Cleveland Cavaliers at Brooklyn Nets
· National Basketball Association
Cavaliers beat short-handed Nets 118-95 for 8th straight victory and 16th in 17 games
Evan Mobley added 14 points and 12 rebounds, Jarrett Allen had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Darius Garland also scored 14 points.
Cleveland shot 53% from the field and had a 45-33 rebounding edge and assisted on 25 of the 41 made baskets on the second game of a back-to-back after winning at Washington on Wednesday night.
“You have fun because of the results, and you can enjoy it because of the results and what our message to the guys is," ” Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. “You can have fun in the competition, you can have fun supporting one another, pulling for one another, doing the gritty, dirty things, sharing the ball.”
Mikal Bridges led Brooklyn with 26 points in its third straight loss. Cam Thomas added 17. The Nets have lost each of their three meetings against Cleveland, including the Jan. 11 meeting in France.
“It started pretty early for them again," Brooklyn coach Jacque Vaughn said. "Just like in Paris, Mitchell started off aggressive and really got it going early, kind of set the tone, was able to do that again tonight.”
The Nets were busy Thursday at the trade deadline. They sent Spencer Dinwiddie to Toronto for Dennis Schroder and Thaddeus Young, and moved Royce O’Neale to Phoenix for Keita Bates-Diop, Jordan Goodwin and two second-round picks. They also acquired the rights to Vanja Marinkovic from Memphis.
Cleveland led 59-51 to start the second half when Brooklyn’s Ben Simmons shoved Allen to the floor. Allen retaliated by charging past Mitchell and pushing Simmons back. Both players received technical fouls.
The Cavaliers responded with a 21-0 run, holding the Nets to 0-for-9 shooting and forcing two turnovers. Allen capped the run with a hook shot that made it 80-51.
“It was just the moment,” Allen said. “It’s a day-by-day type of thing. I’m just a guy that tries to stay even keeled, but when buttons are pushed there is a retaliation.”
UP NEXT
Cavaliers: At Toronto on Saturday night.
Nets: Host San Antonio on Saturday night.
Regular Season Series
CLE leads series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 118 - 91 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 118 - 91 |
| 4th 15.0 |  |
shot clock turnover | 118 - 91 |
| 4th 33.2 | |
Craig Porter defensive rebound | 118 - 91 |
| 4th 40.0 |  |
Damian Jones blocks Trendon Watford 's 4-foot driving layup | 118 - 91 |
Statistics
 CLE |
 BKN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 43-80 | FG | 37-93 |
| 54 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 15-37 | 3PT | 10-25 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 17-17 | FT | 11-14 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 41 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 13 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 26 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 50 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 18 | Fouls | 17 |
| 31 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Brooklyn Nets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr., F | Day-To-Day | Nov 15 |
Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jarrett Allen, C | Day-To-Day | Nov 15 |
| Peyton Watson, G | Day-To-Day | Nov 15 |
| Evan Mobley, C | Day-To-Day | Nov 15 |
| Donovan Mitchell, G | Day-To-Day | Nov 15 |
| James Harden, G | Day-To-Day | Nov 15 |
Game Information
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 17,304 · Capacity:
Detroit
Indiana
Chicago
Milwaukee2026-27 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston |
- | 2 | W5 | 0.8333333 | 10 |
 Philadelphia |
- | 3 | W2 | 0.78571427 | 11 |
 New York |
4 | 6 | L2 | 0.5 | 6 |
 Toronto |
5 | 7 | L3 | 0.41666666 | 5 |
 Brooklyn |
7 | 9 | L1 | 0.25 | 3 |
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