The Golden State Warriors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 99-94.
The Warriors took control with a 27-8 run in the second quarter and led by as many as 14.
The Cavaliers got within 96-94 on Darius Garland’s free throw with 20 seconds to play, but Gui Santos answered with a free throw, and the Cavaliers got no closer.
During clutch time, the Warriors outscored the Cavaliers 7-4. Pat Spencer scored 4 of the Warriors’ 7 on 1 for 2 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Spencer had 19 points and 7 assists.
For the Cavaliers, Donovan Mitchell scored 29 points (16 in the fourth quarter) with 7 3-pointers. Mitchell scored 16 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter.
The Warriors shot 38.4% from the field and 37.1% from 3 to the Cavaliers’ 34.6% and 23.8%. They outscored the Cavaliers 47-13 off the bench. The Warriors outscored the Cavaliers 10-0 in 3 minutes with Payton, Spencer, Moody, Santos and Jackson-Davis on the floor together.