Collin Sexton scored a career-high 42 points (all 10 of a 10-0 run across overtime and second overtime), and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Brooklyn Nets 147-135 in double overtime.
It was tied 113-113 at the end of regulation and 127-127 after the first overtime.
During clutch time, the Cavaliers outscored the Nets 34-25. Sexton scored 21 of the Cavaliers’ 34 on 8 for 14 shooting and 1 for 4 at the line. In the fourth quarter and overtime, James Harden had 7 of his 12 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Jeff Green that put the Nets ahead.
Cedi Osman had 25 points (9 during a 17-0 run across the first and second quarters) and 7 assists. Taurean Prince added 17 points off the bench in his first game with the Cavaliers, and Jarrett Allen had 12 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks off the bench in his first game with the Cavaliers. Sexton scored 15 of his 42 points in the second overtime. The Cavaliers had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Nets, Kevin Durant had 38 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 blocks, and Kyrie Irving added 37 points and 3 blocks. Harden had 21 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists, his second triple-double of the season. The Nets had 2 30-point scorers.
The Cavaliers shot 51.4% from the field and 50.0% from 3 to the Nets’ 45.3% and 36.6%. The Cavaliers made 20 3-pointers, 5 of them by Sexton and 4 by Osman. They outscored the Nets 44-10 off the bench. The Cavaliers outscored the Nets 23-12 in 5 minutes with Nance, Osman, Prince, Allen and Sexton on the floor together. Isaac Okoro fouled out.