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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cavaliers | 32 | 27 | 31 | 28 | 118 |
 Nets | 21 | 30 | 18 | 26 | 95 |
CLETeam statsBKN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 43-8053.8% | 15-3740.5% | 17-17100.0% | 48 | 26 | 15 |
| BKN | 37-9339.8% | 10-2540.0% | 11-1478.6% | 34 | 22 | 12 |
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Cleveland Cavaliers118| 30 | 27 | 10-18 | 4-10 | 3-3 | 0 | +17 | +8.2 | |||||||
| 30 | 14 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 8-8 | 0 | +17 | +2.5 | |||||||
| 29 | 14 | 6-10 | 0-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +23 | +0.8 | |||||
| 26 | 14 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +25 | +2.2 | ||||||
| 21 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +20 | −0.8 | |||||||
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| 24 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | +6 | −0.6 | |||||||
| 23 | 13 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 | +2.7 | ||||||
| 23 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −3.9 | ||||||
| 16 | 9 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +2.5 | ||||
| 12 | 9 | 3-7 | 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +1.1 | |||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +1.6 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −0.4 | |||
| Team | 118 | 43-8053.8% | 15-3740.5% | 48 | 26 | 15 | 18 | 17-17100.0% | 7 | 8 | 13 | |||
Bench 43 points on 16 for 33 shooting
Brooklyn Nets95| 40 | 8 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −6.7 | ||||||
| 35 | 26 | 10-23 | 5-13 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −28 | −1.1 | ||||||
| 30 | 17 | 6-18 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −24 | −5.3 | ||||||
| 25 | 6 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −18 | −7.6 | |||||||
| 20 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −26 | −2.0 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 15 | 5-13 | 0-2 | 5-5 | 0 | +1 | −1.1 | |||||||
| 26 | 6 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +6 | +5.3 | ||||||
| 23 | 8 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −1.1 | ||||||
| 14 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | −0.8 | ||||||
| Team | 95 | 37-9339.8% | 10-2540.0% | 34 | 22 | 12 | 17 | 11-1478.6% | 12 | 9 | 3 | |||
Bench 32 points on 12 for 30 shooting
Did not play: Lonnie Walker IV, Cameron Johnson and Dorian Finney-Smith (injury/illness).
Cavaliers118Nets95ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points (7 during a 23-0 run across the second and third quarters), and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Brooklyn Nets 118-95 for their eighth straight win.
The Cavaliers led by as many as 31 and never trailed, pulling away with a 27-2 run bridging the second and third quarters.
For the Nets, Mikal Bridges scored 26 points (12 in the second quarter) with 5 3-pointers. Dennis Smith Jr. had 6 points, 7 assists and a season-high 5 steals.
The Cavaliers shot 53.8% from the field and 40.5% from 3 to the Nets’ 39.8% and 40.0%. They outscored the Nets 26-14 on the fast break. The Cavaliers’ starters outscored the Nets 35-12 in 10 minutes together.
Cleveland CavaliersBrooklyn NetsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
101 points from the field on 80 shots: 11.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 17-24 | 70.8% | 66% |
| In the paint | 8-15 | 53.3% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 3-4 | 75.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-12 | 41.7% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-25 | 40.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Smith Jr. | 18 | 2 | 1-4 | −5 |
| Mikal Bridges | 10 | 0 | 0-1 | −4 |
| Jalen Wilson | 7 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Nic Claxton | 7 | 9 | 3-4 | +6 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 11 | 4-7 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 60 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nic Claxton | 14 | 0 | 0-2 | −4 |
| Jalen Wilson | 10 | 6 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Noah Clowney | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Cam Thomas | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 12 | 5-7 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 54 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Clowney | 17 | 2 | 1-1 | −2 |
| Nic Claxton | 14 | 0 | 0-0 | −4 |
| Mikal Bridges | 9 | 4 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Dennis Smith Jr. | 6 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 6 | 2-3 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
BKN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
CLE
50/50
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Highest Leverage Moments
Mitchell 29' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Mobley 2 AST)
Q3 11:18
11.1%
26→15
Bridges 3PT Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Clowney 1 AST)
Q2 1:14
9.7%
27→37
Mitchell 2' Driving Layup (15 PTS)
Q2 2:31
8.0%
37→29
Wilson 24' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Smith Jr. 4 AST)
Q2 2:20
8.0%
29→37
Bridges 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Wilson 1 AST)
Q1 11:22
8.0%
48→56
