Brooklyn Nets at Cleveland Cavaliers
Final
Recap
Player of the gameMichael PorterBRK33m 28p 9r 1a
CLEVELAND – Donovan Mitchell scored 22 points, Jarrett Allen added 21 points, and the Cleveland Cavaliers won their home opener, 125-121 over the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night. Evan Mobley added 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who bounced back after blowing a 29-point lead in Thursday’s 114-106 season-opening loss at Philadelphia. Michael Porter Jr. led Brooklyn with 28 points, Julius Randle scored 23 and Egor Demin 22, including 15 in the fourth quarter.
How the bets landed
Moneyline favoriteCLE -455 · 80% to win
WonSpreadCLE -10.5
BRK coveredTotalO/U 228.5 · 246 scored
OverAgainst the consensus line at the start, across 16 books
Team stats
40%Field goal %51%
41%3-point %42%
85%Free throw %76%
48Rebounds45
18Offensive rebounds9
23Assists31
11Steals9
1Blocks9
19Turnovers23
30Fouls28
Box score
Players
| Players | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moritz WagnerC | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Day'Ron SharpeC | 23 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Nolan TraoreG | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Julius RandleF | 35 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| Egor DeminG | 31 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Keon EllisG | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chaney JohnsonF | 27 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Noah ClowneyF | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Josh MinottF | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mikel Brown Jr.G | 20 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Michael Porter Jr.F | 33 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Totals | 239 | 121 | 48 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 39 | 97 | 20 | 49 | 23 | 27 | 30 |