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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Brooklyn Nets

February 19, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Cavaliers beat the Nets 112-84 on 2026-02-19 at home. The Cavaliers started James Harden, Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen, Dean Wade, and Evan Mobley. The Nets started Michael Porter Jr., Day'Ron Sharpe, Noah Clowney, Nolan Traore, and Egor Dëmin. Michael Porter Jr. (Nets) scored 20 points (8/12) in his matchups, with Dean Wade as his primary defender. Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers) scored 3 points (1/6) in his matchups, with Nolan Traore as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers 112

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
James Harden GS 28:06 16 5 9 3 0 2 2 6-8 3-5 1-2 +25
Jarrett Allen GS 23:50 15 10 1 1 2 0 2 5-8 0-1 5-10 +31
Donovan Mitchell GS 20:44 17 3 5 0 0 2 0 7-12 2-4 1-1 +37
Evan Mobley GS 18:37 10 9 2 0 1 2 1 5-9 0-1 0-0 +20
Dean Wade GS 16:24 11 5 0 0 0 0 0 4-4 3-3 0-0 +28
Jaylon Tyson 22:32 11 5 2 0 1 1 1 4-10 1-4 2-2 +10
Sam Merrill 22:12 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 1-4 1-4 0-0 +13
Dennis Schröder 20:24 12 3 3 1 0 1 1 4-8 1-1 3-4 +10
Keon Ellis 19:35 7 3 0 1 3 0 1 3-6 1-4 0-0 -9
Craig Porter Jr. 16:46 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 1-5 0-2 0-0 -14
Larry Nance Jr. 12:00 0 5 0 0 0 1 2 0-3 0-2 0-0 -7
Tyrese Proctor 10:00 6 2 0 1 0 1 1 3-6 0-3 0-0 -2
Tristan Enaruna 8:50 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1-3 0-1 0-1 -2
Totals 112 56 27 7 7 13 13 44-86 12-35 12-20

Did not play: Thomas Bryant (DNP - Coach's Decision)

BKN
Brooklyn Nets
Brooklyn Nets 84

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Nolan Traore GS 30:18 8 1 5 2 0 4 2 3-11 1-3 1-2 -19
Egor Dëmin GS 26:18 10 5 1 1 0 1 4 3-8 2-5 2-3 -18
Michael Porter Jr. GS 20:38 14 5 2 0 1 0 2 5-13 1-6 3-3 -23
Noah Clowney GS 19:45 8 1 2 0 0 1 2 3-8 2-7 0-0 -23
Day'Ron Sharpe GS 19:31 4 5 3 0 0 0 1 1-5 0-1 2-2 -28
Ochai Agbaji 28:04 13 3 3 0 1 0 2 5-8 3-6 0-0 -4
Danny Wolf 27:54 11 6 7 1 2 3 3 4-12 2-6 1-4 -3
Ziaire Williams 22:16 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 1-9 0-6 0-0 -13
Terance Mann 22:08 9 3 0 1 0 1 1 3-5 2-3 1-2 -8
Drake Powell 15:51 2 2 1 2 0 0 2 1-6 0-4 0-0 -3
Jalen Wilson 7:17 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1-2 1-2 0-0 +2
Totals 84 36 25 8 4 11 19 30-87 14-49 10-16

Lineups

CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

BKN
Brooklyn Nets
Brooklyn Nets

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Cavaliers defense

Defender Guarded most
James Harden Nolan Traore: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Noah Clowney: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Jarrett Allen Noah Clowney: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Day'Ron Sharpe: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Donovan Mitchell Nolan Traore: 8 poss., 6 pts (3/3) · Noah Clowney: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Jaylon Tyson Ziaire Williams: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ochai Agbaji: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Sam Merrill Egor Dëmin: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Terance Mann: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Keon Ellis Ziaire Williams: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Terance Mann: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Evan Mobley Day'Ron Sharpe: 10 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Noah Clowney: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Dennis Schröder Terance Mann: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Drake Powell: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Dean Wade Michael Porter Jr.: 13 poss., 8 pts (3/3) · Egor Dëmin: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Craig Porter Jr. Nolan Traore: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Ochai Agbaji: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Larry Nance Jr. Danny Wolf: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Day'Ron Sharpe: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Tyrese Proctor Egor Dëmin: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Ochai Agbaji: 3 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Tristan Enaruna Ochai Agbaji: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Danny Wolf: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/2)

Nets defense

Defender Guarded most
Nolan Traore James Harden: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Donovan Mitchell: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Ochai Agbaji James Harden: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Sam Merrill: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Danny Wolf Larry Nance Jr.: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Evan Mobley: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Egor Dëmin Sam Merrill: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · James Harden: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Ziaire Williams Jaylon Tyson: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · James Harden: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/3)
Terance Mann Dennis Schröder: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jaylon Tyson: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Michael Porter Jr. Dean Wade: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Donovan Mitchell: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Noah Clowney Evan Mobley: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Jarrett Allen: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/3)
Day'Ron Sharpe Jarrett Allen: 17 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Evan Mobley: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Drake Powell Jaylon Tyson: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Dennis Schröder: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Jalen Wilson Keon Ellis: 4 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Tyrese Proctor: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1)