. Merrill | 22 | 1 | 5 | 6/11 | 6/10 | 4/4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +14 | 31 |
| E. Mobley | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5/12 | 1/4 | 2/4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 30 |
| J. Tyson | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3/4 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 17 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| C. Porter Jr. | 14 | 2 | 2 | 6/7 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +8 | 21 |
| L. Nance Jr. | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4/8 | 0/1 | 1/3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 15 |
| D. Wade | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2/7 | 1/6 | 1/1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 14 |
| L. Ball | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0/4 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| T. Proctor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -11 | 0 |
| T. Bryant | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Travers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Tomlin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 131 | 36 | 32 | 44/82 | 18/42 | 25/35 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 27 | +35 | 233 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| C. Thomas | 33 | 2 | 9 | 12/23 | 3/10 | 6/6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -11 | 50 |
| M. Porter Jr. | 31 | 8 | 3 | 13/22 | 5/10 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -1 | 44 |
| N. Claxton | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5/14 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -18 | 28 |
| T. Mann | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2/6 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -12 | 10 |
| B. Saraf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 1 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| C. Thomas | 33 | 2 | 9 | 12/23 | 3/10 | 6/6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -11 | 50 |
| M. Porter Jr. | 31 | 8 | 3 | 13/22 | 5/10 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -1 | 44 |
| N. Claxton | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5/14 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -18 | 28 |
| T. Mann | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2/6 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -12 | 10 |
| B. Saraf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 1 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| Z. Williams | 25 | 2 | 0 | 9/13 | 6/9 | 1/1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +12 | 29 |
| E. Demin | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | +4 | 20 |
| N. Clowney | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2/4 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | +4 | 13 |
| T. Martin | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 8 |
| D. Sharpe | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +6 | 9 |
| N. Traore | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Wilson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| E. Liddell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Etienne | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 124 | 38 | 30 | 49/95 | 19/44 | 7/7 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 28 | -35 | 212 |