Game ID: 22300176
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Golden State Warriors
Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 8:30 PM ET
Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
GSW 31 21 31 27 110CLE 30 38 16 34 118
CLE @ GSW ScoutingCLE @ 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.
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)
GSW availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Quinones missed 7 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Podziemski back 11/05 after 2, 6 min since (22% of 27)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 11/05 after 2, 7 min since (44% of 17)
BACK Joseph back 11/05 after 2, 2 min since (21% of 11)
NEW Looney 16 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/16 · 1 day's restOUT Quinones missed 8 since 11/01, returns tonight: 4 min (40% of 11)
BACK Joseph back 11/11 after 2, 8 min since (68% of 11)
NEW Šarić 17 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Looney 16 to 26 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/18 · 1 day's restOUT Curry missed 2 since 11/14, returns tonight: 40 min (123% of 33)
BACK Joseph back 11/11 after 2, 12 min since (105% of 11)
BACK Quinones back 11/16 after 8, 4 min since (40% of 11)
NEW Šarić 17 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Looney 16 to 25 min over the last 5
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)
CLE availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Okoro missed 5 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Merrill back 11/05 after 2, 2 min since (11% of 17)
BACK Porter Jr. back 11/11 after 3, 5 min since (36% of 13)
CLE availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Okoro missed 6 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Merrill back 11/13 after 2, 2 min since (10% of 17)
BACK Porter Jr. back 11/11 after 3, 7 min since (58% of 13)
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.
11/03 @ 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 120-109 — GSW notes
GSW won 120-109. GSW shot 47% (46 of 97) to DET's 48%, 12 of 41 from three. Curry led with 34 (12 of 26, 7 of 17 from three); Thompson added 17, Paul 17. The hinge was Q4, 37-27: a lead of 1 became 11. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/08 @ DEN 105-108 — GSW notes
GSW lost 105-108. GSW shot 43% (37 of 86) to DEN's 45%, 11 of 35 from three. Curry led with 23 (6 of 17, 6 of 13 from three); Thompson added 15, Wiggins 11. Q3 was theirs, 31-23, turning a 6-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 85-74 against them. Thompson's -13 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/11 vs CLE 110-118 — GSW notes
GSW lost 110-118. GSW shot 41% (37 of 90) to CLE's 43%, 13 of 38 from three, and got to the line 30 times to CLE's 43. GSW turned it over 20 times to CLE's 10, and CLE turned those into 13 steals. The glass went 55-45 for them. Curry led with 30 (9 of 24, 4 of 14 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); K. Thompson added 14, Wiggins 13. Q3 was theirs, 31-16, the deficit cut from 16 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 102-79 against them. Wiggins's -13 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
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.
11/14 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 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 113, shooting 41 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Curry at 31 and Thompson at 15 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 105, shooting 53 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Edwards at 31 and Towns at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 105 a night to Golden State's 113 and the arc, Minnesota at 37 percent from three to Golden State's 32. Call it Minnesota 113, Golden State 109, Golden State keeping it close.
11/16 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 111, shooting 42 percent and 31 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 31 and Thompson at 12 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 34 and Jal. Williams at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-5 a night and OKC minus-9 and the arc, OKC at 36 percent from three to Golden State's 31. Call it OKC 113, Golden State 111, Golden State keeping it close.
11/18 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 115, shooting 41 percent and 32 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 30 and Kuminga at 12 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Curry (2 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 104, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Jal. Williams at 17 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-6 a night and OKC minus-8 and the arc, OKC at 40 percent from three to Golden State's 32. Call it OKC 114, Golden State 110, Golden State keeping it close.
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 120-128 — CLE notes
CLE lost 120-128. CLE shot 51% (42 of 83) to OKC's 51%, 9 of 29 from three, and went to the line 37 times to OKC's 30 — 27 points from the stripe to their 28. LeVert led with 29 (7 of 14, 2 of 6 from three, 13 of 16 at the line); Mobley added 22, Mitchell 20. Q4 was theirs, 33-29, the deficit cut from 12 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 99-87 against them. LeVert's -14 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/11 @ GSW 118-110 — CLE notes
CLE won 118-110. CLE shot 43% (37 of 86) to GSW's 41%, 11 of 30 from three, and went to the line 43 times to GSW's 30 — 33 points from the stripe to their 23. CLE turned it over 10 times to GSW's 20. The glass went 45-55 against them. LeVert led with 22 (8 of 18, 2 of 7 from three); Mitchell added 21, Garland 19. The hinge was Q2, 38-21: CLE came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 16. LeVert was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
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.
11/17 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 29 free throws a game; Mitchell at 26 and LeVert at 19 a game. Without Okoro (5 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Cunningham at 19 and Hayes at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Duren (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the line, where Cleveland takes 29 free throws a game to Detroit's 22 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 114 a night to Detroit's 120. Call it Cleveland 117, Detroit 111.
11/19 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 28 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and LeVert at 20 a game. Without Okoro (6 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Jokić at 33 and Porter Jr. at 18 a game. Without Murray (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 37 percent from three to Denver's 31 and the line, where Cleveland takes 28 free throws a game to Denver's 21. Call it Cleveland 113, Denver 112, Denver keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CLECL C. LeVert
CP C. Porter Jr.
DG D. Garland
DM D. Mitchell
DW D. Wade
EM E. Mobley
GN G. Niang
JA J. Allen
MS M. Strus
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
SA Saric
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
CLE/GSW 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, Cavs take down Stephen Curry and Warriors 118-110
SAN FRANCSICO -- — The Cleveland Cavaliers stayed poised when things turned testy, and that showed J.B. Bickerstaff plenty about his team at this early stage.
Donovan Mitchell got the best of Golden State and Draymond Green , finishing with 21 points, seven rebounds, five assists and a pair of steals on a night Green was ejected, and the Cavs beat the Warriors 118-110 on Saturday.
Green pushed Mitchell with his shoulder and sent him out of bounds as Cleveland’s Caris LeVert drove for a layup. Then, as Green brought the ball across midcourt moments later, Mitchell chased him down and instigated a heated interaction.
“I think that was a little bit of a dirty play so Donovan retaliated,” Cavs forward Evan Mobley said.
Officials went to replay review and that's how they determined Green's infraction, calling Mitchell for a personal foul.
“I didn’t know that was actually possible that you could get tech’ed up for a previous play,” Warriors big man Kevon Looney said.
Bickerstaff talks to his team about how to handle such situations.
“It’s our guys standing up for themselves and protecting themselves,” Bickerstaff said. “There was a play before where Donovan was hit in the back. And we’ve talked about it, that we don’t back down from anybody.
"So, again, proud of our guys for standing up for themselves but then again not letting it turn the tide of the game and getting caught up in something that we didn’t need to be caught up in and allowing them to go on a run. That was premediated to get their team kind of rallied. You felt that building the entire third quarter. I thought it could have been nipped in the bud a little bit earlier.”
Stephen Curry scored 30 points to lead the Warriors, who lost fiery forward Green at the 6:23 mark of the third quarter with eight points, five rebounds and four assists.
LeVert scored 22 points, and Darius Garland contributed 19 points, six rebounds, four assists with five steals. Mobley added 19 points and two more of his team's season-high 13 steals in one of the most balanced performances by Cleveland yet this season.
Not to mention its first win on the Warriors' home floor since March 14, 2014, and first series sweep since 2008-09. Cleveland earned a 115-104 victory at home last Sunday.
Curry has gone 10 straight games with four or more 3-pointers to start the season, the first time it's been done in NBA history according to ESPN Stats & Info.
Curry, who scored 17 of his points in the first half as the Warriors trailed 68-52 at the break, also became the 35th player in NBA history to reach 22,000 career points.
After Green's 3-pointer with 7:01 remaining in the first half pulled Golden State within 40-38, the Cavs responded with a 14-2 burst over the next 3:04 to force a Warriors timeout.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr had challenged his team to do better stopping the transition game — inspired a day after watching his son, Nicholas, earn his first win guiding the G League Santa Cruz Warriors. Kerr acknowledged he yelled at the referees a couple of times.
“It was a great moment for him and as a dad, couldn’t be more proud,” Kerr said.
Golden State grabbed five of its 15 offensive rebounds by the 4:52 mark of the opening quarter — a point of emphasis coming in from Bickerstaff.
Green picked up his first technical of the night with 7:46 before halftime. He now has a team-high three on the season.
UP NEXT
Cavaliers: Visit Sacramento on Monday night.
Warriors: Host Timberwolves on Sunday to complete the home back-to-back.