01Box score
Brooklyn Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Traoré | 30 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3-11 | 1-3 | 1-2 | -19 |
| Danny Wolf | 28 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4-12 | 2-6 | 1-4 | -3 |
| Ochai Agbaji | 28 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Egor Demin | 26 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 2-3 | -18 |
| Ziaire Williams | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-9 | 0-6 | 0-0 | -13 |
| Terance Mann | 22 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | -8 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-13 | 1-6 | 3-3 | -23 |
| Noah Clowney | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 2-7 | 0-0 | -23 |
| Day'Ron Sharpe | 20 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | -28 |
| Drake Powell | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Jalen Wilson | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Team | 84 | 36 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 30-87 | 14-49 | 10-16 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 28 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6-8 | 3-5 | 1-2 | +25 |
| Jarrett Allen | 24 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 5-10 | +31 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 22 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 2-2 | +10 |
| Sam Merrill | 22 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | +13 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 21 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7-12 | 2-4 | 1-1 | +37 |
| Keon Ellis | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -9 |
| Dennis Schroder | 20 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 3-4 | +10 |
| Evan Mobley | 19 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +20 |
| Craig Porter | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -14 |
| Dean Wade | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 3-3 | 0-0 | +28 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Tyrese Proctor | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Tristan Enaruna | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | -2 |
| Team | 112 | 56 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 44-86 | 12-35 | 12-20 |
02Top performers
Pre-game matchup: edges and tale of the tape
03Where the edges are
Nets edges
No clear mismatch in Brooklyn's favor.
Cavaliers edges
- On offenseCleveland's offense shoots efficiently (4th) against a Brooklyn defense that gives up good looks (28th).
04Tale of the tape
| BKN | Rank | Stat | Rank | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 109.7 | 30th | Offensive rating | 6th | 120.2 |
| 120.1 | 26th | Defensive rating | 15th | 116.0 |
| -10.3 | 29th | Net rating | 9th | +4.1 |
| 96.2 | 25th | Pace | 13th | 99.1 |
| 52.0 | 30th | Effective FG % | 4th | 56.1 |
| 13.7 | 29th | Turnover % | 9th | 11.7 |
| 23.6 | 24th | Offensive rebound % | 9th | 26.9 |
| 21.2 | 14th | Free throw rate | 16th | 20.6 |
| 57.1 | 28th | Opponent eFG % | 14th | 54.3 |
| 12.4 | 14th | Forced turnover % | 13th | 12.5 |
| 74.0 | 18th | Defensive rebound % | 11th | 74.4 |
| 22.5 | 27th | Opponent FT rate | 17th | 20.9 |