01Box score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 36 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5-9 | 4-7 | 8-12 | +3 |
| Keon Ellis | 32 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Jarrett Allen | 32 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 6-8 | +5 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 28 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Evan Mobley | 27 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-12 | 0-2 | 5-10 | +24 |
| Sam Merrill | 27 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-8 | 4-6 | 1-1 | +20 |
| Dennis Schroder | 25 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 3-4 | -8 |
| Craig Porter | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -10 |
| Thomas Bryant | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | -8 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Team | 106 | 38 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 34-70 | 13-27 | 25-37 |
Brooklyn Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ziaire Williams | 33 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +17 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 30 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10-17 | 5-8 | 1-2 | -8 |
| Nolan Traoré | 30 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7-15 | 1-6 | 2-2 | -2 |
| Day'Ron Sharpe | 28 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | -7 |
| Danny Wolf | 27 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7-13 | 3-8 | 6-8 | +7 |
| Noah Clowney | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -13 |
| Grant Nelson | 20 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | +1 |
| Ben Saraf | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Josh Minott | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +6 |
| Terance Mann | 14 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -21 |
| Team | 102 | 32 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 38-75 | 11-32 | 15-20 |
02Top performers
Pre-game matchup: edges and tale of the tape
03Where the edges are
Cavaliers edges
- On offenseCleveland's offense shoots efficiently (4th) against a Brooklyn defense that gives up good looks (28th).
Nets edges
No clear mismatch in Brooklyn's favor.
04Tale of the tape
| CLE | Rank | Stat | Rank | BKN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120.2 | 6th | Offensive rating | 30th | 109.7 |
| 116.0 | 15th | Defensive rating | 26th | 120.1 |
| +4.1 | 9th | Net rating | 29th | -10.3 |
| 99.1 | 13th | Pace | 25th | 96.2 |
| 56.1 | 4th | Effective FG % | 30th | 52.0 |
| 11.7 | 9th | Turnover % | 29th | 13.7 |
| 26.9 | 9th | Offensive rebound % | 24th | 23.6 |
| 20.6 | 16th | Free throw rate | 14th | 21.2 |
| 54.3 | 14th | Opponent eFG % | 28th | 57.1 |
| 12.5 | 13th | Forced turnover % | 14th | 12.4 |
| 74.4 | 11th | Defensive rebound % | 18th | 74.0 |
| 20.9 | 17th | Opponent FT rate | 27th | 22.5 |