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Brooklyn Nets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

October 24, 2025 · 2025-26 season

The Cavaliers beat the Nets 131-124 on 2025-10-24 on the road against the Nets. The Nets started Michael Porter Jr., Terance Mann, Nic Claxton, Cam Thomas, and Ben Saraf. The Cavaliers started Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen, Sam Merrill, Evan Mobley, and Jaylon Tyson. Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers) scored 19 points (8/11) in his matchups, with Ziaire Williams as his primary defender. Cam Thomas (Nets) scored 13 points (3/5) in his matchups, with Sam Merrill as his primary defender.

Box score

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

BKN
Brooklyn Nets
Brooklyn Nets 124

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Michael Porter Jr. GS 36:25 31 8 3 1 0 2 3 13-22 5-10 0-0 -1
Cam Thomas GS 34:30 33 2 9 0 0 3 3 12-24 3-11 6-6 -11
Nic Claxton GS 31:10 10 9 4 3 0 2 5 5-14 0-1 0-0 -18
Terance Mann GS 24:12 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 2-6 0-4 0-0 -12
Ben Saraf GS 18:28 2 0 1 0 0 3 2 1-2 0-0 0-0 -11
Ziaire Williams 27:27 25 2 0 2 0 0 4 9-13 6-9 1-1 +12
Egor Dëmin 24:36 9 6 4 0 0 3 4 3-5 3-5 0-0 +4
Noah Clowney 20:04 5 5 3 1 0 4 0 2-4 1-3 0-0 +4
Day'Ron Sharpe 14:24 2 2 3 1 0 2 3 1-2 0-0 0-0 +6
Tyrese Martin 8:45 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 1-4 1-2 0-0 -8
Totals 124 38 30 9 0 19 28 49-96 19-45 7-7

Did not play: Tyson Etienne (DNP - Coach's Decision), E.J. Liddell (DNP - Coach's Decision), Nolan Traore (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jalen Wilson (DNP - Coach's Decision)

CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers 131

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Donovan Mitchell GS 34:52 35 2 5 3 0 3 3 10-15 6-10 9-12 +22
Evan Mobley GS 34:14 13 8 5 0 2 3 2 5-12 1-4 2-4 -8
Jarrett Allen GS 30:25 22 7 4 2 1 2 2 8-11 0-1 6-9 +24
Sam Merrill GS 26:20 22 1 5 1 1 4 4 6-11 6-10 4-4 +14
Jaylon Tyson GS 22:35 8 4 1 3 1 1 3 3-4 2-3 0-0 -1
Dean Wade 26:57 6 6 1 0 0 0 2 2-7 1-6 1-1 -8
Lonzo Ball 22:30 2 2 8 2 0 2 0 0-4 0-2 2-2 0
Larry Nance Jr. 15:46 9 3 1 1 0 0 0 4-8 0-1 1-3 -5
Craig Porter Jr. 14:25 14 2 2 1 0 0 0 6-6 2-2 0-0 +8
Tyrese Proctor 11:57 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0-4 0-3 0-0 -11
Totals 131 36 32 14 5 17 18 44-82 18-42 25-35

Did not play: Thomas Bryant (DNP - Coach's Decision), Nae'Qwan Tomlin (DNP - Coach's Decision), Luke Travers (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

BKN
Brooklyn Nets
Brooklyn Nets

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers

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.

Nets defense

Defender Guarded most
Michael Porter Jr. Jaylon Tyson: 22 poss., 10 pts (4/6) · Donovan Mitchell: 10 poss., 9 pts (4/5)
Cam Thomas Sam Merrill: 27 poss., 9 pts (4/9) · Jaylon Tyson: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Nic Claxton Jarrett Allen: 29 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Evan Mobley: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/3)
Ziaire Williams Donovan Mitchell: 17 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Lonzo Ball: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Terance Mann Evan Mobley: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Lonzo Ball: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Egor Dëmin Craig Porter Jr.: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Tyrese Proctor: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Noah Clowney Dean Wade: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Larry Nance Jr.: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Ben Saraf Donovan Mitchell: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Sam Merrill: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Day'Ron Sharpe Jarrett Allen: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Evan Mobley: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Tyrese Martin Craig Porter Jr.: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Donovan Mitchell: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Cavaliers defense

Defender Guarded most
Donovan Mitchell Ziaire Williams: 20 poss., 14 pts (4/6) · Terance Mann: 15 poss., 5 pts (2/3)
Evan Mobley Nic Claxton: 18 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Michael Porter Jr.: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Jarrett Allen Nic Claxton: 24 poss., 5 pts (1/2) · Day'Ron Sharpe: 12 poss., 4 pts (2/2)
Dean Wade Michael Porter Jr.: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Noah Clowney: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Sam Merrill Cam Thomas: 18 poss., 5 pts (1/2) · Ben Saraf: 13 poss., 6 pts (2/2)
Jaylon Tyson Cam Thomas: 16 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Michael Porter Jr.: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Lonzo Ball Terance Mann: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Ziaire Williams: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Larry Nance Jr. Noah Clowney: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Michael Porter Jr.: 8 poss., 1 pts (0/0)
Craig Porter Jr. Egor Dëmin: 13 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Noah Clowney: 3 poss., 5 pts (2/2)
Tyrese Proctor Egor Dëmin: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Michael Porter Jr.: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2)