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Brooklyn Nets vs Cleveland Cavaliers: player stats (Oct 24, 2026)

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Brooklyn Nets 121, Cleveland Cavaliers 125

Rocket Arena · Cleveland, OH

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The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Brooklyn Nets 125-121 on October 24, 2026 at Rocket Arena. Donovan Mitchell led the Cleveland Cavaliers with 22 points; Michael Porter Jr. scored 28 for the Brooklyn Nets.

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How it happened

  1. FinalCleveland beats Brooklyn 125-121 after a 41-29 fourth quarter by the Nets, who lost the final frame despite Michael Porter Jr.'s 28 points. The Cavaliers' 31 assists against 20 Brooklyn turnovers...
  2. Q3Cleveland leads Brooklyn 96-80 after three quarters, shooting 32-of-64 from the floor to Brooklyn's 26-of-71. Donovan Mitchell has 18 for the Cavaliers, and the Nets have turned it over 14 times.
  3. Q2 3:09Cleveland closes the second quarter on a 10-0 run, taking a 58-46 lead after Peyton Watson's 25-foot jumper with 3:09 left. The Cavaliers started the run at 48-46 with 4:30 to play and scored it in 1:21, led by Harden, Watson, Allen and Mitchell.
  4. Q2 10:51Cleveland closes the second quarter's first stretch on a 10-0 run, going from a 29-30 deficit to a 39-30 lead in 1:41. Mario Hezonja led the spurt with 6 points, and Donovan Mitchell's free throw made it 39-30 with 10:51 left in the second.
  5. Q2 10:51Cleveland closes the second quarter's first stretch on a 10-0 run, taking a 39-30 lead over Brooklyn. The run started from 29-30 and took 1:41; Mario Hezonja scored 6 of the 10 points.
  6. Q1Cleveland leads Brooklyn 35-30 after one quarter, shooting 11-of-21 from the field and 6-of-11 from three. Jarrett Allen has 8 points for the Cavaliers, and Michael Porter Jr. leads the Nets with 7.
Brooklyn Nets box score
Brooklyn Nets
Julius RandleF35:2323657-132-47-80041+6
Michael Porter Jr.F32:52289110-184-94-44016+5
Egor DeminG30:5122465-105-107-70016+7
Day'Ron SharpeC22:407813-101-20-01036+6
Keon EllisG22:236212-72-60-02022−16
Chaney JohnsonG-F27:1510534-122-50-02012−7
Mikel Brown Jr.G20:038253-102-60-020230
Noah ClowneyF19:384401-61-31-20111+2
Moritz WagnerC14:226411-61-23-40012−12
Josh MinottF9:154202-40-20-00011−4
Nolan TraoréG5:153201-20-01-20010−7
Team240121482339-9820-4923-271111830

DNP: Terance Mann, Danny Wolf, Ben Saraf, Drake Powell

Cleveland Cavaliers box score
Cleveland Cavaliers
Donovan MitchellG35:2722547-152-66-61144+5
Evan MobleyF-C35:25201047-122-34-72312−8
James HardenG33:2812871-81-69-110242−3
Peyton WatsonG30:3911344-112-61-21126−7
Jarrett AllenC27:1721807-81-16-81233+3
Sam MerrillG21:077232-41-32-20003+7
Jaylon TysonG-F20:3515146-123-70-01024+7
Mario HezonjaF19:559513-52-31-21042+8
Tyrese ProctorG11:005232-31-20-01011+6
Craig PorterG5:053111-11-10-00121+2
Team240125453140-7916-3829-388102328

DNP: Thomas Bryant, Riley Minix, Tristan Enaruna, Meleek Thomas

Recap

Donovan Mitchell scored 22 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers held off the Brooklyn Nets 125-121 on Saturday, October 24, after leading by 24 and surviving a 41-point fourth quarter.

Mitchell made 7 of 15 shots and all six of his free throws. Jarrett Allen added 21 points on 7-of-8 shooting, and Evan Mobley had 20 points and 10 rebounds.

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Made before tip-off from the players available and the season so far; frozen at tip-off.

BKN 26%CLE 74%
Expected margin
CLE by 8.1
Result: CLE by 4
The projection called it.

The projected margin was 4.1 pts from the result. Its largest input: Roster strength (Impact × minutes), 4.5 pts toward CLE. 4 more inputs are in Pro

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