San Antonio Spurs vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
December 29, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Cavaliers beat the Spurs 113-101 on 2025-12-29 on the road against the Spurs. The Spurs started Harrison Barnes, De'Aaron Fox, Devin Vassell, Victor Wembanyama, and Stephon Castle. The Cavaliers started Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen, Darius Garland, Dean Wade, and Evan Mobley. Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers) scored 9 points (3/6) in his matchups, with Julian Champagnie as his primary defender. Victor Wembanyama (Spurs) scored 15 points (6/15) in his matchups, with Evan Mobley as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
101
Did not play: Bismack Biyombo (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jordan McLaughlin (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kelly Olynyk (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jeremy Sochan (DNP - Coach's Decision), Lindy Waters III (DNP - Coach's Decision)
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
113
Did not play: Lonzo Ball (DNP - Coach's Decision), Thomas Bryant (DNP - Coach's Decision), Tyrese Proctor (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Harrison Barnes · De'Aaron Fox · Devin Vassell · Victor Wembanyama · Stephon Castle Starter 10.3 min
- De'Aaron Fox · Devin Vassell · Julian Champagnie · Victor Wembanyama · Stephon Castle 5.3 min
- Harrison Barnes · Luke Kornet · Devin Vassell · Stephon Castle · Dylan Harper 5.2 min
- Harrison Barnes · Luke Kornet · Keldon Johnson · Stephon Castle · Dylan Harper 3.5 min
- Luke Kornet · Keldon Johnson · Devin Vassell · Julian Champagnie · Dylan Harper 3.4 min
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Donovan Mitchell · Jarrett Allen · Darius Garland · Dean Wade · Evan Mobley Starter 9.5 min
- Donovan Mitchell · Darius Garland · Dean Wade · Sam Merrill · Evan Mobley 7.8 min
- Jarrett Allen · De'Andre Hunter · Darius Garland · Sam Merrill · Jaylon Tyson 3.5 min
- Donovan Mitchell · De'Andre Hunter · Evan Mobley · Nae'Qwan Tomlin · Craig Porter Jr. 3.3 min
- Donovan Mitchell · De'Andre Hunter · Dean Wade · Sam Merrill · Jaylon Tyson 2.2 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Spurs defense
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Donovan Mitchell 9 pts (3/6) in 74 possessions
Guarded by: Julian Champagnie (22 %, 5 pts) · Stephon Castle (16 %, 0 pts) · Devin Vassell (15 %, 2 pts)
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Darius Garland 16 pts (5/12) in 62 possessions
Guarded by: De'Aaron Fox (31 %, 7 pts) · Devin Vassell (15 %, 0 pts) · Harrison Barnes (12 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Stephon Castle | Dean Wade: 18 poss., 6 pts (3/6) · Donovan Mitchell: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| De'Aaron Fox | Darius Garland: 19 poss., 7 pts (3/7) · Donovan Mitchell: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Devin Vassell | Sam Merrill: 20 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Donovan Mitchell: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Luke Kornet | Jarrett Allen: 26 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Dean Wade: 5 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Victor Wembanyama | Evan Mobley: 25 poss., 4 pts (0/3) · Jarrett Allen: 8 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Harrison Barnes | Jarrett Allen: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Darius Garland: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Julian Champagnie | Donovan Mitchell: 16 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Sam Merrill: 9 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Dylan Harper | De'Andre Hunter: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Jaylon Tyson: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Keldon Johnson | Jaylon Tyson: 9 poss., 4 pts (1/1) · De'Andre Hunter: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Carter Bryant | De'Andre Hunter: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Donovan Mitchell: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Cavaliers defense
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Victor Wembanyama 15 pts (6/15) in 57 possessions
Guarded by: Evan Mobley (33 %, 4 pts) · Jarrett Allen (22 %, 2 pts) · De'Andre Hunter (11 %, 0 pts)
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Stephon Castle 12 pts (3/9) in 72 possessions
Guarded by: Donovan Mitchell (39 %, 2 pts) · Darius Garland (18 %, 5 pts) · Dean Wade (9 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | Stephon Castle: 28 poss., 2 pts (0/2) · Julian Champagnie: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Darius Garland | De'Aaron Fox: 25 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Stephon Castle: 13 poss., 5 pts (1/3) |
| Evan Mobley | Victor Wembanyama: 19 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Harrison Barnes: 15 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Jarrett Allen | Luke Kornet: 27 poss., 10 pts (4/10) · Victor Wembanyama: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Sam Merrill | Devin Vassell: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Julian Champagnie: 15 poss., 5 pts (1/4) |
| Dean Wade | Devin Vassell: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Keldon Johnson: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| De'Andre Hunter | Keldon Johnson: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Dylan Harper: 7 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Jaylon Tyson | Dylan Harper: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Devin Vassell: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Craig Porter Jr. | De'Aaron Fox: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Harrison Barnes: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | Victor Wembanyama: 3 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Harrison Barnes: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |