Game ID: 22400188
Golden State Warriors @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Friday, November 8, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CLE 39 44 29 24 136GSW 22 20 41 34 117
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 11/01 · 1 day's rest
full strength
CLE availability going into 11/02 · back-to-back
full strength
CLE availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's rest
full strength
CLE availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT LeVert missed 2 since 11/02, returns tonight: 28 min (117% of 24)
CLE availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Wade missed 2 since 11/04, returns tonight: 18 min (89% of 20)
BACK LeVert back 11/06 after 2, 28 min since (117% of 24)
NEW Okoro 18 to 24 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 11/09 · back-to-backBACK LeVert back 11/06 after 2, 24 min since (103% of 24)
BACK Wade back 11/08 after 2, 18 min since (89% of 20)
NEW Okoro 18 to 25 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 11/11 · 1 day's restBACK LeVert back 11/06 after 2, 27 min since (113% of 24)
BACK Wade back 11/08 after 2, 18 min since (88% of 20)
NEW Okoro 18 to 24 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 11/13 · 1 day's restBACK LeVert back 11/06 after 2, 26 min since (110% of 24)
BACK Wade back 11/08 after 2, 18 min since (89% of 20)
CLE availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restBACK LeVert back 11/06 after 2, 26 min since (109% of 24)
BACK Wade back 11/08 after 2, 19 min since (91% of 20)
GSW availability going into 10/30 · back-to-back
full strength
GSW availability going into 11/02 · 2 days' restOUT Curry missed 2 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Wiggins missed 2 since 10/29, returns tonight: 31 min (104% of 30)
OUT Melton missed 2 since 10/29, out tonight
GSW availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Curry missed 3 since 10/29, returns tonight: 24 min (74% of 32)
OUT Melton missed 3 since 10/29, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 11/02 after 2, 31 min since (104% of 30)
GSW availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Melton missed 4 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 2 since 11/02, out tonight
BACK Curry back 11/04 after 3, 24 min since (74% of 32)
BACK Wiggins back 11/02 after 2, 25 min since (82% of 30)
NEW Hield 23 to 29 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Melton missed 5 since 10/29, returns tonight: 18 min (88% of 20)
OUT Santos missed 3 since 11/02, returns tonight: 5 min (37% of 13)
BACK Curry back 11/04 after 3, 29 min since (90% of 32)
BACK Wiggins back 11/02 after 2, 27 min since (89% of 30)
NEW Hield 23 to 29 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restBACK Curry back 11/04 after 3, 27 min since (84% of 32)
BACK Wiggins back 11/02 after 2, 25 min since (84% of 30)
BACK Melton back 11/08 after 5, 18 min since (88% of 20)
BACK Santos back 11/08 after 3, 5 min since (37% of 13)
GSW availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restBACK Curry back 11/04 after 3, 30 min since (91% of 32)
BACK Wiggins back 11/02 after 2, 27 min since (91% of 30)
BACK Melton back 11/08 after 5, 22 min since (110% of 20)
BACK Santos back 11/08 after 3, 5 min since (37% of 13)
GSW availability going into 11/15 · 2 days' restOUT Waters III missed 2 since 11/10, returns tonight: 11 min (62% of 17)
OUT Santos missed 2 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Curry back 11/04 after 3, 31 min since (95% of 32)
BACK Melton back 11/08 after 5, 24 min since (117% of 20)
GSW availability going into 11/18 · 2 days' restOUT Santos missed 3 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Melton back 11/08 after 5, 24 min since (117% of 20)
BACK Waters III back 11/15 after 2, 11 min since (62% of 17)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 114, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 14 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Garland at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Wade (2 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Hield at 22 and Kuminga at 16 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Melton (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the line, where Golden State takes 27 free throws a game to Cleveland's 14. Call it Cleveland 116, Golden State 115, Golden State keeping it close.
11/01 vs ORL 120-109 — CLE notes
CLE won 120-109. CLE shot 51% (44 of 87) to ORL's 46%, 15 of 38 from three. The glass went 49-39 for them. Garland led with 25 (8 of 16, 3 of 9 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Mitchell added 22, Mobley 14. The hinge was Q1, 34-16: from level to 18 ahead, and the lead reached 22. LeVert was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
11/02 @ MIL 114-113 — CLE notes
CLE won 114-113. CLE shot 48% (44 of 91) to MIL's 48%, 15 of 38 from three. CLE turned it over 7 times to MIL's 13. Mitchell led with 30 (11 of 25, 4 of 8 from three); Merrill added 17, Allen 15. The hinge was Q2, 31-24: the deficit went from 8 to 1. CLE trailed 61-62 at the half and won the second half 53-51. Okoro was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
11/04 vs MIL 116-114 — CLE notes
CLE won 116-114. CLE shot 51% (46 of 91) to MIL's 49%, 17 of 37 from three. The glass went 39-49 against them. Garland led with 39 (15 of 22, 7 of 11 from three); Mobley added 17, Allen 14. The hinge was Q2, 38-29: a lead of 4 became 13, and the lead reached 19. Okoro was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
11/06 @ NOP 131-122 — CLE notes
CLE won 131-122. CLE shot 54% (52 of 96) to NOP's 48%, 17 of 35 from three, and got to the line 13 times to NOP's 28. The glass went 46-33 for them. Mitchell led with 29 (10 of 20, 3 of 9 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Allen added 16, LeVert 16. The hinge was Q3, 40-29: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 16. Allen was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
11/08 vs GSW 136-117 — CLE notes
CLE won 136-117. CLE shot 54% (46 of 85) to GSW's 48%, 20 of 42 from three, and went to the line 28 times to GSW's 14 — 24 points from the stripe to their 10. Garland led with 27 (9 of 17, 6 of 11 from three); Mobley added 23, Jerome 20. The hinge was Q2, 44-20: a lead of 17 became 41. Okoro was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
11/09 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 115, shooting 52 percent and 44 from three, 18 free throws a game; Garland at 23 and Mitchell at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back. Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 20 free throws a game; Thomas at 22 and C. Johnson at 18 a game. Without Clowney (2 straight), Martin (2 straight), Watford (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 44 percent from three to Brooklyn's 32 and the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-3 a night and Brooklyn minus-3. Call it Cleveland 118, Brooklyn 111.
11/11 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 124, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Vučević at 22 and White at 20 a game. Without Ball (6 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 113, shooting 52 percent and 44 from three, 18 free throws a game; Garland at 22 and Mitchell at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 44 percent from three to Chicago's 36 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 113 a night to Chicago's 124. Call it Cleveland 121, Chicago 115.
11/13 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; George at 17 and McCain at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Maxey (3 straight), Edwards (10 straight), K. Martin (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 42 from three, 19 free throws a game; Garland at 23 and Mitchell at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 42 percent from three to Philadelphia's 33. Call it Cleveland 117, Philadelphia 109.
11/15 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 112, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Garland at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest. Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 122, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; LaVine at 25 and Vučević at 19 a game. Without Ball (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Chicago giving it away 18 times a game to Cleveland's 13 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 112 a night to Chicago's 122. Call it Cleveland 122, Chicago 113.
10/30 vs NOP 104-89 — GSW notes
GSW won 104-89. GSW shot 47% (41 of 87) to NOP's 37%, 13 of 38 from three, and got to the line 13 times to NOP's 20. Hield led with 21 (8 of 19, 4 of 12 from three); Kuminga added 16, Jackson-Davis 15. The hinge was Q3, 31-22: a lead of 4 became 13, and the lead reached 20. Moody was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
11/02 @ HOU 127-121 — GSW notes
GSW won 127-121 in 1 overtime. GSW shot 51% (40 of 78) to HOU's 41%, 15 of 32 from three, and went to the line 50 times to HOU's 24 — 32 points from the stripe to their 18. Hield led with 27 (9 of 14, 6 of 10 from three); Kuminga added 23, Wiggins 15. The hinge was Q1, 38-20: from level to 18 ahead, and the lead reached 31.
11/04 @ WAS 125-112 — GSW notes
GSW won 125-112. GSW shot 45% (44 of 97) to WAS's 44%, 12 of 37 from three, and went to the line 34 times to WAS's 21 — 25 points from the stripe to their 18. Curry led with 24 (7 of 15, 4 of 9 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Hield added 20, Green 18. The hinge was Q1, 29-20: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 17. Hield was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
11/06 @ BOS 118-112 — GSW notes
GSW won 118-112. GSW shot 46% (42 of 91) to BOS's 42%, 14 of 34 from three. Curry led with 27 (8 of 17, 4 of 9 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Wiggins added 16, Hield 16. The hinge was Q2, 32-16: GSW came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 11. Hield was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
11/08 @ CLE 117-136 — GSW notes
GSW lost 117-136. GSW took 13 more shots (98 to 85), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 48% to CLE's 54%, 13 of 42 from three, and got to the line 14 times to CLE's 28. Kuminga led with 21 (7 of 14, 3 of 7 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Podziemski added 14, Curry 12. Q3 was theirs, 41-29, the deficit cut from 41 to 29, but the other 3 periods went 107-76 against them. Curry's -25 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/10 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 105, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 27 and Jal. Williams at 21 a game. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Curry at 21 and Hield at 17 a game. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 105 a night to Golden State's 114 and the line, where Golden State takes 27 free throws a game to OKC's 20. Call it OKC 115, Golden State 110.
11/12 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 29 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Kuminga at 18 a game. One day's rest. Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 111, shooting 51 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Dončić at 29 and Irving at 27 a game. Without Washington (3 straight), Lively II (4 straight), Kleber (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 40 percent from three to Dallas's 34 and the defense, Dallas allowing 111 a night to Golden State's 119. Call it Golden State 118, Dallas 113.
11/15 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 27 and Kuminga at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Waters III (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Memphis comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 108, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 25 and Edey at 14 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Bane (7 straight), Morant (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, Memphis allowing 108 a night to Golden State's 119 and the turnovers, Memphis giving it away 16 times a game to Golden State's 12. Call it Golden State 118, Memphis 117, Memphis keeping it close.
11/18 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Harden at 20 and Powell at 19 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Kuminga at 15 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Golden State 117, the Clippers 113, the Clippers 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
IO I. Okoro
JA J. Allen
JT J. Tyson
SM S. Merrill
TJ T. Jerome
TT T. Thompson
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BH B. Hield
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
DM D. Melton
GP G. Payton II
GS G. Santos
JK J. Kuminga
KA K. Anderson
KL K. Looney
LW L. Waters III
MM M. Moody
SC S. Curry
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
Cavaliers take 41-point halftime lead and rout Warriors 136-117 to improve to 10-0
CLEVELAND -- — Darius Garland scored 27 points and Evan Mobley had 23 as the Cleveland Cavaliers routed the Golden State Warriors 136-117 on Friday night, extending their franchise-best start to 10-0 this season.
The Cavaliers became the first team in NBA history to win their first 10 games and score at least 110 points in each of them. Wilt Chamberlain and the 1960-61 Philadelphia Warriors had shared the mark with nine.
Cleveland also set a franchise record with a 41-point halftime lead at 83-42 — tying the eighth largest in the NBA’s shot clock era — and equaled its mark for points in a half. Ty Jerome scored 13 of his 20 points before the break.
Jonathan Kuminga scored 21 points and Stephen Curry had 12 points and six turnovers for Golden State, which lost for the first time in six road games this season. Draymond Green had six points, six assists and four fouls.
Takeaways Warriors: Golden State was lethargic on the fourth stop of a five-game road trip, seeing its five-game win streak end. The Warriors were outscored by 25 points in Curry’s 24 minutes and by 23 in Green’s 21 minutes.
Cavaliers: The NBA’s highest-scoring team didn’t miss a beat on an off night by All-Star shooting guard Donovan Mitchell , who was limited to 12 points. He missed nine of his 13 field goal attempts and committed four turnovers.
Key moment Garland made a pair of 3-pointers and Mobley scored six points as the Cavaliers grabbed a 20-2 lead. Golden State missed eight of its first nine field goal attempts and Green picked up two fouls in the first 5:39.
Key stat The matchup was the 21st time in NBA history that a team with an undefeated road record played an unbeaten home team, minimum four games for each. Cleveland is now 5-0 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Up Next The Warriors visit Oklahoma City on Sunday. The Cavaliers host Brooklyn on Saturday night.