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NBA, round 0

AwayBrooklyn Nets121
Final
HomeCleveland Cavaliers125
Saturday, October 24, 2026Rocket ArenaAll Evanston sports
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BKN30242641121
CLE35332829125
Final

Cavaliers beat Nets 125-121

The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Brooklyn Nets 125-121 on Saturday at Rocket Arena.

The Cavaliers led after every quarter. The second quarter made the difference: the Cavaliers outscored the Nets 33-24.

The Cavaliers shot 51% to 40% and lost the boards 48-45.

For the Cavaliers, Donovan Mitchell (G): 22. For the Nets, Michael Porter Jr. (F): 28.

The Cavaliers improve to 1-1. The Nets fall to 0-2.

Attendance: 19,432.

Full recap at ESPN: Cavaliers survive a late Nets rally to win home opener 125-121

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#17
BKN · PointsMichael Porter Jr. F28
#8
BKN · AssistsEgor Demin G6
#17
BKN · ReboundsMichael Porter Jr. F9
#45
CLE · PointsDonovan Mitchell G22
#1
CLE · AssistsJames Harden G7
#4
CLE · ReboundsEvan Mobley C10
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF+/-
J. Randle F35237-132-47-865400151+6
M. Porter Jr. F332810-184-94-491140276+5
D. Sharpe C2373-101-20-081310446+6
K. Ellis G2262-72-60-021220022-16
E. Demin G31225-105-107-746100136+7
J. Minott F942-40-20-020100111-4
N. Clowney F2041-61-31-240101311+2
C. Johnson F27104-122-50-053120322-7
M. Wagner C1461-61-23-441100222-12
M. Brown Jr. G2083-102-60-0252200230
N. Traore G531-20-01-220100110-7
Team12139-9820-4923-27482318111183030

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