Game ID: 22500869
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Brooklyn Nets
Sunday, March 1, 2026 at 3:30 PM ET
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BKN 24 28 23 27 102CLE 29 17 28 32 106
BKN vs CLE ScoutingBKN vs CLE 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.
BKN availability going into 2/22 · 1 day's restOUT Claxton missed 3 since 2/11, returns tonight: 31 min (110% of 28)
OUT Saraf missed 2 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Johnson missed 19 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Minott missed 5 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Etienne missed 33 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Liddell missed 7 since 2/03, out tonight
BACK Porter Jr. back 2/19 after 2, 29 min since (90% of 32)
BACK Mann back 2/07 after 2, 23 min since (95% of 24)
BACK Agbaji back 2/11 after 2, 18 min since (114% of 16)
BACK Wilson back 2/09 after 3, 15 min since (92% of 16)
NEW Traore 22 to 29 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restOUT Williams missed 2 since 2/20, out tonight
OUT Saraf missed 3 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Johnson missed 20 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Minott missed 6 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Etienne missed 34 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Liddell missed 8 since 2/03, out tonight
BACK Porter Jr. back 2/19 after 2, 31 min since (95% of 32)
BACK Claxton back 2/22 after 3, 31 min since (110% of 28)
BACK Agbaji back 2/11 after 2, 17 min since (108% of 16)
BACK Wilson back 2/09 after 3, 15 min since (92% of 16)
NEW Traore 22 to 31 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 2/26 · 1 day's restOUT Williams missed 3 since 2/20, returns tonight: 13 min (57% of 23)
OUT Saraf missed 4 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Johnson missed 21 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Minott missed 7 since 2/07, returns tonight: 5 min (26% of 19)
OUT Wilson missed 2 since 2/22, returns tonight: 5 min (32% of 16)
OUT Etienne missed 35 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Liddell missed 9 since 2/03, out tonight
BACK Porter Jr. back 2/19 after 2, 31 min since (97% of 32)
BACK Claxton back 2/22 after 3, 31 min since (113% of 28)
BACK Agbaji back 2/11 after 2, 17 min since (107% of 16)
NEW Traore 22 to 30 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 2/27 · back-to-backOUT Saraf missed 5 since 2/19, returns tonight: 10 min (47% of 21)
OUT Johnson missed 22 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Etienne missed 36 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Liddell missed 10 since 2/03, out tonight
BACK Porter Jr. back 2/19 after 2, 31 min since (96% of 32)
BACK Claxton back 2/22 after 3, 29 min since (103% of 28)
BACK Williams back 2/26 after 3, 13 min since (57% of 23)
BACK Minott back 2/26 after 7, 5 min since (26% of 19)
BACK Wilson back 2/26 after 2, 5 min since (32% of 16)
NEW Traore 22 to 30 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 3/01 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 23 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Etienne missed 37 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Liddell missed 11 since 2/03, out tonight
BACK Claxton back 2/22 after 3, 27 min since (98% of 28)
BACK Williams back 2/26 after 3, 15 min since (66% of 23)
BACK Saraf back 2/27 after 5, 10 min since (47% of 21)
BACK Minott back 2/26 after 7, 11 min since (55% of 19)
BACK Wilson back 2/26 after 2, 6 min since (41% of 16)
NEW Traore 22 to 29 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT Powell missed 2 since 2/27, out tonight
OUT Johnson missed 24 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Etienne missed 38 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Liddell missed 12 since 2/03, out tonight
BACK Claxton back 2/22 after 3, 27 min since (98% of 28)
BACK Williams back 2/26 after 3, 21 min since (92% of 23)
BACK Saraf back 2/27 after 5, 14 min since (68% of 21)
BACK Minott back 2/26 after 7, 13 min since (66% of 19)
BACK Wilson back 2/26 after 2, 6 min since (41% of 16)
NEW Traore 22 to 29 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 3/05 · 1 day's restOUT Powell missed 3 since 2/27, out tonight
OUT Johnson missed 25 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Etienne missed 39 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Liddell missed 13 since 2/03, out tonight
BACK Williams back 2/26 after 3, 21 min since (94% of 23)
BACK Saraf back 2/27 after 5, 18 min since (85% of 21)
BACK Minott back 2/26 after 7, 13 min since (68% of 19)
BACK Wilson back 2/26 after 2, 5 min since (33% of 16)
BKN availability going into 3/07 · 1 day's restOUT Powell missed 4 since 2/27, out tonight
OUT Johnson missed 26 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Etienne missed 40 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Liddell missed 14 since 2/03, out tonight
BACK Williams back 2/26 after 3, 22 min since (96% of 23)
BACK Saraf back 2/27 after 5, 17 min since (83% of 21)
BACK Minott back 2/26 after 7, 11 min since (57% of 19)
BACK Wilson back 2/26 after 2, 4 min since (28% of 16)
BKN availability going into 3/09 · 1 day's restOUT Powell missed 5 since 2/27, returns tonight: 27 min (128% of 21)
OUT Johnson missed 27 since 1/12, returns tonight: 5 min (24% of 20)
OUT Etienne missed 41 since 12/06, returns tonight: 5 min (31% of 16)
OUT Liddell missed 15 since 2/03, returns tonight: 5 min (37% of 13)
BACK Saraf back 2/27 after 5, 15 min since (70% of 21)
CLE availability going into 2/22 · 1 day's restBACK Mobley back 2/19 after 7, 19 min since (57% of 33)
BACK Wade back 2/19 after 3, 21 min since (95% of 22)
BACK Nance Jr. back 2/11 after 2, 9 min since (70% of 12)
BACK Proctor back 2/11 after 2, 8 min since (73% of 10)
CLE availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restOUT Porter Jr. missed 2 since 2/20, returns tonight: 3 min (16% of 16)
OUT Nance Jr. missed 2 since 2/20, out tonight
OUT Proctor missed 2 since 2/20, returns tonight: 3 min (26% of 10)
BACK Mobley back 2/19 after 7, 22 min since (67% of 33)
BACK Wade back 2/19 after 3, 20 min since (89% of 22)
CLE availability going into 2/25 · back-to-backOUT Nance Jr. missed 3 since 2/20, returns tonight: 8 min (61% of 12)
BACK Mobley back 2/19 after 7, 23 min since (70% of 33)
BACK Wade back 2/19 after 3, 21 min since (95% of 22)
BACK Porter Jr. back 2/24 after 2, 3 min since (16% of 16)
BACK Proctor back 2/11 after 2, 6 min since (58% of 10)
CLE availability going into 2/27 · 1 day's restBACK Mobley back 2/19 after 7, 23 min since (70% of 33)
BACK Wade back 2/19 after 3, 21 min since (95% of 22)
BACK Porter Jr. back 2/24 after 2, 12 min since (74% of 16)
BACK Nance Jr. back 2/25 after 3, 8 min since (61% of 12)
BACK Proctor back 2/24 after 2, 3 min since (26% of 10)
CLE availability going into 3/01 · 1 day's restOUT Harden missed 2 since 2/25, returns tonight: 36 min (103% of 35)
OUT Mitchell missed 2 since 2/25, out tonight
BACK Porter Jr. back 2/24 after 2, 19 min since (115% of 16)
BACK Nance Jr. back 2/25 after 3, 8 min since (61% of 12)
BACK Proctor back 2/24 after 2, 11 min since (105% of 10)
NEW Schröder 19 to 27 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT Mitchell missed 3 since 2/25, out tonight
OUT Wade missed 2 since 2/27, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 2 since 2/27, out tonight
BACK Harden back 3/01 after 2, 36 min since (103% of 35)
BACK Porter Jr. back 2/24 after 2, 19 min since (113% of 16)
BACK Proctor back 2/24 after 2, 11 min since (105% of 10)
NEW Tyson 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Ellis 20 to 25 min over the last 4
NEW Schröder 19 to 28 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 3/08 · 4 days' restOUT Mitchell missed 4 since 2/25, returns tonight: 34 min (99% of 34)
OUT Wade missed 3 since 2/27, returns tonight: 21 min (92% of 22)
OUT Nance Jr. missed 3 since 2/27, out tonight
OUT Proctor missed 2 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Harden back 3/01 after 2, 36 min since (102% of 35)
BACK Porter Jr. back 2/24 after 2, 19 min since (118% of 16)
NEW Tyson 24 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Ellis 20 to 26 min over the last 4
NEW Schröder 19 to 29 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 3/09 · back-to-backOUT Tomlin missed 2 since 3/03, returns tonight: 4 min (26% of 14)
OUT Nance Jr. missed 4 since 2/27, returns tonight: 4 min (31% of 12)
OUT Proctor missed 3 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Harden back 3/01 after 2, 37 min since (104% of 35)
BACK Mitchell back 3/08 after 4, 34 min since (99% of 34)
BACK Wade back 3/08 after 3, 21 min since (92% of 22)
NEW Merrill 25 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Tyson 24 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Ellis 20 to 28 min over the last 4
NEW Schröder 19 to 29 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 3/11 · 1 day's restOUT Allen missed 2 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Proctor missed 4 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Harden back 3/01 after 2, 35 min since (99% of 35)
BACK Mitchell back 3/08 after 4, 32 min since (95% of 34)
BACK Wade back 3/08 after 3, 20 min since (91% of 22)
BACK Tomlin back 3/09 after 2, 4 min since (26% of 14)
BACK Nance Jr. back 3/09 after 4, 4 min since (31% of 12)
NEW Tyson 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Ellis 20 to 27 min over the last 4
NEW Schröder 19 to 27 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 123, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 22 and Claxton at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Johnson (23 straight), Etienne (37 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Mitchell at 25 and Allen at 22 a game. Without Harden (2 straight), Mitchell (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 114 a night to Brooklyn's 123 and the glass, where Cleveland has been minus-2 a night and Brooklyn minus-9. Call it Cleveland 118, Brooklyn 111.
2/22 @ ATL 104-115 — BKN notes
BKN lost 104-115. BKN shot 45% (38 of 85) to ATL's 48%, 12 of 34 from three. The glass went 34-52 against them. Porter Jr. led with 18 (8 of 19, 1 of 8 from three); Claxton added 15, Dëmin 13. Q3 was theirs, 31-29, the deficit cut from 4 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 86-73 against them. They led by as many as 11. Powell's -20 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/24 vs DAL 114-123 — BKN notes
BKN lost 114-123. BKN shot 51% (41 of 80) to DAL's 59%, 13 of 32 from three. The glass went 28-44 against them. Porter Jr. led with 26 (9 of 16, 2 of 6 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Clowney added 22, Mann 17. Q3 was theirs, 27-23, the deficit cut from 12 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 100-87 against them. Sharpe's -15 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/26 vs SAS 110-126 — BKN notes
BKN lost 110-126. BKN shot 46% (41 of 89) to SAS's 49%, 13 of 34 from three, and got to the line 17 times to SAS's 27. BKN turned it over 15 times to SAS's 8, and SAS turned those into 13 steals. The glass went 50-39 for them. Porter Jr. led with 25 (9 of 22, 3 of 9 from three); Wolf added 14, Sharpe 14. Q4 was theirs, 26-22, the deficit cut from 20 to 16, but the other 3 periods went 104-84 against them. Williams's -19 in 13 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/27 @ BOS 111-148 — BKN notes
BKN lost 111-148. BKN took 10 more shots (88 to 78), but shot 49% to BOS's 67%, 14 of 34 from three, and got to the line 16 times to BOS's 27. The glass went 25-39 against them. Porter Jr. led with 18 (6 of 12, 2 of 4 from three); Wolf added 16, Claxton 12. Q1 was theirs, 32-35, but the other 3 periods went 113-79 against them. Porter Jr.'s -23 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/01 vs CLE 102-106 — BKN notes
BKN lost 102-106. BKN shot 51% (38 of 75) to CLE's 49%, 11 of 32 from three, and got to the line 20 times to CLE's 37. Porter Jr. led with 26 (10 of 17, 5 of 8 from three); Wolf added 23, Traore 17. Q2 was theirs, 28-17, turning a 5-point deficit into a 6-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 89-74 against them. Mann's -21 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/03 @ 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 123 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Adebayo at 20 and Herro at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Jović (4 straight). 2 days' rest. Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 124, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 23 and Claxton at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Powell (2 straight), Johnson (24 straight), Etienne (38 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Miami has been plus-7 a night and Brooklyn minus-9 and the defense, Miami allowing 115 a night to Brooklyn's 124. Call it Miami 122, Brooklyn 110, Miami by 12.
3/05 @ 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 122 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; Adebayo at 21 and Herro at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Powell (2 straight), Jović (5 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 125, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 21 and Wolf at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Powell (3 straight), Johnson (25 straight), Etienne (39 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Miami has been plus-6 a night and Brooklyn minus-7 and the defense, Miami allowing 115 a night to Brooklyn's 125. Call it Miami 122, Brooklyn 110, Miami by 12.
3/07 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 29 from three, 28 free throws a game; Cunningham at 24 and Duren at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 126, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 21 and Wolf at 13 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Powell (4 straight), Johnson (26 straight), Etienne (40 straight). One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-10 a night and Brooklyn minus-3 and the defense, Detroit allowing 112 a night to Brooklyn's 126. Call it Detroit 119, Brooklyn 108, Detroit by 11.
3/09 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 22 and Clowney at 13 a game. Without Powell (5 straight), Johnson (27 straight), Etienne (41 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Wells at 16 and Hendricks at 14 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: Memphis wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Memphis at 40 percent from three to Brooklyn's 34 and the defense, Memphis allowing 115 a night to Brooklyn's 122. Call it Memphis 116, Brooklyn 113, Brooklyn keeping it close.
2/22 @ OKC 113-121 — CLE notes
CLE lost 113-121. CLE shot 48% (43 of 89) to OKC's 49%, 13 of 39 from three, and got to the line 19 times to OKC's 25. Mitchell led with 20 (9 of 19, 0 of 6 from three); Harden added 20, Merrill 20. Q2 was theirs, 30-24, the deficit cut from 15 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 97-83 against them.
2/24 vs NYK 109-94 — CLE notes
CLE won 109-94. CLE shot 43% (37 of 87) to NYK's 41%, 13 of 35 from three, and went to the line 30 times to NYK's 21 — 22 points from the stripe to their 14. CLE turned it over 11 times to NYK's 16. Mitchell led with 23 (5 of 18, 2 of 8 from three, 11 of 14 at the line); Harden added 20, Allen 19. The hinge was Q3, 23-11: a lead of 6 became 18. Wade was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
2/25 @ MIL 116-118 — CLE notes
CLE lost 116-118. CLE shot 48% (42 of 87) to MIL's 55%, 12 of 40 from three, and went to the line 27 times to MIL's 5 — 20 points from the stripe to their 3. Allen led with 27 (10 of 15, 7 of 8 at the line); Schröder added 26, Tyson 14. Q2 was theirs, 30-29, but the other 3 periods went 89-86 against them. Tyson's -19 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/27 @ DET 119-122 — CLE notes
CLE lost 119-122 in 1 overtime. CLE shot 46% (43 of 94) to DET's 46%, 13 of 35 from three, and got to the line 27 times to DET's 33. The glass went 41-56 against them. Allen led with 25 (10 of 12, 5 of 8 at the line); Mobley added 23, Merrill 20. Q1 was theirs, 35-27, but the other 4 periods went 95-84 against them. They led by as many as 13. Schröder's -15 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/01 @ BKN 106-102 — CLE notes
CLE won 106-102. CLE shot 49% (34 of 70) to BKN's 51%, 13 of 27 from three, and went to the line 37 times to BKN's 20 — 25 points from the stripe to their 15. Harden led with 22 (5 of 9, 4 of 7 from three, 8 of 12 at the line); Allen added 20, Mobley 17. The hinge was Q1, 29-24: from level to 5 ahead. CLE trailed 46-52 at the half and won the second half 60-50. Mobley was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
3/03 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 113 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 28 free throws a game; Harden at 21 and Allen at 20 a game. Without Mitchell (3 straight), Wade (2 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 26 from three, 23 free throws a game; Duren at 26 and Cunningham at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Stewart (7 straight), Huerter (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-11 a night and Cleveland plus-0 and the arc, Cleveland at 36 percent from three to Detroit's 26. Call it Cleveland 115, Detroit 114, Detroit keeping it close.
3/08 vs BOS — 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 113 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 29 free throws a game; Harden at 20 and Allen at 20 a game. Without Mitchell (4 straight), Wade (3 straight). 4 days' rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 102, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brown at 25 and White at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 13 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-13 a night and Cleveland minus-1 and the line, where Cleveland takes 29 free throws a game to Boston's 18. Call it Boston 113, Cleveland 111, Cleveland keeping it close.
3/09 vs PHI — 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 110 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 28 free throws a game; Mobley at 20 and Allen at 20 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Maxey at 28 and Oubre Jr. at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Edgecombe (2 straight), George (16 straight), Embiid (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the line, where Cleveland takes 28 free throws a game to Philadelphia's 20 and the glass, where Cleveland has been minus-3 a night and Philadelphia minus-7. Call it Cleveland 116, Philadelphia 112, Philadelphia keeping it close.
3/11 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 102, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 30 free throws a game; Banchero at 27 and Bane at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Fra. Wagner (10 straight). 2 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Harden at 20 and Mobley at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Allen (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Orlando has been plus-4 a night and Cleveland minus-5 and the defense, Orlando allowing 102 a night to Cleveland's 109. Call it Orlando 115, Cleveland 110.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CLECP C. Porter Jr.
DS D. Schröder
EM E. Mobley
JA J. Allen
JH J. Harden
JT J. Tyson
KE K. Ellis
NT N. Tomlin
SM S. Merrill
SC Schroder
TB T. Bryant
BKNBS B. Saraf
DS D. Sharpe
DW D. Wolf
GN G. Nelson
JM J. Minott
MP M. Porter Jr.
NC N. Clowney
NT N. Traore
TM T. Mann
ZW Z. Williams
CLE/BKN 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
Harden scores 22 points with broken thumb, leads Cavaliers over the Nets 106-102
NEW YORK -- — James Harden scored 22 points in his return to the lineup with a broken thumb and the Cleveland Cavaliers snapped a two-game skid with a 106-102 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday.
Harden missed two games after fracturing his thumb earlier in the week. He bounced back and shot 5 for 9 from the field, 4 for 7 from 3-point distance and 8 for 12 from the line, with nine rebounds and eight assists. He was injured Tuesday night in a 109-94 home victory over New York . X-rays Wednesday showed a non-displaced fracture of the distal phalanx. The 17-year veteran was traded by the Los Angeles Clippers to Cleveland on Feb. 4.
Jarrett Allen scored 20 points and Evan Mobley added 16 points and 13 rebounds as the Cavaliers improved to 12-1 in their last 13 games against the Nets. Sam Merrill finished with 15 points and Dennis Schroder had 10.
Michael Porter Jr . scored 26 points on 10-for-17 shooting, and Danny Wolf added 23 points and nine rebounds for Brooklyn, which lost its eighth straight game and for the 11th time in 13 games. Nolan Traore contributed 17 points and Grant Nelson 11 as the Nets slipped to 15-45 overall.
The Nets led 56-42 at halftime, helped by 50% (21 for 42) shooting from the field.
The Cavaliers rallied in the second half and led by eight points with just over three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter before Brooklyn rallied.
Brooklyn closed within three points (102-99) on a basket by Traore with 28.6 seconds left and within a point (102-101) following two free throws by Wolf with 9.2 seconds showing. Schroder made a pair of free throws and Wolf hit 1 of 2, giving the Cavs a two-point lead with 5.9 seconds left. Schroder and Mobley added free throws in the final seconds to seal the win.
Cleveland's Donovan Mitchell was sidelined for a third straight game due to a groin injury. Dean Wade also sat out due to a sprained ankle.
Up next Cavaliers: Host the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday.