Cavaliers 130-101 Nets (December 16, 2024) Game Recap

NEW YORK (AP) — Evan Mobley scored 21 points, Caris LeVert added 19 and the Cleveland Cavaliers cruised to a 130-101 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night.

Donovan Mitchell had 18 points and five assists and Georges Niang had 17 points and nine rebounds for Cleveland (23-4), which won its second straight and sixth time in seven games.

Cameron Johnson led Brooklyn with 22 points and five assists, and Day’Ron Sharpe had 15 points and seven rebounds. The Nets (10-16) lost their third straight and fell for the sixth time in seven games.

Kenny Atkinson returned to Brooklyn as head coach of the Cavaliers. The 57-year-old led the Nets in scoring for four seasons.

Takeaways

Cavaliers: Cleveland, which entered the game ranked first in the NBA in field goal percentage (50.3) and 3-point field goal percentage (39.9), shot at 53, 1% from the field. They had 33 assists on 43 made baskets.

Nets: The Nets played their first game since transferring point guard Dennis Schroder to Golden State. The Nets shot just 42% from the field and scored a season-low 40 points in the first half. Brooklyn scored almost as many points in the third quarter (37) as it did in the first 24 minutes.

Key moment

Brooklyn scored the first seven points of the game, but the Cavaliers ended the first quarter on a 32-5 run to lead by 20 points.

Key statistics

The Cavaliers have scored at least 130 points in seven games, already a single-season franchise record.

Next

The Cavaliers host Milwaukee on Friday. The Nets play in Toronto on Thursday.

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