Cleveland
Cavaliers
106
–
102
FINAL
Brooklyn
Nets
Date
Sunday, March 1, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 29 | 17 | 28 | 32 | 106 |
| BKN | 24 | 28 | 23 | 27 | 102 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Evan Mobley
CLE
17
PTS
13
REB
2
AST
+24
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots8
Opp FG% When Defending25.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.23
Impact Composite78.5
Hustle: 14.0Defense: 60.0Impact: 4.5
Double-Double8 contested shots+24 plus/minusheld opponents to 25.0% FGonly 9 pts allowed on 40.0 possessions
Box Score MVP
James Harden
CLE
22
PTS
9
REB
8
AST
+3
+/−
Game Performance
FG5-9 (55.6%)
3PT4-7
FT8-12
TS%77.0%
eFG%77.8%
TOV5
ORTG104
DRTG100
NET+4
4-7 from 3only 17 pts allowed on 61.1 possessions
Box Score
| CLE | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Merrill | 27:26 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-8 | 63% | 4-6 | 67% | 1-1 | 100% | +20 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 27:49 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3-7 | 43% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Jarrett Allen | 31:48 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7-12 | 58% | 0-0 | 0% | 6-8 | 75% | +5 |
| Evan Mobley | 26:53 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6-12 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | 5-10 | 50% | +24 |
| James Harden | 36:23 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5-9 | 56% | 4-7 | 57% | 8-12 | 67% | +3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Bryant | 10:19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -8 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 17:60 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Keon Ellis | 31:29 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | 4:36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Dennis Schröder | 25:18 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-7 | 57% | 1-1 | 100% | 3-4 | 75% | -8 |
| TOTAL | — | 106 | 38 | 8 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 34-70 | 49% | 13-27 | 48% | 25-37 | 68% | — |
Darius Brown —
Tyrese Proctor —
Larry Nance Jr. —
Tristan Enaruna —
| BKN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terance Mann | 14:26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -21 |
| Day'Ron Sharpe | 27:60 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -7 |
| Noah Clowney | 22:37 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Nolan Traore | 29:40 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7-15 | 47% | 1-6 | 17% | 2-2 | 100% | -2 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 30:26 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10-17 | 59% | 5-8 | 63% | 1-2 | 50% | -8 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Grant Nelson | 20:02 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4-7 | 57% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | +1 |
| Ben Saraf | 18:19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-6 | 17% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | 0 |
| Danny Wolf | 26:50 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7-13 | 54% | 3-8 | 38% | 6-8 | 75% | +7 |
| Josh Minott | 16:51 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Ziaire Williams | 32:49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +17 |
| TOTAL | — | 102 | 32 | 3 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 28 | 38-75 | 51% | 11-32 | 34% | 15-20 | 75% | — |
Ochai Agbaji —
Jalen Wilson —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
CLE34/70 (49%)
Paint
20/37 (54%)
Mid
6/15 (40%)
3PT
13/27 (48%)
RA 58%Paint 47%ATB3 50%Corner 3 46%Mid 20%
BKN38/75 (51%)
Paint
26/40 (65%)
Mid
4/7 (57%)
3PT
11/32 (34%)
RA 61%ATB3 29%Corner 3 46%Paint 70%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Day'Ron Sharpe
defended Jarrett Allen
8.2 min • 2 pts • 100%
Best Defender
Michael Porter Jr.
held Jaylon Tyson
4.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Michael Porter Jr.
vs Keon Ellis
2.6 min • 9 pts • 75%
| BKN Defense | Craig Porter Jr. | Dennis Schröder | Evan Mobley | James Harden | Jarrett Allen | Jaylon Tyson | Keon Ellis | Nae'Qwan Tomlin | Sam Merrill | Thomas Bryant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr. | — | 1.1m 8pts 100% | — | 2.0m 4pts 67% | — | 4.1m 0pts 0% | 2.6m 9pts 75% | — | 1.6m 3pts 50% | — |
| Nolan Traore | — | 1.2m 2pts 0% | — | — | 1.4m 4pts 50% | 1.6m 4pts 67% | 1.8m 3pts 50% | — | 3.6m 0pts 0% | — |
| Day'Ron Sharpe | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 50% | — | 8.2m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ziaire Williams | 2.5m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| Danny Wolf | — | 1.1m 3pts 33% | 1.7m 4pts 33% | 1.7m 2pts 100% | — | 1.8m 6pts 50% | 1.3m 2pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Noah Clowney | — | — | 3.8m 3pts 33% | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Terance Mann | — | — | — | 3.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — |
| Ben Saraf | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 2.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Nelson | — | — | 1.9m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 5pts 67% |
| Josh Minott | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 3pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Other | 3.0m 6pts 67% | 1.7m 3pts 100% | 2.1m 6pts 33% | 2.6m 4pts 67% | 2.8m 4pts 40% | 3.3m 4pts 67% | 2.9m 3pts 20% | 1.5m 5pts 100% | 2.0m 2pts 100% | 1.6m 5pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = BKN leads, negative = CLE leads
BKN Largest Lead
7
Q2 11:01
CLE Largest Lead
11
Q1 6:12
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
CLE 10-0 run
Q3 5:21 – Q3 7:20
+3 → -5
CLE 11-0 run
Q3 5:21 – Q3 7:20
+3 → -6