Game ID: 22400631
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Philadelphia 76ers
Friday, January 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHI 39 25 34 34 132CLE 33 34 29 33 129
CLE @ PHI ScoutingCLE @ PHI 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.
PHI availability going into 1/15 · back-to-backOUT C. Martin missed 2 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Embiid missed 5 since 1/06, out tonight
OUT Drummond missed 5 since 1/06, out tonight
OUT Lowry missed 5 since 1/06, out tonight
BACK Oubre Jr. back 1/06 after 3, 36 min since (104% of 35)
NEW Yabusele 27 to 34 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 1/18 · 2 days' restOUT C. Martin missed 3 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Embiid missed 6 since 1/06, out tonight
OUT Drummond missed 6 since 1/06, returns tonight: 26 min (141% of 19)
OUT Lowry missed 6 since 1/06, out tonight
NEW George 32 to 39 min over the last 3
NEW Yabusele 27 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Gordon 20 to 25 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 1/19 · back-to-backOUT C. Martin missed 4 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Embiid missed 7 since 1/06, out tonight
OUT Lowry missed 7 since 1/06, out tonight
OUT Jackson missed 2 since 1/15, out tonight
BACK Drummond back 1/18 after 6, 26 min since (141% of 19)
NEW George 32 to 39 min over the last 3
NEW Yabusele 27 to 35 min over the last 4
PHI availability going into 1/21 · 1 day's restOUT George missed 2 since 1/18, returns tonight: 28 min (87% of 32)
OUT C. Martin missed 5 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Embiid missed 8 since 1/06, out tonight
OUT Yabusele missed 2 since 1/18, returns tonight: 24 min (89% of 27)
OUT Lowry missed 8 since 1/06, out tonight
OUT Jackson missed 3 since 1/15, returns tonight: 10 min (84% of 12)
BACK Drummond back 1/18 after 6, 26 min since (141% of 19)
NEW Gordon 20 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Council IV 17 to 23 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 1/24 · 2 days' restOUT C. Martin missed 6 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Embiid missed 9 since 1/06, out tonight
OUT Lowry missed 9 since 1/06, out tonight
BACK George back 1/21 after 2, 28 min since (87% of 32)
BACK Yabusele back 1/21 after 2, 24 min since (89% of 27)
BACK Drummond back 1/18 after 6, 24 min since (125% of 19)
BACK Jackson back 1/21 after 3, 10 min since (84% of 12)
NEW Gordon 20 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Council IV 17 to 25 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 1/25 · back-to-backOUT C. Martin missed 7 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Embiid missed 10 since 1/06, out tonight
OUT Lowry missed 10 since 1/06, returns tonight: 15 min (82% of 19)
BACK George back 1/21 after 2, 32 min since (99% of 32)
BACK Yabusele back 1/21 after 2, 30 min since (110% of 27)
BACK Drummond back 1/18 after 6, 24 min since (125% of 19)
BACK Jackson back 1/21 after 3, 10 min since (84% of 12)
NEW Gordon 20 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Council IV 17 to 22 min over the last 4
PHI availability going into 1/28 · 2 days' restOUT C. Martin missed 8 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Embiid missed 11 since 1/06, out tonight
OUT Drummond missed 2 since 1/24, out tonight
BACK George back 1/21 after 2, 26 min since (79% of 32)
BACK Yabusele back 1/21 after 2, 30 min since (110% of 27)
BACK Lowry back 1/25 after 10, 15 min since (82% of 19)
BACK Jackson back 1/21 after 3, 13 min since (104% of 12)
NEW Gordon 20 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Council IV 17 to 23 min over the last 4
PHI availability going into 1/29 · back-to-backOUT C. Martin missed 9 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Embiid missed 12 since 1/06, out tonight
OUT Drummond missed 3 since 1/24, out tonight
BACK George back 1/21 after 2, 26 min since (79% of 32)
BACK Yabusele back 1/21 after 2, 29 min since (107% of 27)
BACK Lowry back 1/25 after 10, 16 min since (84% of 19)
BACK Jackson back 1/21 after 3, 13 min since (101% of 12)
NEW Gordon 20 to 29 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 1/31 · 1 day's restOUT George missed 2 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT C. Martin missed 10 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Embiid missed 13 since 1/06, out tonight
OUT Drummond missed 4 since 1/24, out tonight
BACK Yabusele back 1/21 after 2, 29 min since (107% of 27)
BACK Lowry back 1/25 after 10, 19 min since (101% of 19)
BACK Jackson back 1/21 after 3, 14 min since (109% of 12)
NEW Gordon 20 to 28 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 1/16 · 1 day's restOUT Jerome missed 2 since 1/12, returns tonight: 16 min (81% of 20)
BACK Merrill back 1/09 after 3, 12 min since (62% of 20)
BACK Okoro back 1/08 after 8, 11 min since (61% of 18)
CLE availability going into 1/18 · 1 day's restBACK Jerome back 1/16 after 2, 16 min since (81% of 20)
BACK Merrill back 1/09 after 3, 12 min since (61% of 20)
BACK Okoro back 1/08 after 8, 14 min since (74% of 18)
CLE availability going into 1/20 · 1 day's restBACK Jerome back 1/16 after 2, 19 min since (95% of 20)
BACK Merrill back 1/09 after 3, 11 min since (56% of 20)
CLE availability going into 1/22 · 1 day's restOUT Mobley missed 2 since 1/18, out tonight
OUT Okoro missed 2 since 1/18, out tonight
BACK Jerome back 1/16 after 2, 19 min since (97% of 20)
CLE availability going into 1/24 · 1 day's restOUT Mobley missed 3 since 1/18, out tonight
OUT LeVert missed 2 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Okoro missed 3 since 1/18, out tonight
BACK Jerome back 1/16 after 2, 21 min since (103% of 20)
CLE availability going into 1/25 · back-to-backOUT Mobley missed 4 since 1/18, returns tonight: 29 min (94% of 31)
OUT LeVert missed 3 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Okoro missed 4 since 1/18, out tonight
BACK Jerome back 1/16 after 2, 23 min since (116% of 20)
CLE availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT LeVert missed 4 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Okoro missed 5 since 1/18, out tonight
BACK Mobley back 1/25 after 4, 29 min since (94% of 31)
CLE availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT LeVert missed 5 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Wade missed 2 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Okoro missed 6 since 1/18, out tonight
BACK Mobley back 1/25 after 4, 28 min since (93% of 31)
CLE availability going into 1/30 · back-to-backOUT LeVert missed 6 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Wade missed 3 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Okoro missed 7 since 1/18, out tonight
BACK Mobley back 1/25 after 4, 29 min since (96% of 31)
NEW Jerome 20 to 26 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 125, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; Maxey at 32 and Yabusele at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 13 a night. Without C. Martin (6 straight), Embiid (9 straight), Lowry (9 straight). 2 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Mitchell at 26 and Garland at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Mobley (3 straight), LeVert (2 straight), Okoro (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-7 a night and Philadelphia minus-13 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 114 a night to Philadelphia's 125. Call it Cleveland 118, Philadelphia 112.
1/15 vs NYK 119-125 — PHI notes
PHI lost 119-125 in 1 overtime. PHI shot 50% (46 of 92) to NYK's 53%, 13 of 35 from three, and got to the line 14 times to NYK's 24. The glass went 35-45 against them. Maxey led with 33 (13 of 32, 2 of 9 from three); George added 26, Oubre Jr. 16. Q3 was theirs, 38-25, the deficit cut from 13 to 0, but the other 4 periods went 100-81 against them. Yabusele's -10 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/18 @ IND 102-115 — PHI notes
PHI lost 102-115. PHI shot 43% (38 of 89) to IND's 53%, 10 of 34 from three. PHI turned it over 9 times to IND's 17. The glass went 32-50 against them. Maxey led with 28 (10 of 23, 2 of 7 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Oubre Jr. added 18, Council IV 18. Q2 was theirs, 36-33, the deficit cut from 5 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 82-66 against them. Oubre Jr.'s -18 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/19 @ MIL 109-123 — PHI notes
PHI lost 109-123. PHI shot 45% (39 of 86) to MIL's 49%, 16 of 45 from three, and got to the line 22 times to MIL's 30. The glass went 38-48 against them. Maxey led with 37 (14 of 28, 6 of 15 from three); Oubre Jr. added 19, Council IV 13. Q2 was theirs, 29-29, but the other 3 periods went 94-80 against them. Oubre Jr.'s -21 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/21 @ DEN 109-144 — PHI notes
PHI lost 109-144. PHI took 11 more shots (96 to 85), but shot 46% to DEN's 61%, 15 of 38 from three, and got to the line just 8 times against 20 fouls committed. The glass went 25-51 against them. Maxey led with 28 (11 of 21, 3 of 10 from three); Yabusele added 22, George 11. Q2 was theirs, 40-42, but the other 3 periods went 102-69 against them. Maxey's -24 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/24 vs CLE 132-129 — PHI notes
PHI won 132-129. PHI shot 51% (44 of 87) to CLE's 50%, 21 of 39 from three, and went to the line 27 times to CLE's 19 — 23 points from the stripe to their 14. George led with 30 (11 of 21, 6 of 11 from three); Maxey added 29, Oubre Jr. 22. The hinge was Q1, 39-33: from level to 6 ahead. PHI trailed 64-67 at the half and won the second half 68-62. Oubre Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
1/25 @ 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 107 a night and allowing 116, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; LaVine at 24 and Vučević at 19 a game. Without White (2 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 127, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Maxey at 31 and George at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without C. Martin (7 straight), Embiid (10 straight), Lowry (10 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been minus-1 a night and Philadelphia minus-12 and the defense, Chicago allowing 116 a night to Philadelphia's 127. Call it Chicago 118, Philadelphia 113.
1/28 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 122, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Maxey at 31 and Oubre Jr. at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without C. Martin (8 straight), Embiid (11 straight), Drummond (2 straight). 2 days' rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 103, shooting 50 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Davis at 29 and James at 23 a game. That is 4 straight wins. They have won the glass by 6 a night. Without Hachimura (2 straight), Reddish (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-6 a night and Philadelphia minus-12 and the defense, the Lakers allowing 103 a night to Philadelphia's 122. Call it the Lakers 112, Philadelphia 111, Philadelphia keeping it close.
1/29 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Maxey at 34 and Oubre Jr. at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without C. Martin (9 straight), Embiid (12 straight), Drummond (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Sabonis at 25 and DeRozan at 23 a game. One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been minus-3 a night and Philadelphia minus-8. Call it Sacramento 117, Philadelphia 114, Philadelphia keeping it close.
1/31 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Maxey at 32 and Oubre Jr. at 17 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without George (2 straight), C. Martin (10 straight), Embiid (13 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 123, shooting 52 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Jokić at 26 and Murray at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-5 a night and Philadelphia minus-8 and the defense, Philadelphia allowing 116 a night to Denver's 123. Call it Philadelphia 118, Denver 116, Denver keeping it close.
1/16 @ OKC 114-134 — CLE notes
CLE lost 114-134. CLE shot 47% (42 of 90) to OKC's 50%, 13 of 42 from three, and went to the line 21 times to OKC's 11 — 17 points from the stripe to their 10. CLE turned it over 21 times to OKC's 6, and OKC turned those into 12 steals. The glass went 49-39 for them. Garland led with 20 (7 of 10, 1 of 4 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Allen added 13, Jerome 12. Q4 was theirs, 33-15, the deficit cut from 38 to 20, but the other 3 periods went 119-81 against them. Strus's -30 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/18 @ MIN 124-117 — CLE notes
CLE won 124-117. CLE shot 46% (42 of 92) to MIN's 48%, 17 of 48 from three, and went to the line 25 times to MIN's 19 — 23 points from the stripe to their 16. Mitchell led with 36 (12 of 27, 4 of 15 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Garland added 29, Niang 15. The hinge was Q3, 29-19: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 20. Jerome was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
1/20 vs PHX 118-92 — CLE notes
CLE won 118-92. CLE shot 43% (41 of 95) to PHX's 47%, 19 of 46 from three, and went to the line 23 times to PHX's 13 — 17 points from the stripe to their 10. CLE turned it over 8 times to PHX's 17. The glass went 50-34 for them. Mitchell led with 33 (11 of 25, 4 of 9 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Garland added 16, Allen 12. The hinge was Q2, 32-19: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 32. Mitchell was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
1/22 @ HOU 108-109 — CLE notes
CLE lost 108-109. CLE shot 42% (41 of 97) to HOU's 44%, 13 of 41 from three. CLE turned it over 13 times to HOU's 22. Garland led with 26 (10 of 21, 3 of 6 from three, 3 of 8 at the line); Mitchell added 19, Jerome 18. Q4 was theirs, 25-15, the deficit cut from 11 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 94-83 against them. They led by as many as 11.
1/24 @ PHI 129-132 — CLE notes
CLE lost 129-132. CLE shot 50% (45 of 90) to PHI's 51%, 25 of 52 from three, and got to the line 19 times to PHI's 27. Mitchell led with 37 (12 of 23, 7 of 15 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Jerome added 33, Garland 26. Q2 was theirs, 34-25, turning a 6-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 107-95 against them. Niang's -17 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/25 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Mitchell at 27 and Garland at 23 a game. Without Mobley (4 straight), LeVert (3 straight), Okoro (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Green at 23 and Sengun at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Smith Jr. (10 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Cleveland 116, Houston 115, Houston keeping it close.
1/27 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 32 and Garland at 27 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without LeVert (4 straight), Okoro (5 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 24 free throws a game; Cunningham at 27 and Duren at 14 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 17 times a game to Cleveland's 11 and the arc, Cleveland at 40 percent from three to Detroit's 32. Call it Cleveland 118, Detroit 112.
1/29 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Herro at 24 and Ware at 19 a game. Without Richardson (32 straight), Burks (3 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 29 and Garland at 26 a game. Without LeVert (5 straight), Wade (2 straight), Okoro (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Cleveland 115, Miami 113, Miami keeping it close.
1/30 vs ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Mitchell at 29 and Garland at 28 a game. Without LeVert (6 straight), Wade (3 straight), Okoro (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Atlanta comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 111, shooting 41 percent and 26 from three, 23 free throws a game; Hunter at 17 and Young at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Johnson (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 37 percent from three to Atlanta's 26 and the turnovers, Atlanta giving it away 17 times a game to Cleveland's 11. Call it Cleveland 118, Atlanta 111.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CLEDG D. Garland
DM D. Mitchell
DW D. Wade
GN G. Niang
JA J. Allen
JT J. Tyson
MS M. Strus
SM S. Merrill
TJ T. Jerome
TT T. Thompson
PHIAB A. Bona
EG E. Gordon
GY G. Yabusele
JD J. Dowtin Jr.
JE J. Edwards
KO K. Oubre Jr.
PG P. George
TM T. Maxey
CLE/PHI 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
Short-handed 76ers beat Cavaliers 132-129 to end 7-game losing streak
PHILADELPHIA -- — Paul George scored 30 points, Tyrese Maxey had 29 and the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 132-129 on Friday night to end a seven-game losing streak.
Cleveland lost its second straight to drop into a tie for the NBA lead with Oklahoma City at 36-8. Philadelphia is 16-27.
Donovan Mitchell scored 37 points for Cleveland, and Ty Jerome had a career-high 33, making all eight of his 3-point tries.
Philadelphia star center Joel Embiid missed his 10th straight game because of a left knee injury. He also was ruled out by coach Nick Nurse at Chicago on Saturday night.
Jerome’s second straight 3-pointer put Cleveland up 116-110 with 6:17 remaining, but the 76ers ran off 13 consecutive points to go up seven. The Cavaliers had the ball with a chance to tie it, but Jerome turned it over on an inbounds play.
Kelly Oubre Jr . added 22 points for the 76ers. Darius Garland had 26 for Cleveland.
Takeaways Cavaliers: Cleveland showed it can be beaten by a hot-shooting team from the perimeter.
76ers: Though it hasn’t happened much this season, Philadelphia proved it can win against the league’s top teams without Embiid.
Key moment Eric Gordon hit a go-ahead 3-pointer for Philadelphia that made it 117-116, and capped a 13-0 run over 2:58 with another 3 with 3:19 to play to make it 123-116.
Key stat The teams combined for 46 3-pointers.
Up next Both teams are back in action Saturday night. Cleveland hosts the Rockets in a rematch of the Cavs' 109-108 loss at Houston on Wednesday night. Philadelphia is at Chicago.
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