US EditionDonovan Mitchell Scores 35 as Cleveland Cavaliers Outlast Brooklyn Nets 131-124
Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland with 35 points and Jarrett Allen added 22 as the Cavaliers overcame a late Nets rally to win their first game of the season.
- On Friday, the Cleveland Cavaliers outlasted the Brooklyn Nets to record their first win of the season after a midweek loss to the New York Knicks.
- Facing a big third-quarter lead, Cleveland Cavaliers built a large cushion before the Nets rallied late, closing to 121-120 after Brooklyn rookie Egor Demin's 3-pointer following a Donovan Mitchell turnover.
- The Cavaliers shot 44 for 82 and made 18 of 42 from 3-point range, with Mitchell going 10 for 15 from the floor, highlighting their efficient shooting.
- Cleveland then took advantage of missed shots to extend the lead to 127-120 late, and a short delay occurred after a fan ran onto the court.
- Looking ahead, Cleveland and Brooklyn have different short-term schedules: the Cavaliers will host Milwaukee on Monday night, while the Nets visit San Antonio on Sunday and remain winless.
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Mitchell scores 35 as Cavs outlast Nets
NEW YORK — Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points, Jarrett Allen added 22, and Cleveland Cavaliers outlasted the Brooklyn Nets 131-124 on Friday night. Sam Merrill finished with 22 points and Evan Mobley chipped in 13 for the Cavaliers, who won their first game of the season after losing against the New York Knicks on Wednesday night. Cam Thomas scored 33 points and Michael Porter Jr. had 31 for Brooklyn, who are 0-2. Cleveland led by 25 points in th…
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Donovan Mitchell was in no mood to celebrate. Sure, his Cleveland Cavaliers had just eked out their first win of the season, but it required surviving a furious fourth-quarter comeback bid by the Nets at Barclays Center. “I got on all of us, because there’s no way this should be a seven-point win,” Mitchell said after the Cavs’ 131-124 victory on Friday night. “If we want to be the team we want to be — we did this last year — this s–t can’t happ…
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