San Antonio Spurs @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Rocket Arena, Cleveland, OH | Game ID: 22401059
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CLE 30 24 32 38 124SAS 24 25 34 33 116
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Jarrett Allen's 29 points, Donovan Mitchell's 14 assists lift Cavaliers to 124-116 win over Spurs
CLEVELAND -- — Jarrett Allen scored a season-high 29 points, Donovan Mitchell had a career-high 14 assists and the Cleveland Cavaliers looked more comfortable back home, holding off the San Antonio Spurs 124-116 on Thursday night.
Allen went 10 of 11 from the floor and added 16 rebounds for Cleveland, which went 2-4 on a just-completed six-game trip out West.
Mitchell scored 25 and flirted with his first career triple-double, finishing with eight rebounds.
Allen's three-point play — on an assist from Mitchell — put the Cavs up 117-112 and Darius Garland 's 3-pointer put the Spurs away with 1:16 left.
Rookie Stephon Castle and Devin Vassell had 22 points apiece for the Spurs, who are fighting to make the Western Conference play-in.
The Cavs rested All-Star forward Evan Mobley . Superb sixth man Ty Jerome sat out with a sore left knee.
Takeaways Spurs: According to a report in France's LeEquipe, star Victor Wembanyama underwent surgery to correct the deep vein thrombosis in his shoulder, an ailment that sidelined him for the rest of this season. Interim coach Mitch Johnson did not have an update on Wembanyama. "We’re going to keep his plan and program in house for now,” Johnson said.
Cavaliers: Mitchell's recent shooting issues (he came in 3 of 29 on 3s) may have some Cleveland fans on edge, but coach Kenny Atkinson isn't worried about the All-Star, likening his struggles to a baseball slugger in a slump.
Key moment With the Cavs leading by two, Mitchell had an open wing 3-pointer, but instead rifled his pass inside to Allen for the game's biggest bucket and assist No. 14.
Key stat Mitchell has played in 534 games and is still missing a triple-double from his resume.
Up next The Spurs host Boston on Saturday. The Cavs play a back-to-back, visiting Detroit on Friday night.
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Who
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SASBB B. Biyombo
BW B. Wesley
CP C. Paul
DV D. Vassell
HB H. Barnes
JC J. Champagnie
JS J. Sochan
KJ K. Johnson
SC S. Castle
SM S. Mamukelashvili
CLEDG D. Garland
DH D. Hunter
DM D. Mitchell
DW D. Wade
IO I. Okoro
JA J. Allen
JG J. Green
MS M. Strus
SM S. Merrill
TT T. Thompson
SAS/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
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