Game ID: 22300142
Golden State Warriors @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Sunday, November 5, 2023 at 6:00 PM ET
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CLE 29 28 29 29 115GSW 30 15 32 27 104
CLE vs GSW ScoutingCLE vs GSW Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
CLE availability going into 10/28 · back-to-backOUT Merrill missed 2 since 10/25, returns tonight: 6 min (35% of 17)
OUT Thompson missed 2 since 10/25, returns tonight: 8 min (78% of 11)
CLE availability going into 10/31 · 2 days' restOUT Garland missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Merrill back 10/28 after 2, 6 min since (35% of 17)
BACK Thompson back 10/28 after 2, 8 min since (78% of 11)
NEW Strus 33 to 40 min over the last 3
NEW LeVert 28 to 36 min over the last 3
NEW Okoro 26 to 32 min over the last 3
CLE availability going into 11/01 · back-to-backOUT Garland missed 3 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Merrill back 10/28 after 2, 10 min since (59% of 17)
BACK Thompson back 10/28 after 2, 14 min since (126% of 11)
NEW Strus 33 to 38 min over the last 4
NEW LeVert 28 to 36 min over the last 3
NEW Wade 20 to 27 min over the last 3
CLE availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restOUT Garland missed 4 since 10/27, returns tonight: 32 min (95% of 34)
BACK Merrill back 10/28 after 2, 10 min since (59% of 17)
BACK Thompson back 10/28 after 2, 13 min since (123% of 11)
NEW LeVert 28 to 34 min over the last 4
CLE availability going into 11/05 · 1 day's restOUT Merrill missed 2 since 11/01, returns tonight: 1 min (7% of 17)
BACK Garland back 11/03 after 4, 32 min since (95% of 34)
BACK Thompson back 10/28 after 2, 11 min since (99% of 11)
NEW LeVert 28 to 34 min over the last 4
CLE availability going into 11/08 · 2 days' restOUT Porter Jr. missed 2 since 11/03, out tonight
BACK Garland back 11/03 after 4, 31 min since (92% of 34)
BACK Merrill back 10/28 after 2, 7 min since (41% of 17)
BACK Thompson back 10/28 after 2, 11 min since (100% of 11)
NEW LeVert 28 to 34 min over the last 4
CLE availability going into 11/11 · 2 days' restOUT Okoro missed 2 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 3 since 11/03, returns tonight: 2 min (12% of 13)
BACK Garland back 11/03 after 4, 33 min since (97% of 34)
BACK Merrill back 11/05 after 2, 1 min since (7% of 17)
CLE availability going into 11/13 · 1 day's restOUT Okoro missed 3 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Merrill missed 2 since 11/08, returns tonight: 3 min (18% of 17)
BACK Garland back 11/03 after 4, 34 min since (99% of 34)
BACK Porter Jr. back 11/11 after 3, 2 min since (12% of 13)
CLE availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Okoro missed 4 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Garland back 11/03 after 4, 34 min since (99% of 34)
BACK Merrill back 11/05 after 2, 2 min since (12% of 17)
BACK Porter Jr. back 11/11 after 3, 2 min since (18% of 13)
GSW availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's restOUT Podziemski missed 2 since 10/24, out tonight
GSW availability going into 10/30 · back-to-backOUT Podziemski missed 3 since 10/24, returns tonight: 23 min (86% of 27)
OUT Joseph missed 2 since 10/27, returns tonight: 5 min (41% of 11)
NEW Paul 26 to 32 min over the last 3
NEW Looney 16 to 28 min over the last 3
GSW availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restBACK Podziemski back 10/30 after 3, 23 min since (86% of 27)
BACK Joseph back 10/30 after 2, 5 min since (41% of 11)
NEW Looney 16 to 27 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restBACK Podziemski back 10/30 after 3, 23 min since (86% of 27)
BACK Joseph back 10/30 after 2, 5 min since (41% of 11)
NEW Looney 16 to 26 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/05 · 1 day's restOUT Podziemski missed 2 since 11/01, returns tonight: 8 min (31% of 27)
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 2 since 11/01, returns tonight: 12 min (69% of 17)
OUT Joseph missed 2 since 11/01, returns tonight: 2 min (22% of 11)
OUT Quinones missed 2 since 11/01, out tonight
NEW Looney 16 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/06 · back-to-backOUT Quinones missed 3 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Podziemski back 10/30 after 3, 16 min since (58% of 27)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 11/05 after 2, 12 min since (69% of 17)
BACK Joseph back 10/30 after 2, 4 min since (32% of 11)
GSW availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Quinones missed 4 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Podziemski back 10/30 after 3, 11 min since (40% of 27)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 11/05 after 2, 6 min since (36% of 17)
BACK Joseph back 10/30 after 2, 4 min since (32% of 11)
GSW availability going into 11/11 · 2 days' restOUT Joseph missed 2 since 11/06, returns tonight: 2 min (19% of 11)
OUT Quinones missed 5 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Podziemski back 11/05 after 2, 7 min since (25% of 27)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 11/05 after 2, 10 min since (60% of 17)
GSW availability going into 11/12 · back-to-backOUT Quinones missed 6 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Podziemski back 11/05 after 2, 7 min since (27% of 27)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 11/05 after 2, 9 min since (53% of 17)
BACK Joseph back 11/05 after 2, 2 min since (21% of 11)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 110, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Mitchell at 34 and LeVert at 20 a game. Without Merrill (2 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 110, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 32 and Thompson at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Podziemski (2 straight), Jackson-Davis (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 40 percent from three to Cleveland's 31 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-5 a night and Cleveland minus-1. Call it Golden State 113, Cleveland 109, Cleveland keeping it close.
10/28 vs IND 113-125 — CLE notes
CLE lost 113-125. CLE shot 43% (43 of 99) to IND's 49%, 12 of 31 from three, and went to the line 24 times to IND's 17 — 15 points from the stripe to their 14. Mobley led with 33 (12 of 22, 8 of 10 at the line); LeVert added 31, Strus 21. Q3 was theirs, 38-31, the deficit cut from 11 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 94-75 against them. They led by as many as 15. Niang's -16 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/31 vs NYK 91-109 — CLE notes
CLE lost 91-109. CLE shot 39% (36 of 92) to NYK's 44%, 10 of 38 from three, and got to the line just 12 times against 19 fouls committed. Mitchell led with 26 (11 of 20, 0 of 3 from three); Okoro added 11, Niang 11. Q4 was theirs, 23-23, but the other 3 periods went 86-68 against them. E. Mobley's -19 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/01 @ NYK 95-89 — CLE notes
CLE won 95-89. CLE shot 43% (32 of 74) to NYK's 35%, 12 of 32 from three, and got to the line 20 times to NYK's 30. CLE turned it over 18 times to NYK's 13, and NYK turned those into 10 steals. Mitchell led with 30 (9 of 22, 6 of 15 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); LeVert added 19, Mobley 14. The hinge was Q3, 22-13: CLE came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 8. CLE trailed 49-50 at the half and won the second half 46-39. LeVert was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
11/03 @ IND 116-121 — CLE notes
CLE lost 116-121. CLE shot 52% (44 of 84) to IND's 52%, 8 of 28 from three. CLE turned it over 13 times to IND's 18. Mitchell led with 38 (13 of 21, 4 of 7 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Mobley added 14, Garland 14. Q3 was theirs, 34-18, the deficit cut from 17 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 103-82 against them. Okoro's -19 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/05 vs GSW 115-104 — CLE notes
CLE won 115-104. CLE shot 49% (41 of 83) to GSW's 36%, 11 of 37 from three. CLE turned it over 18 times to GSW's 13, and GSW turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 54-44 for them. Mitchell led with 31 (11 of 19, 5 of 11 from three); Garland added 24, Strus 15. The hinge was Q2, 28-15: CLE came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 12. Garland was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
11/08 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 122, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 22 and Holmgren at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 31 and LeVert at 18 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-0 a night and OKC minus-8 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 110 a night to OKC's 122. Call it OKC 115, Cleveland 112, Cleveland keeping it close.
11/11 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 27 and Thompson at 16 a game. 2 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Mitchell at 29 and Garland at 18 a game. Without Okoro (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 36 percent from three to Cleveland's 30 and the turnovers, Cleveland giving it away 16 times a game to Golden State's 13. Call it Golden State 114, Cleveland 109.
11/13 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 109, shooting 42 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Sabonis at 17 and Monk at 15 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Fox (5 straight). 2 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 31 free throws a game; Mitchell at 28 and LeVert at 18 a game. Without Okoro (3 straight), Merrill (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-5 a night and Cleveland minus-2 and the line, where Cleveland takes 31 free throws a game to Sacramento's 24. Call it Sacramento 111, Cleveland 110, Cleveland keeping it close.
11/15 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 115, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Grant at 28 and Sharpe at 19 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Simons (9 straight), Brogdon (2 straight), Henderson (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 30 free throws a game; Mitchell at 26 and LeVert at 19 a game. Without Okoro (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Cleveland takes 30 free throws a game to Portland's 22 and the glass, where Cleveland has been minus-1 a night and Portland minus-5. Call it Cleveland 114, Portland 112, Portland keeping it close.
10/29 @ HOU 106-95 — GSW notes
GSW won 106-95. GSW shot 43% (35 of 81) to HOU's 38%, 18 of 45 from three. GSW turned it over 14 times to HOU's 7. Curry led with 24 (6 of 16, 6 of 14 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); K. Thompson added 19, Payton II 15. The hinge was Q2, 31-23: a lead of 2 became 10, and the lead reached 16. Paul was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
10/30 @ NOP 130-102 — GSW notes
GSW won 130-102. GSW shot 52% (51 of 98) to NOP's 41%, 15 of 41 from three, and got to the line 20 times to NOP's 26. The glass went 64-39 for them. Curry led with 42 (15 of 22, 7 of 13 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Paul added 13, Moody 13. The hinge was Q3, 39-21: a lead of 2 became 20, and the lead reached 29. Looney was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
11/01 vs SAC 102-101 — GSW notes
GSW won 102-101. GSW shot 48% (39 of 81) to SAC's 41%, 11 of 31 from three, and got to the line 15 times to SAC's 23. GSW turned it over 17 times to SAC's 12, and SAC turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 36-48 against them. Curry led with 21 (7 of 15, 4 of 10 from three); Šarić added 15, Thompson 14. The hinge was Q4, 28-22: GSW came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 1. Thompson was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
11/03 @ OKC 141-139 — GSW notes
GSW won 141-139. GSW shot 53% (49 of 92) to OKC's 60%, 18 of 40 from three. Curry led with 30 (9 of 15, 5 of 10 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Šarić added 20, Kuminga 19. The hinge was Q1, 38-33: from level to 5 ahead. Payton II was the night's best plus/minus at +9.
11/05 @ CLE 104-115 — GSW notes
GSW lost 104-115. GSW took 11 more shots (94 to 83), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 36% to CLE's 49%, 16 of 41 from three. GSW turned it over 13 times to CLE's 18. The glass went 44-54 against them. Curry led with 28 (8 of 16, 7 of 11 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Green added 18, Thompson 15. Q3 was theirs, 32-29, the deficit cut from 12 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 86-72 against them. Thompson's -12 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/06 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 116, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Cunningham at 24 and Thompson at 14 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Burks (3 straight), Wiseman (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 29 and Thompson at 16 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Golden State 113, Detroit 112, Detroit keeping it close.
11/08 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 109, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Jokić at 30 and Porter Jr. at 17 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Curry at 31 and Thompson at 16 a game. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Denver 115, Golden State 112, Golden State keeping it close.
11/11 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 27 and Thompson at 16 a game. 2 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Mitchell at 29 and Garland at 18 a game. Without Okoro (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 36 percent from three to Cleveland's 30 and the turnovers, Cleveland giving it away 16 times a game to Golden State's 13. Call it Golden State 114, Cleveland 109.
11/12 vs MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 27 free throws a game; Curry at 29 and Thompson at 16 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Minnesota comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 101, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 27 free throws a game; Edwards at 29 and Towns at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 101 a night to Golden State's 118. Call it Minnesota 114, Golden State 109.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BP B. Podziemski
CJ C. Joseph
CP C. Paul
DG D. Green
DŠ D. Šarić
GP G. Payton II
JK J. Kuminga
KL K. Looney
KT K. Thompson
MM M. Moody
SC S. Curry
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
CLECL C. LeVert
DG D. Garland
DM D. Mitchell
DW D. Wade
EM E. Mobley
GN G. Niang
JA J. Allen
MS M. Strus
TT T. Thompson
GSW/CLE the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Donovan Mitchell scores 31 points, Cavaliers beat Warriors to end 16-game series skid
CLEVELAND -- — Donovan Mitchell had 31 points and seven assists and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Golden State 115-104 on Sunday night, ending a 16-game losing streak against the Warriors.
Darius Garland added 24 points and seven assists, Evan Mobley had 13 points and 16 rebounds and Max Strus scored 15 points for Cleveland, which had lost its first three home games.
The Cavaliers beat Golden State for the first time since Dec. 25, 2016, spanning 12 regular-season and four playoff losses.
“It’s a hell of a feeling,” Mitchell said. “I know this is a rivalry, so I know how much this one meant to the fans. We’re trying to ultimately get to the level they’ve been at for a long time, and we put together a full game tonight.”
Stephen Curry scored 28 points and made seven of 11 3-pointers, and Draymond Green had 18 points and eight assists for the Warriors. Golden State never got closer than five points in the second half and lost for the first time on the road.
The Warriors were 4-0 in away games — matching the second-best start in franchise history — and had won five in a row overall. Klay Thompson and Jonathan Kuminga each scored 15 points.
“We didn’t play with the force we needed to win this game,” Thompson said while folding the box score into a paper airplane. “We definitely need to rebound the ball better. You can’t give this team that many second-chance points.”
Golden State and Cleveland squared off in four straight NBA Finals from 2015-18. The Cavaliers’ lone championship occurred in 2016, when they rallied from a 3-1 series deficit and won Game 7 on the road.
The teams will complete the two-game season series Saturday night in San Francisco.
“I enjoy coming back here,” said Warriors coach Steve Kerr, who also played for Cleveland. “Of course, you think about the four straight trips to the Finals. It was a very historic time for us, for them and for the NBA.”