CLEVELAND (AP) — Evan Mobley had 23 factors and 16 rebounds, and Donovan Mitchell scored 22 because the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied for a 105-100 win over the Nets on Saturday evening, turning into the twelfth workforce in NBA historical past to start out a season 11-0.
Darius Garland scored eight of his 20 factors within the fourth quarter for Cleveland, which trailed 82-68 with 35 seconds left within the third. Garland put the Cavaliers forward for good at 97-96 with two free throws.
The 2015-16 Golden State Warriors maintain the league report after profitable their first 24 video games. They misplaced to the Cavaliers within the NBA Finals.
Cam Johnson scored 23 factors and Dennis Schroder and Cam Thomas had 22 apiece for the Nets. Brooklyn trailed by 15 within the second quarter, however held Cleveland to a season-low 13 factors within the third with Johnson and Thomas combining for 19.
The Cavaliers failed to attain 110 factors for the primary time, ending their NBA-record streak of doing so in 10 consecutive wins to open a season. Corridor of Fame heart Wilt Chamberlain and the 1960-61 Philadelphia Warriors had held the mark with 9.
Takeaways
Nets: Coming off a 108-104 additional time loss in Boston one evening earlier, Brooklyn couldn’t cease the Cavaliers’ league-leading offense within the fourth quarter. Cleveland made 14 of 18 pictures within the last interval.
Cavaliers: New coach Kenny Atkinson admitted “there was a bit additional” at stake for him going through Brooklyn for the primary time since being fired by the Nets in 2020. Mobley took the message to coronary heart, making 10 of 11 subject objective makes an attempt.
Key second
After Johnson buried a three-pointer with 4:23 left to increase Brooklyn’s result in 96-89, the Cavaliers answered with 10 straight factors. Garland scored 4 in a row, then fed Mobley for a dunk to finish the game-changing run.
Key stat
The Cavaliers are two victories from matching the longest streak in franchise historical past. Cleveland has received 13 in a row 3 times, all with franchise icon LeBron James on the roster, final doing so from Nov. 11 to Dec. 6, 2017.
Up subsequent
The Nets wrap up a three-game journey Monday in New Orleans. The Cavaliers go to Chicago on Monday.
