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Evan Mobley scores 23 points and Cavaliers rally past Nets 105-100 to remain perfect at 11-0
CLEVELAND (AP) Evan Mobley had 23 points and 16 rebounds, and Donovan Mitchell scored 22 as the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied for a 105-100 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night, becoming the 12th team in NBA history to start a season 11-0.
Darius Garland scored eight of his 20 points in the fourth quarter for Cleveland, which trailed 82-68 with 35 seconds left in the third. Garland put the Cavaliers ahead for good at 97-96 with two free throws.
The 2015-16 Golden State Warriors hold the league record after winning their first 24 games. They lost to the Cavaliers in the NBA Finals.
Cam Johnson scored 23 points and Dennis Schroder and Cam Thomas had 22 apiece for the Nets. Brooklyn trailed by 15 in the second quarter, but held Cleveland to a season-low 13 points in the third with Johnson and Thomas combining for 19.
The Cavaliers failed to score 110 points for the first time, ending their NBA-record streak of doing so in 10 consecutive wins to open a season. Hall of Fame center Wilt Chamberlain and the 1960-61 Philadelphia Warriors had held the mark with nine.
Nets: Coming off a 108-104 overtime loss in Boston one night earlier, Brooklyn couldn’t stop the Cavaliers’ league-leading offense in the fourth quarter. Cleveland made 14 of 18 shots in the final period.
Cavaliers: New coach Kenny Atkinson admitted “there was a little extra” at stake for him facing Brooklyn for the first time since being fired by the Nets in 2020. Mobley took the message to heart, making 10 of 11 field goal attempts.
After Johnson buried a 3-pointer with 4:23 left to extend Brooklyn’s lead to 96-89, the Cavaliers answered with 10 straight points. Garland scored four in a row, then fed Mobley for a dunk to complete the game-changing run.
The Cavaliers are two victories from matching the longest streak in franchise history. Cleveland has won 13 in a row three times, all with franchise icon LeBron James on the roster, last doing so from Nov. 11 to Dec. 6, 2017.
The Nets wrap up a three-game trip Monday in New Orleans. The Cavaliers visit Chicago on Monday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nic Claxton vs. Jarrett Allen (Darius Garland gains possession) | ||
| 11:41 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:38 |  | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 11:14 | | +2 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes two point driving floating jump shot (Cam Thomas assists) | 2-0 |
| 10:58 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point cutting layup (Evan Mobley assists) | 2-2 |
| 10:44 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:42 | | Darius Garland defensive rebound | ||
| 10:37 | | Darius Garland turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:18 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point turnaround bank hook shot | 4-2 |
| 10:08 | | +3 | Evan Mobley makes three point jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 4-5 |
| 9:57 | | Cam Thomas misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:55 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 9:48 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point running jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 4-8 |
| 9:27 | | +3 | Dennis Schroder makes three point jump shot (Cam Thomas assists) | 7-8 |
| 9:11 | | Darius Garland misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:09 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:05 | | Donovan Mitchell shooting foul (Cameron Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 9:05 | | +1 | Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-8 |
| 9:05 | | +1 | Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-8 |
| 8:47 | | +2 | Isaac Okoro makes two point driving floating jump shot | 9-10 |
| 8:27 | | Dennis Schroder misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:23 | | Isaac Okoro defensive rebound | ||
| 8:14 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point pullup jump shot | 9-13 |
| 7:54 | | +3 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes three point jump shot (Cam Thomas assists) | 12-13 |
| 7:42 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point stepback jump shot | 12-16 |
| 7:25 | | +3 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes three point jump shot (Cam Thomas assists) | 15-16 |
| 7:00 | | Cam Thomas shooting foul (Isaac Okoro draws the foul) | ||
| 7:00 | | Isaac Okoro misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:00 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 7:00 | | +1 | Isaac Okoro makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-17 |
| 6:48 | | Cam Thomas misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:46 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 6:36 | | Isaac Okoro misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:33 | | Noah Clowney defensive rebound | ||
| 6:17 | | Darius Garland shooting foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | ||
| 6:17 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:17 | | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-17 |
| 6:17 | | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-17 |
| 6:02 | | +3 | Sam Merrill makes three point jump shot (Caris LeVert assists) | 17-20 |
| 5:39 | | Noah Clowney turnover (bad pass) (Darius Garland steals) | ||
| 5:35 | | +2 | Caris LeVert makes two point running reverse layup (Sam Merrill assists) | 17-22 |
| 5:12 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point cutting layup (Noah Clowney assists) | 19-22 |
| 5:12 | | Isaac Okoro shooting foul (Cameron Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 5:12 | | +1 | Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 20-22 |
| 4:55 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 20-24 |
| 4:30 | | Cameron Johnson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:29 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:29 | | Nets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 4:16 | | Georges Niang turnover (lost ball) (Ziaire Williams steals) | ||
| 4:14 | | Jalen Wilson turnover (bad pass) (Caris LeVert steals) | ||
| 4:09 | | +2 | Georges Niang makes two point running layup (Darius Garland assists) | 20-26 |
| 4:09 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:54 | | Caris LeVert blocks Shake Milton's three point jump shot | ||
| 3:50 | | Jalen Wilson offensive rebound | ||
| 3:45 | | +2 | Dennis Schroder makes two point driving finger roll layup (Jalen Wilson assists) | 22-26 |
| 3:30 | | Jarrett Allen turnover (bad pass) (Noah Clowney steals) | ||
| 3:29 | | Georges Niang personal foul (Noah Clowney draws the foul) | ||
| 3:15 | | Noah Clowney misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:11 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 3:03 | | Caris LeVert turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 2:45 | | Jalen Wilson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:42 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 2:38 | | Evan Mobley turnover (lost ball) (Noah Clowney steals) | ||
| 2:34 | | +3 | Dennis Schroder makes three point running jump shot (Shake Milton assists) | 25-26 |
| 2:22 | | Jalen Wilson shooting foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 2:22 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 25-27 |
| 2:22 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 25-28 |
| 2:22 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 25-29 |
| 2:00 | | Ziaire Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:57 | | Caris LeVert defensive rebound | ||
| 1:47 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point driving layup (Caris LeVert assists) | 25-31 |
| 1:47 | | Noah Clowney shooting foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 1:47 | | Evan Mobley misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 1:44 | | Jalen Wilson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | Shake Milton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:19 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 1:03 | | Evan Mobley turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:46 | | Jalen Wilson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:44 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 0:39 | | Georges Niang misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 0:37 | | Nets defensive rebound | ||
| 0:32 | | Ziaire Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:30 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 0:11 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point pullup jump shot | 25-34 |
| 0:00 | | +3 | Shake Milton makes three point jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 28-34 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | Dean Wade personal foul (Ziaire Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 11:43 | | Ziaire Williams turnover (bad pass) (Sam Merrill steals) | ||
| 11:37 | | Dean Wade misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 11:31 | | Ziaire Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 11:27 | | Jump ball. Ziaire Williams vs. Donovan Mitchell (Dorian Finney-Smith gains possession) | ||
| 11:10 | | Keon Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Evan Mobley steals) | ||
| 11:02 | | +3 | Sam Merrill makes three point pullup jump shot (Georges Niang assists) | 28-37 |
| 10:50 | | +3 | Keon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 31-37 |
| 10:34 | | +2 | Georges Niang makes two point driving floating jump shot | 31-39 |
| 10:20 | | +2 | Dennis Schroder makes two point driving finger roll layup | 33-39 |
| 10:07 | | Dorian Finney-Smith personal foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 9:55 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 33-41 |
| 9:41 | | Sam Merrill shooting foul (Dennis Schroder draws the foul) | ||
| 9:41 | | +1 | Dennis Schroder makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-41 |
| 9:41 | | +1 | Dennis Schroder makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-41 |
| 9:32 | | Dorian Finney-Smith shooting foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 9:32 | | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-42 |
| 9:32 | | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-43 |
| 9:23 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:21 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 9:12 | | Evan Mobley turnover (traveling) | ||
| 8:55 | | Keon Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:53 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | Caris LeVert misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:29 | | Keon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:06 | | Dennis Schroder misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 8:04 | | Jalen Wilson offensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | +2 | Jalen Wilson makes two point tip layup | 37-43 |
| 7:42 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 37-45 |
| 7:25 | | Dennis Schroder misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:23 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 7:12 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point driving finger roll layup (Caris LeVert assists) | 37-47 |
| 7:11 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:01 | | Ty Jerome personal foul (Jalen Wilson draws the foul) | ||
| 6:52 | | Cam Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Dean Wade steals) | ||
| 6:49 | | +2 | Caris LeVert makes two point running dunk (Dean Wade assists) | 37-49 |
| 6:34 | | Jalen Wilson turnover (bad pass) (Ty Jerome steals) | ||
| 6:30 | | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point running jump shot (Caris LeVert assists) | 37-52 |
| 6:28 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:16 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:14 | | Caris LeVert defensive rebound | ||
| 6:05 | | Dean Wade misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:02 | | Dennis Schroder defensive rebound | ||
| 5:58 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:56 | | Dean Wade defensive rebound | ||
| 5:50 | | Ty Jerome turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 5:35 | | Caris LeVert personal foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | ||
| 5:24 | | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Nic Claxton assists) | 40-52 |
| 5:05 | | Ty Jerome misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:03 | | Nets defensive rebound | ||
| 4:56 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:41 | | +2 | Dennis Schroder makes two point pullup jump shot (Cam Thomas assists) | 42-52 |
| 4:26 | | Caris LeVert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:24 | | Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 4:17 | | Darius Garland personal foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | ||
| 4:17 | | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 43-52 |
| 4:17 | | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 44-52 |
| 4:07 | | Darius Garland turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 3:54 | | +3 | Cam Thomas makes three point stepback jump shot | 47-52 |
| 3:31 | | Ty Jerome misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 3:28 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 3:21 | | Cam Thomas turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 3:02 | | Nic Claxton blocks Jarrett Allen's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:01 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:56 | | Cam Thomas misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:55 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 2:41 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:39 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 2:26 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point cutting layup (Dennis Schroder assists) | 49-52 |
| 2:11 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:10 | | Evan Mobley offensive rebound | ||
| 2:09 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point putback dunk | 49-54 |
| 1:52 | | Cam Thomas misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:50 | | Cameron Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 1:50 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point tip layup | 51-54 |
| 1:30 | | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point jump shot (Isaac Okoro assists) | 51-57 |
| 1:15 | | Jarrett Allen personal foul (Nic Claxton draws the foul) | ||
| 1:15 | | +1 | Nic Claxton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 52-57 |
| 1:15 | | +1 | Nic Claxton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 53-57 |
| 1:03 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:01 | | Cam Thomas defensive rebound | ||
| 0:38 | | Cam Thomas misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:35 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 0:30 | | Darius Garland misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:28 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:15 |