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
124
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
131
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
Starting lineup
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Cam Thomas
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Terance Mann
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Ben Saraf
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Michael Porter Jr.
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Nic Claxton
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Michael Porter Jr. · Terance Mann · Nic Claxton · Cam Thomas · Ben Saraf Starter 14.1 min
- Michael Porter Jr. · Ziaire Williams · Day'Ron Sharpe · Noah Clowney · Egor Dëmin 4.8 min
- Michael Porter Jr. · Terance Mann · Nic Claxton · Ziaire Williams · Cam Thomas 4.6 min
- Ziaire Williams · Day'Ron Sharpe · Tyrese Martin · Noah Clowney · Egor Dëmin 4.2 min
- Ziaire Williams · Day'Ron Sharpe · Cam Thomas · Noah Clowney · Egor Dëmin 4.1 min
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Donovan Mitchell · Jarrett Allen · Sam Merrill · Evan Mobley · Jaylon Tyson Starter 10.2 min
- Lonzo Ball · Donovan Mitchell · Jarrett Allen · Dean Wade · Craig Porter Jr. 7.0 min
- Larry Nance Jr. · Donovan Mitchell · Evan Mobley · Craig Porter Jr. · Tyrese Proctor 4.7 min
- Lonzo Ball · Dean Wade · Sam Merrill · Evan Mobley · Jaylon Tyson 3.9 min
- Lonzo Ball · Donovan Mitchell · Jarrett Allen · Sam Merrill · Evan Mobley 3.6 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Nets defense
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Donovan Mitchell 19 pts (8/11) in 67 possessions
Guarded by: Ziaire Williams (25 %, 6 pts) · Ben Saraf (19 %, 0 pts) · Michael Porter Jr. (15 %, 9 pts)
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Evan Mobley 10 pts (4/14) in 71 possessions
Guarded by: Terance Mann (24 %, 0 pts) · Nic Claxton (21 %, 0 pts) · Michael Porter Jr. (14 %, 7 pts)
| 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
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Cam Thomas 13 pts (3/5) in 71 possessions
Guarded by: Sam Merrill (25 %, 5 pts) · Jaylon Tyson (23 %, 3 pts) · Dean Wade (14 %, 0 pts)
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Michael Porter Jr. 15 pts (6/11) in 75 possessions
Guarded by: Jaylon Tyson (19 %, 3 pts) · Evan Mobley (18 %, 2 pts) · Dean Wade (18 %, 0 pts)
| 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) |