Game ID: 22500171
Philadelphia 76ers @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Rocket Arena, Cleveland, OH
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CLE 41 29 37 25 132PHI 27 40 20 34 121
CLE vs PHI ScoutingCLE vs 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.
CLE availability going into 10/27 · back-to-backOUT Tomlin missed 3 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Bryant missed 3 since 10/22, returns tonight: 7 min (61% of 11)
CLE availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's restOUT Tomlin missed 4 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Bryant back 10/27 after 3, 7 min since (61% of 11)
CLE availability going into 10/31 · 1 day's restOUT Tomlin missed 5 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Bryant back 10/27 after 3, 5 min since (43% of 11)
CLE availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Merrill missed 2 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Tomlin missed 6 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Bryant back 10/27 after 3, 7 min since (64% of 11)
CLE availability going into 11/05 · 2 days' restOUT Allen missed 2 since 10/31, returns tonight: 30 min (106% of 28)
OUT Merrill missed 3 since 10/29, returns tonight: 27 min (108% of 25)
OUT Tomlin missed 7 since 10/22, returns tonight: 1 min (8% of 14)
BACK Bryant back 10/27 after 3, 7 min since (60% of 11)
NEW Nance Jr. 12 to 18 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 11/07 · 1 day's restBACK Allen back 11/05 after 2, 30 min since (106% of 28)
BACK Merrill back 11/05 after 3, 27 min since (108% of 25)
BACK Tomlin back 11/05 after 7, 1 min since (8% of 14)
BACK Bryant back 10/27 after 3, 6 min since (50% of 11)
NEW Nance Jr. 12 to 18 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 11/08 · back-to-backBACK Allen back 11/05 after 2, 28 min since (100% of 28)
BACK Merrill back 11/05 after 3, 23 min since (91% of 25)
BACK Tomlin back 11/05 after 7, 4 min since (24% of 14)
NEW Nance Jr. 12 to 17 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restBACK Allen back 11/05 after 2, 27 min since (96% of 28)
BACK Merrill back 11/05 after 3, 24 min since (97% of 25)
BACK Tomlin back 11/05 after 7, 4 min since (24% of 14)
NEW Nance Jr. 12 to 18 min over the last 4
CLE availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Tomlin missed 2 since 11/08, returns tonight: 18 min (122% of 14)
OUT Nance Jr. missed 2 since 11/08, returns tonight: 19 min (158% of 12)
OUT Bryant missed 2 since 11/08, returns tonight: 13 min (114% of 11)
BACK Allen back 11/05 after 2, 25 min since (91% of 28)
BACK Merrill back 11/05 after 3, 26 min since (106% of 25)
PHI availability going into 10/28 · back-to-backBACK Gordon back 10/27 after 2, 11 min since (89% of 12)
NEW Edgecombe 35 to 40 min over the last 3
NEW Oubre Jr. 32 to 37 min over the last 3
PHI availability going into 10/31 · 2 days' restOUT Barlow missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Gordon back 10/27 after 2, 8 min since (63% of 12)
NEW Edgecombe 35 to 40 min over the last 4
NEW Oubre Jr. 32 to 39 min over the last 4
PHI availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Barlow missed 3 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Gordon back 10/27 after 2, 8 min since (63% of 12)
NEW Oubre Jr. 32 to 39 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Barlow missed 4 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Gordon missed 2 since 10/31, out tonight
NEW Oubre Jr. 32 to 39 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/05 · back-to-backOUT Barlow missed 5 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Gordon missed 3 since 10/31, out tonight
NEW Oubre Jr. 32 to 38 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/08 · 2 days' restOUT Barlow missed 6 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Gordon missed 4 since 10/31, out tonight
NEW Oubre Jr. 32 to 38 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/09 · back-to-backOUT Barlow missed 7 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT McCain missed 2 since 11/05, returns tonight: 9 min (52% of 17)
OUT Gordon missed 5 since 10/31, returns tonight: 6 min (48% of 12)
NEW Watford 15 to 23 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/11 · 1 day's restOUT Barlow missed 8 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK McCain back 11/09 after 2, 9 min since (52% of 17)
BACK Gordon back 11/09 after 5, 6 min since (48% of 12)
NEW Drummond 18 to 26 min over the last 4
NEW Watford 15 to 26 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/14 · 2 days' restOUT Embiid missed 2 since 11/09, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 9 since 10/27, returns tonight: 29 min (130% of 22)
BACK McCain back 11/09 after 2, 8 min since (46% of 17)
BACK Gordon back 11/09 after 5, 6 min since (48% of 12)
NEW Drummond 18 to 28 min over the last 4
NEW Watford 15 to 25 min over the last 5
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 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Mitchell at 28 and Mobley at 20 a game. Without Allen (2 straight), Merrill (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 28 free throws a game; Maxey at 35 and Embiid at 22 a game. Without Barlow (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Philadelphia at 39 percent from three to Cleveland's 32 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 111 a night to Philadelphia's 117. Call it Cleveland 117, Philadelphia 116, Philadelphia keeping it close.
10/27 @ DET 116-95 — CLE notes
CLE won 116-95. CLE shot 46% (39 of 85) to DET's 38%, 11 of 35 from three, and went to the line 35 times to DET's 27 — 27 points from the stripe to their 18. CLE turned it over 19 times to DET's 25. Mitchell led with 35 (13 of 18, 2 of 4 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Allen added 20, Mobley 15. The hinge was Q2, 30-17: a lead of 9 became 22, and the lead reached 35. Mitchell was the night's best plus/minus at +38.
10/29 @ BOS 105-125 — CLE notes
CLE lost 105-125. CLE shot 40% (35 of 87) to BOS's 44%, 17 of 52 from three. CLE turned it over 14 times to BOS's 9, and BOS turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 42-53 against them. Mobley led with 19 (7 of 19, 2 of 8 from three); Tyson added 19, Hunter 18. Q1 was theirs, 42-40, but the other 3 periods went 85-63 against them. Hunter's -25 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/31 vs TOR 101-112 — CLE notes
CLE lost 101-112. CLE took 8 more shots (90 to 82), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to TOR's 49%, 14 of 46 from three. Mobley led with 29 (11 of 17, 2 of 5 from three, 5 of 8 at the line); Hunter added 26, Tyson 18. Q2 was theirs, 21-18, the deficit cut from 8 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 94-80 against them. They led by as many as 10. Porter Jr.'s -17 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/02 vs ATL 117-109 — CLE notes
CLE won 117-109. CLE shot 41% (40 of 97) to ATL's 51%, 20 of 57 from three, and got to the line 18 times to ATL's 35. CLE turned it over 16 times to ATL's 22. Mitchell led with 37 (12 of 21, 8 of 15 from three); Hunter added 19, Tyson 18. The hinge was Q1, 31-22: from level to 9 ahead. CLE trailed 50-52 at the half and won the second half 67-57. Tyson was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
11/05 vs PHI 132-121 — CLE notes
CLE won 132-121. CLE shot 53% (49 of 92) to PHI's 49%, 18 of 44 from three, and got to the line 17 times to PHI's 30. Mitchell led with 46 (15 of 21, 6 of 11 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Allen added 24, Mobley 23. The hinge was Q3, 37-20: a lead of 3 became 20, and the lead reached 26. Allen was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
11/07 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 129, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Sarr at 21 and George at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Middleton (2 straight), Watkins (4 straight), Cooper (5 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 112, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Mitchell at 33 and Allen at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 112 a night to Washington's 129 and the turnovers, Washington giving it away 19 times a game to Cleveland's 15. Call it Cleveland 121, Washington 113.
11/08 vs CHI — 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 121 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Mitchell at 30 and Mobley at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 121, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Giddey at 24 and Vučević at 18 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-3 a night and Cleveland minus-3. Call it Cleveland 121, Chicago 116.
11/10 @ 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 122, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 27 free throws a game; Powell at 23 and Wiggins at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Adebayo (2 straight), Jakučionis (3 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 116, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Mitchell at 34 and Mobley at 22 a game. That is 4 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been minus-3 a night and Miami minus-12 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 116 a night to Miami's 122. Call it Miami 121, Cleveland 120, Cleveland keeping it close.
11/12 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 124, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 28 free throws a game; Powell at 25 and Wiggins at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 13 a night. Without Adebayo (3 straight), Jakučionis (4 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 133 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Mitchell at 33 and Mobley at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been minus-1 a night and Miami minus-13. Call it Miami 124, Cleveland 123, Cleveland keeping it close.
10/28 @ WAS 139-134 — PHI notes
PHI won 139-134 in 1 overtime. PHI shot 45% (45 of 100) to WAS's 48%, 17 of 42 from three, and went to the line 37 times to WAS's 21 — 32 points from the stripe to their 15. Maxey led with 39 (11 of 25, 3 of 9 from three, 14 of 16 at the line); Embiid added 25, Grimes 23. The hinge was Q4, 32-16: PHI came in trailing by 16 and left it level. PHI trailed 68-72 at the half and won the second half 71-62. Grimes was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
10/31 vs BOS 108-109 — PHI notes
PHI lost 108-109. PHI shot 47% (37 of 78) to BOS's 44%, 13 of 34 from three, and went to the line 29 times to BOS's 12 — 21 points from the stripe to their 7. PHI turned it over 18 times to BOS's 9, and BOS turned those into 8 steals. Maxey led with 26 (8 of 16, 4 of 9 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Embiid added 20, Oubre Jr. 17. Q4 was theirs, 26-20, the deficit cut from 7 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 89-82 against them. Grimes's -15 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/02 @ BKN 129-105 — PHI notes
PHI won 129-105. PHI shot 52% (50 of 96) to BKN's 43%, 15 of 40 from three, and got to the line 17 times to BKN's 26. Oubre Jr. led with 29 (12 of 21, 3 of 9 from three); Maxey added 26, Grimes 22. The hinge was Q2, 33-18: a lead of 3 became 18, and the lead reached 28. Grimes was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
11/04 @ CHI 111-113 — PHI notes
PHI lost 111-113. PHI shot 43% (40 of 94) to CHI's 47%, 11 of 30 from three. Maxey led with 39 (14 of 26, 6 of 10 from three); Embiid added 20, Oubre Jr. 18. Q1 was theirs, 45-27, but the other 3 periods went 86-66 against them. They led by as many as 24. Grimes's -13 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/05 @ CLE 121-132 — PHI notes
PHI lost 121-132. PHI shot 49% (44 of 90) to CLE's 53%, 12 of 31 from three, and went to the line 30 times to CLE's 17 — 21 points from the stripe to their 16. Maxey led with 27 (10 of 20, 2 of 5 from three, 5 of 8 at the line); Grimes added 27, Oubre Jr. 19. Q2 was theirs, 40-29, the deficit cut from 14 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 103-81 against them. Walker's -17 in 8 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/08 vs TOR — 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 122 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 27 free throws a game; Maxey at 31 and Embiid at 22 a game. Without Barlow (6 straight). 2 days' rest. Toronto comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Ingram at 22 and Barnes at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the defense, Toronto allowing 108 a night to Philadelphia's 119 and the turnovers, Philadelphia giving it away 16 times a game to Toronto's 12. Call it Philadelphia 119, Toronto 117, Toronto keeping it close.
11/09 vs DET — 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 120 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Maxey at 30 and Embiid at 23 a game. Without Barlow (7 straight), McCain (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 33 from three, 28 free throws a game; Cunningham at 28 and Duren at 19 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Harris (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the defense, Detroit allowing 110 a night to Philadelphia's 116. Call it Philadelphia 117, Detroit 116, Detroit keeping it close.
11/11 vs BOS — 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 120 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Maxey at 31 and Oubre Jr. at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Barlow (8 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and Pritchard at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Scheierman (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-5 a night and Boston minus-7 and the turnovers, Philadelphia giving it away 16 times a game to Boston's 11. Call it Philadelphia 118, Boston 114, Boston keeping it close.
11/14 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 27 free throws a game; Cunningham at 34 and Duren at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Harris (6 straight), Thompson (2 straight), Stewart (3 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Maxey at 30 and Grimes at 16 a game. Without Embiid (2 straight), Barlow (9 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Detroit wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Detroit 119, Philadelphia 114.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CLECP C. Porter Jr.
DG D. Garland
DM D. Mitchell
DW D. Wade
EM E. Mobley
JA J. Allen
JT J. Tyson
LB L. Ball
LN L. Nance Jr.
SM S. Merrill
TB T. Bryant
PHIAB A. Bona
AD A. Drummond
HS H. Sallis
JE J. Edwards
JW J. Walker
KO K. Oubre Jr.
QG Q. Grimes
TM T. Maxey
TW T. Watford
VE V. Edgecombe
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
Mitchell's season-high 46 points lead Cavaliers to 132-121 victory over 76ers
CLEVELAND -- — Donovan Mitchell scored a season-high 46 points, Jarrett Allen had 24 points and 10 rebounds and the Cleveland Cavaliers pulled away in the second half for a 132-121 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night.
Evan Mobley added 23 for Cleveland, which won its second straight.
Cavaliers' All-Star point guard Darius Garland had eight points in 26 minutes in his season debut. Garland missed the first seven games after offseason surgery on his left big toe.
Philadelphia, which never led in the game, got 27 points apiece from Tyrese Maxey and Quentin Grimes .
Mitchell followed up Sunday's 37-point, eight 3-pointer performance against Atlanta by going 15 of 21 from the floor, 6 of 11 from long distance and making all eight of his foul shots against a 76ers squad that dropped games on back-to-back nights.
Joel Embiid did not play on Wednesday as Philadelphia is not having him play on consecutive nights early in the season due to left knee issues.
Cleveland stormed out to a 17-point lead eight minutes into the game before Philadelphia slowly rallied.
Kelly Oubre Jr .'s 3-pointer tied it at 72 with 9:48 remaining in the third quarter before the Cavaliers regained control, scoring 13 straight points. Allen scored six during the run and Mobley added five.
Cleveland outscored Philadelphia 35-15 the rest of the quarter after the 76ers tied it and were up 107-87 going into the final 12 minutes.
The Cavaliers' largest lead was 116-90 early in the fourth quarter after Mitchell's driving jumper in the lane.
Philadelphia made a late charge to get within nine late in the game.