Game ID: 22400446
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Golden State Warriors
Monday, December 30, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
GSW 27 11 27 30 95CLE 26 20 37 30 113
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 12/23 · 1 day's restOUT Moody missed 4 since 12/11, returns tonight: 10 min (48% of 21)
OUT Post missed 15 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 12/15 after 2, 28 min since (92% of 30)
BACK Santos back 12/19 after 11, 8 min since (64% of 13)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 31 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/25 · 1 day's restOUT Waters III missed 2 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Post missed 16 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 2 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 12/15 after 2, 29 min since (97% of 30)
BACK Moody back 12/23 after 4, 10 min since (48% of 21)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 29 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/27 · 1 day's restOUT Waters III missed 3 since 12/21, returns tonight: 16 min (94% of 17)
OUT Post missed 17 since 11/18, returns tonight: 1 min (5% of 15)
OUT Anderson missed 2 since 12/23, returns tonight: 15 min (99% of 15)
OUT Santos missed 3 since 12/21, returns tonight: 5 min (38% of 13)
BACK Wiggins back 12/15 after 2, 30 min since (101% of 30)
BACK Moody back 12/23 after 4, 10 min since (48% of 21)
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 22 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/28 · back-to-backBACK Moody back 12/23 after 4, 17 min since (81% of 21)
BACK Waters III back 12/27 after 3, 16 min since (94% of 17)
BACK Post back 12/27 after 17, 1 min since (5% of 15)
BACK Anderson back 12/27 after 2, 15 min since (99% of 15)
BACK Santos back 12/19 after 11, 6 min since (51% of 13)
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 25 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/30 · 1 day's restOUT Payton II missed 2 since 12/27, out tonight
BACK Moody back 12/23 after 4, 17 min since (81% of 21)
BACK Waters III back 12/27 after 3, 15 min since (87% of 17)
BACK Post back 12/27 after 17, 1 min since (5% of 15)
BACK Anderson back 12/27 after 2, 15 min since (99% of 15)
BACK Santos back 12/27 after 3, 5 min since (38% of 13)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 26 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/02 · 2 days' restOUT Payton II missed 3 since 12/27, out tonight
OUT Anderson missed 2 since 12/28, returns tonight: 8 min (50% of 15)
OUT Looney missed 2 since 12/28, returns tonight: 8 min (52% of 14)
BACK Moody back 12/23 after 4, 18 min since (86% of 21)
BACK Waters III back 12/27 after 3, 15 min since (86% of 17)
BACK Post back 12/27 after 17, 3 min since (18% of 15)
BACK Santos back 12/27 after 3, 5 min since (38% of 13)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 26 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/04 · 1 day's restOUT Podziemski missed 2 since 12/30, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 4 since 12/27, out tonight
BACK Waters III back 12/27 after 3, 15 min since (87% of 17)
BACK Post back 12/27 after 17, 3 min since (18% of 15)
BACK Anderson back 12/27 after 2, 11 min since (74% of 15)
BACK Looney back 1/02 after 2, 8 min since (52% of 14)
BACK Santos back 12/27 after 3, 6 min since (45% of 13)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 26 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/05 · back-to-backOUT Podziemski missed 3 since 12/30, out tonight
OUT Post missed 2 since 1/02, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 5 since 12/27, out tonight
BACK Waters III back 12/27 after 3, 18 min since (102% of 17)
BACK Anderson back 12/27 after 2, 15 min since (98% of 15)
BACK Looney back 1/02 after 2, 8 min since (52% of 14)
BACK Santos back 12/27 after 3, 6 min since (45% of 13)
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 26 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restOUT Podziemski missed 4 since 12/30, out tonight
OUT Post missed 3 since 1/02, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 6 since 12/27, out tonight
BACK Anderson back 1/02 after 2, 15 min since (101% of 15)
BACK Looney back 1/02 after 2, 12 min since (81% of 14)
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 24 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 12/20 · 3 days' restBACK Okoro back 12/13 after 2, 22 min since (119% of 18)
CLE availability going into 12/21 · back-to-backBACK Okoro back 12/13 after 2, 22 min since (119% of 18)
CLE availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restOUT Okoro missed 2 since 12/20, out tonight
CLE availability going into 12/27 · 3 days' restOUT Okoro missed 3 since 12/20, out tonight
CLE availability going into 12/30 · 2 days' restOUT Okoro missed 4 since 12/20, out tonight
CLE availability going into 12/31 · back-to-backOUT Okoro missed 5 since 12/20, out tonight
CLE availability going into 1/03 · 2 days' restOUT Okoro missed 6 since 12/20, out tonight
CLE availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Okoro missed 7 since 12/20, out tonight
CLE availability going into 1/08 · 2 days' restOUT Merrill missed 2 since 1/03, out tonight
OUT Okoro missed 8 since 12/20, returns tonight: 13 min (70% of 18)
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 106 a night and allowing 107, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Kuminga at 24 a game. Without Payton II (2 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 110, shooting 52 percent and 45 from three, 21 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Mobley at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Okoro (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 45 percent from three to Golden State's 31. Call it Cleveland 117, Golden State 111.
12/23 vs IND 105-111 — GSW notes
GSW lost 105-111. GSW shot 43% (39 of 90) to IND's 49%, 12 of 38 from three, and went to the line 21 times to IND's 11 — 15 points from the stripe to their 10. Kuminga led with 26 (9 of 16, 2 of 3 from three, 6 of 9 at the line); Wiggins added 16, Jackson-Davis 13. Q3 was theirs, 31-27, the deficit cut from 8 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 84-74 against them. Schröder's -22 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/25 vs LAL 113-115 — GSW notes
GSW lost 113-115. GSW shot 46% (41 of 89) to LAL's 45%, 18 of 45 from three. Curry led with 38 (14 of 24, 8 of 15 from three); Wiggins added 21, Kuminga 14. Q4 was theirs, 37-31, the deficit cut from 8 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 84-76 against them. Kuminga's -17 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/27 @ LAC 92-102 — GSW notes
GSW lost 92-102. GSW took 20 more shots (95 to 75), fed by 19 offensive rebounds, but shot 37% to LAC's 53%, 7 of 38 from three. GSW turned it over 14 times to LAC's 21. Kuminga led with 34 (11 of 19, 1 of 3 from three, 11 of 14 at the line); Jackson-Davis added 15, Moody 11. Q4 was theirs, 30-21, the deficit cut from 19 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 81-62 against them. Wiggins's -16 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/28 vs PHX 109-105 — GSW notes
GSW won 109-105. GSW shot 42% (41 of 98) to PHX's 42%, 12 of 45 from three. Kuminga led with 34 (12 of 20, 2 of 5 from three, 8 of 12 at the line); Curry added 22, Green 16. The hinge was Q4, 27-18: GSW came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 4. GSW trailed 61-65 at the half and won the second half 48-40. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
12/30 vs CLE 95-113 — GSW notes
GSW lost 95-113. GSW shot 33% (33 of 99) to CLE's 46%, 9 of 38 from three, and went to the line 26 times to CLE's 10 — 20 points from the stripe to their 7. Moody led with 19 (7 of 8, 3 of 4 from three); Kuminga added 18, Jackson-Davis 16. Q1 was theirs, 27-26, but the other 3 periods went 87-68 against them. Schröder's -24 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/02 vs PHI — 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 103 a night and allowing 109, shooting 40 percent and 28 from three, 21 free throws a game; Kuminga at 25 and Curry at 20 a game. Without Payton II (3 straight), Anderson (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Maxey at 29 and Embiid at 26 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Philadelphia at 39 percent from three to Golden State's 28 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-3 a night and Philadelphia minus-7. Call it Golden State 111, Philadelphia 108, Philadelphia keeping it close.
1/04 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 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 108, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Kuminga at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Podziemski (2 straight), Payton II (4 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 126, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 31 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 27 and Bane at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Morant (3 straight), Aldama (4 straight), Smart (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 108 a night to Memphis's 126 and the line, where Memphis takes 31 free throws a game to Golden State's 19. Call it Golden State 118, Memphis 115, Memphis keeping it close.
1/05 vs SAC — 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 111 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Kuminga at 24 and Curry at 21 a game. Without Podziemski (3 straight), Post (2 straight), Payton II (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Fox at 29 and DeRozan at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Murray (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 108 a night to Sacramento's 117. Call it Golden State 114, Sacramento 113, Sacramento keeping it close.
1/07 vs MIA — 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 113 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Curry at 22 and Kuminga at 21 a game. Without Podziemski (4 straight), Post (3 straight), Payton II (6 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 32 from three, 25 free throws a game; Herro at 23 and Adebayo at 15 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Butler III (2 straight), Richardson (21 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 39 percent from three to Miami's 32 and the line, where Miami takes 25 free throws a game to Golden State's 19. Call it Golden State 116, Miami 109.
12/20 vs MIL 124-101 — CLE notes
CLE won 124-101. CLE shot 51% (46 of 91) to MIL's 47%, 20 of 47 from three. CLE turned it over 15 times to MIL's 20. Mitchell led with 27 (9 of 15, 3 of 7 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Garland added 16, Mobley 15. The hinge was Q1, 29-20: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 36. Mobley was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
12/21 vs PHI 126-99 — CLE notes
CLE won 126-99. CLE shot 53% (48 of 90) to PHI's 40%, 22 of 43 from three, and got to the line 15 times to PHI's 27. Garland led with 26 (9 of 11, 6 of 7 from three); Mobley added 22, Mitchell 19. The hinge was Q3, 33-21: a lead of 11 became 23, and the lead reached 35. LeVert was the night's best plus/minus at +36.
12/23 vs UTA 124-113 — CLE notes
CLE won 124-113. CLE shot 47% (43 of 91) to UTA's 41%, 20 of 46 from three. CLE turned it over 9 times to UTA's 16. The glass went 40-51 against them. Garland led with 23 (8 of 14, 3 of 6 from three); Mobley added 22, Mitchell 22. The hinge was Q3, 39-32: a lead of 4 became 11, and the lead reached 17. Garland was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
12/27 @ DEN 149-135 — CLE notes
CLE won 149-135. CLE shot 56% (54 of 96) to DEN's 56%, 23 of 48 from three. Mitchell led with 33 (10 of 17, 6 of 12 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Mobley added 26, Garland 25. The hinge was Q2, 40-27: a lead of 2 became 15, and the lead reached 21. Wade was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
12/30 @ GSW 113-95 — CLE notes
CLE won 113-95. CLE shot 46% (44 of 96) to GSW's 33%, 18 of 47 from three, and got to the line 10 times to GSW's 26. Garland led with 25 (10 of 17, 3 of 8 from three); Mitchell added 23, Allen 12. The hinge was Q3, 37-27: a lead of 8 became 18, and the lead reached 26. Garland was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
12/31 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; James at 28 and Reaves at 21 a game. Without Hayes (14 straight), Vanderbilt (25 straight). 2 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 109, shooting 51 percent and 45 from three, 17 free throws a game; Mitchell at 25 and Garland at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Okoro (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where the Lakers take 25 free throws a game to Cleveland's 17 and the arc, Cleveland at 45 percent from three to the Lakers' 39. Call it Cleveland 116, the Lakers 114, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/03 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Irving at 30 and Dinwiddie at 14 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Marshall (3 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 44 from three, 17 free throws a game; Mitchell at 25 and Garland at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Okoro (6 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-0 a night and Dallas minus-7 and the arc, Cleveland at 44 percent from three to Dallas's 38. Call it Cleveland 115, Dallas 112, Dallas keeping it close.
1/05 vs CHA — 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 128 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 18 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Mobley at 22 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Okoro (7 straight). One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 109, shooting 41 percent and 31 from three, 23 free throws a game; Bridges at 23 and Mar. Williams at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Miller (3 straight), Ball (3 straight), Gra. Williams (17 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 41 percent from three to Charlotte's 31 and the turnovers, Charlotte giving it away 16 times a game to Cleveland's 11. Call it Cleveland 119, Charlotte 107, Cleveland by 12.
1/08 vs OKC — 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 127 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 17 free throws a game; Mitchell at 23 and Garland at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Merrill (2 straight), Okoro (8 straight). 2 days' rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 102, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 34 and Jal. Williams at 15 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Holmgren (25 straight), Caruso (7 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 102 a night to Cleveland's 113. Call it Cleveland 115, OKC 112, OKC 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
JT J. Thor
JT J. Tyson
MS M. Strus
SM S. Merrill
TJ T. Jerome
TT T. Thompson
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BH B. Hield
DG D. Green
DS D. Schröder
GS G. Santos
JK J. Kuminga
LW L. Waters III
MM M. Moody
PS P. Spencer
QP Q. Post
SC S. Curry
SC Schroder
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
Cleveland extends winning streak to 7 games with 113-95 win over Golden State
SAN FRANCISCO -- — Darius Garland scored 25 points, Donovan Mitchell scored 23 and the Cleveland Cavaliers extended their winning streak to seven games with a 113-95 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Monday night.
Dean Wade had 10 points and 13 rebounds for Cleveland, and Jarrett Allen had 12 points and nine rebounds.
Moses Moody led the Warriors with 19 points. Jonathan Kuminga had 18 points with 10 rebounds, and Trayce Jackson-Davis had 16 points and a game-high 16 rebounds.
Dennis Schroder had 12 points, and Stephen Curry and Andrew Wiggins each added 11 for the Warriors.
Takeaways Cleveland: The Cavaliers are halfway through a brutal four-game West Coast road trip, and so far, so good for the team with the best record. Cleveland, which was coming off a 149-135 win against Denver on Friday, now looks ahead to road games against the Lakers on Tuesday and Dallas on Friday.
Golden State: After going 12-3 to start the season, Golden State is in a freefall after losing four of its last five games and 13 of 17.
Key moment Garland picked off an errant Wiggins pass and scored on a layup to extend Cleveland’s lead to 44-36 with just under two minutes in the first half. That sequence set the tone for decisive 20-5 run that put the game out of reach late in the third quarter.
Key stat The Warriors shot 33.3% from the field and were 9 for 38 (23.7%) from beyond the arc. Cleveland shot 45.8% from the field and 18 for 47 (38.3%) from the 3-point line.
Up Next Cleveland plays at Los Angeles Tuesday night, and Golden State hosts Philadelphia on Thursday night.