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Final
Away
Cleveland Cavaliers
131
Home
Brooklyn Nets
124
Venue: Barclays Center
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Brooklyn Nets 131-124 on the road on Friday, October 24, 2025 at Barclays Center. Donovan Mitchell had 35 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Cam Thomas had 33 points, 2 rebounds and 9 assists for the Brooklyn Nets.
The Cleveland Cavaliers led 63-51 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 34-23. Bench points: Cleveland Cavaliers 31, Brooklyn Nets 44. Jarrett Allen had 22 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Cleveland Cavaliers vs Brooklyn Nets?
- The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Brooklyn Nets 131-124 on October 24, 2025.
- Who led the scoring?
- Donovan Mitchell scored 35 for the Cleveland Cavaliers; Cam Thomas scored 33 for the Brooklyn Nets.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 34 | 29 | 45 | 23 | 131 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 23 | 28 | 35 | 38 | 124 |
Game leaders
Cleveland Cavaliers
- Points
- 35 Donovan Mitchell
- Rebounds
- 8 Evan Mobley
- Assists
- 8 Lonzo Ball
Brooklyn Nets
- Points
- 33 Cam Thomas
- Rebounds
- 9 Nic Claxton
- Assists
- 9 Cam Thomas
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell starter | 34:52 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10-15 | 6-10 | 9-12 | 3 | +22 |
| Evan Mobley starter | 34:14 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 2 | -8 |
| Jarrett Allen starter | 30:25 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8-11 | 0-1 | 6-9 | 2 | +24 |
| Sam Merrill starter | 26:20 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6-11 | 6-10 | 4-4 | 4 | +14 |
| Jaylon Tyson starter | 22:35 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | -1 |
| Dean Wade bench | 26:57 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 2 | -8 |
| Lonzo Ball bench | 22:30 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | +0 |
| Larry Nance Jr. bench | 15:46 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 0 | -5 |
| Craig Porter bench | 14:25 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | +8 |
| Tyrese Proctor bench | 11:57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | -11 |
Not available: Darius Garland, Max Strus, De'Andre Hunter
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr. starter | 36:25 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13-22 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3 | -1 |
| Cam Thomas starter | 34:30 | 33 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12-24 | 3-11 | 6-6 | 3 | -11 |
| Nic Claxton starter | 31:10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5-14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | -18 |
| Terance Mann starter | 24:12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4 | -12 |
| Ben Saraf starter | 18:28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | -11 |
| Ziaire Williams bench | 27:27 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9-13 | 6-9 | 1-1 | 4 | +12 |
| Egor Demin bench | 24:36 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4 | +4 |
| Noah Clowney bench | 20:04 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 |
| Day'Ron Sharpe bench | 14:24 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | +6 |
| Tyrese Martin bench | 8:45 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | -8 |
Not available: Drake Powell, Haywood Highsmith, Danny Wolf
| Cleveland Cavaliers | Stat | Brooklyn Nets |
|---|---|---|
| 25/35 (71%) | Free throws | 7/7 (100%) |
| 26/40 (65%) | 2 pointers | 30/51 (58%) |
| 18/42 (42%) | 3 pointers | 19/45 (42%) |
| 44/82 (53%) | Field goals | 49/96 (51%) |
| 36 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 27 | Defensive rebounds | 28 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 32 | Assists | 30 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
| 18 | Fouls | 28 |
| 9 | Max points in a row | 10 |
| 46:56 | Time spent in lead | 0:00 |
| 25 | Biggest lead | 0 |
Largest margin: 25 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 0
- Times tied
- 0
- Largest lead · Cleveland Cavaliers
- 25 Q3 8:14
- Largest lead · Brooklyn Nets
- Never led
- Longest run
- 10-0 Brooklyn Nets · Q3 7:56 to Q3 6:21
Scoring plays
Q1 · 26 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Cleveland Cavaliers | Brooklyn Nets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:56 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 2 | 0 |
| 10:26 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 4 | 0 |
| 9:50 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 5 | 0 |
| 9:50 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 6 | 0 |
| 9:33 | Brooklyn Nets | Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal | 6 | 2 |
| 9:19 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Sam Merrill 3-pt field goal | 9 | 2 |
| 9:02 | Brooklyn Nets | Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal | 9 | 5 |
| 8:36 | Brooklyn Nets | Nic Claxton 2-pt field goal | 9 | 7 |
| 8:21 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 11 | 7 |
| 8:01 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 2-pt field goal | 13 | 7 |
| 7:48 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Sam Merrill 3-pt field goal | 16 | 7 |
| 7:27 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 18 | 7 |
| 5:53 | Brooklyn Nets | Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal | 18 | 10 |
| 5:38 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Sam Merrill 3-pt field goal | 21 | 10 |
| 5:03 | Brooklyn Nets | Terance Mann 2-pt field goal | 21 | 12 |
| 4:58 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 23 | 12 |
| 4:45 | Brooklyn Nets | Cam Thomas 2-pt field goal | 23 | 14 |
| 3:57 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 25 | 14 |
| 3:30 | Brooklyn Nets | Tyrese Martin 3-pt field goal | 25 | 17 |
| 3:04 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 27 | 17 |
| 2:05 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Lonzo Ball Free throw | 28 | 17 |
| 2:05 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Lonzo Ball Free throw | 29 | 17 |
| 1:07 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Craig Porter 2-pt field goal | 31 | 17 |
| 0:58 | Brooklyn Nets | Ziaire Williams 3-pt field goal | 31 | 20 |
| 0:49 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 3-pt field goal | 34 | 20 |
| 0:02 | Brooklyn Nets | Ziaire Williams 3-pt field goal | 34 | 23 |
Q2 · 31 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Cleveland Cavaliers | Brooklyn Nets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 3-pt field goal | 37 | 23 |
| 11:27 | Brooklyn Nets | Noah Clowney 3-pt field goal | 37 | 26 |
| 10:48 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 3-pt field goal | 40 | 26 |
| 10:29 | Brooklyn Nets | Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal | 40 | 28 |
| 9:56 | Brooklyn Nets | Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal | 40 | 30 |
| 9:39 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Craig Porter 3-pt field goal | 43 | 30 |
| 9:00 | Brooklyn Nets | Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal | 43 | 32 |
| 8:51 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 3-pt field goal | 46 | 32 |
| 7:56 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 47 | 32 |
| 7:56 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 48 | 32 |
| 7:56 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 49 | 32 |
| 7:35 | Brooklyn Nets | Ziaire Williams 2-pt field goal | 49 | 34 |
| 7:35 | Brooklyn Nets | Ziaire Williams Free throw | 49 | 35 |
| 6:54 | Brooklyn Nets | Cam Thomas Free throw | 49 | 36 |
| 6:54 | Brooklyn Nets | Cam Thomas Free throw | 49 | 37 |
| 6:08 | Brooklyn Nets | Cam Thomas Free throw | 49 | 38 |
| 6:08 | Brooklyn Nets | Cam Thomas Free throw | 49 | 39 |
| 5:30 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Larry Nance Jr. 2-pt field goal | 51 | 39 |
| 5:04 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Larry Nance Jr. 2-pt field goal | 53 | 39 |
| 4:41 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Larry Nance Jr. 2-pt field goal | 55 | 39 |
| 4:11 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Larry Nance Jr. Free throw | 56 | 39 |
| 3:20 | Brooklyn Nets | Cam Thomas 3-pt field goal | 56 | 42 |
| 3:02 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 58 | 42 |
| 2:41 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 59 | 42 |
| 1:57 | Brooklyn Nets | Ziaire Williams 3-pt field goal | 59 | 45 |
| 1:23 | Brooklyn Nets | Terance Mann 2-pt field goal | 59 | 47 |
| 1:14 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 60 | 47 |
| 1:14 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 61 | 47 |
| 1:03 | Brooklyn Nets | Cam Thomas 2-pt field goal | 61 | 49 |
| 0:53 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 63 | 49 |
| 0:40 | Brooklyn Nets | Cam Thomas 2-pt field goal | 63 | 51 |
Q3 · 35 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Cleveland Cavaliers | Brooklyn Nets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Sam Merrill 3-pt field goal | 66 | 51 |
| 11:06 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 3-pt field goal | 69 | 51 |
| 10:40 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Sam Merrill 3-pt field goal | 72 | 51 |
| 10:19 | Brooklyn Nets | Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal | 72 | 53 |
| 10:09 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 74 | 53 |
| 9:56 | Brooklyn Nets | Nic Claxton 2-pt field goal | 74 | 55 |
| 9:50 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 76 | 55 |
| 9:50 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 77 | 55 |
| 9:27 | Brooklyn Nets | Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal | 77 | 58 |
| 8:59 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Sam Merrill 3-pt field goal | 80 | 58 |
| 8:14 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 3-pt field goal | 83 | 58 |
| 7:56 | Brooklyn Nets | Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal | 83 | 61 |
| 7:03 | Brooklyn Nets | Nic Claxton 2-pt field goal | 83 | 63 |
| 6:45 | Brooklyn Nets | Cam Thomas 2-pt field goal | 83 | 65 |
| 6:45 | Brooklyn Nets | Cam Thomas Free throw | 83 | 66 |
| 6:21 | Brooklyn Nets | Ben Saraf 2-pt field goal | 83 | 68 |
| 6:05 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 3-pt field goal | 86 | 68 |
| 5:32 | Brooklyn Nets | Nic Claxton 2-pt field goal | 86 | 70 |
| 5:22 | Brooklyn Nets | Nic Claxton 2-pt field goal | 86 | 72 |
| 5:04 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Craig Porter 3-pt field goal | 89 | 72 |
| 4:36 | Brooklyn Nets | Ziaire Williams 2-pt field goal | 89 | 74 |
| 4:25 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Craig Porter 2-pt field goal | 91 | 74 |
| 3:36 | Brooklyn Nets | Cam Thomas 2-pt field goal | 91 | 76 |
| 3:19 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Craig Porter 2-pt field goal | 93 | 76 |
| 2:47 | Brooklyn Nets | Cam Thomas 3-pt field goal | 93 | 79 |
| 2:30 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dean Wade 3-pt field goal | 96 | 79 |
| 2:19 | Brooklyn Nets | Cam Thomas 2-pt field goal | 96 | 81 |
| 2:09 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 98 | 81 |
| 1:53 | Brooklyn Nets | Cam Thomas 3-pt field goal | 98 | 84 |
| 1:38 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Craig Porter 2-pt field goal | 100 | 84 |
| 1:15 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 102 | 84 |
| 0:59 | Brooklyn Nets | Day'Ron Sharpe 2-pt field goal | 102 | 86 |
| 0:44 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 3-pt field goal | 105 | 86 |
| 0:09 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dean Wade 2-pt field goal | 107 | 86 |
| 0:09 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dean Wade Free throw | 108 | 86 |
Q4 · 33 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Cleveland Cavaliers | Brooklyn Nets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | Brooklyn Nets | Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal | 108 | 88 |
| 11:27 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 110 | 88 |
| 11:13 | Brooklyn Nets | Egor Demin 3-pt field goal | 110 | 91 |
| 10:20 | Brooklyn Nets | Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal | 110 | 93 |
| 10:14 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 111 | 93 |
| 9:53 | Brooklyn Nets | Ziaire Williams 3-pt field goal | 111 | 96 |
| 9:32 | Brooklyn Nets | Ziaire Williams 2-pt field goal | 111 | 98 |
| 9:15 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 112 | 98 |
| 9:15 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 113 | 98 |
| 9:15 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 114 | 98 |
| 8:56 | Brooklyn Nets | Noah Clowney 2-pt field goal | 114 | 100 |
| 8:03 | Brooklyn Nets | Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal | 114 | 103 |
| 7:25 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Larry Nance Jr. 2-pt field goal | 116 | 103 |
| 7:18 | Brooklyn Nets | Ziaire Williams 3-pt field goal | 116 | 106 |
| 6:57 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 118 | 106 |
| 6:32 | Brooklyn Nets | Egor Demin 3-pt field goal | 118 | 109 |
| 6:06 | Brooklyn Nets | Cam Thomas 2-pt field goal | 118 | 111 |
| 6:06 | Brooklyn Nets | Cam Thomas Free throw | 118 | 112 |
| 5:55 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 3-pt field goal | 121 | 112 |
| 5:18 | Brooklyn Nets | Ziaire Williams 3-pt field goal | 121 | 115 |
| 4:30 | Brooklyn Nets | Cam Thomas 2-pt field goal | 121 | 117 |
| 3:48 | Brooklyn Nets | Egor Demin 3-pt field goal | 121 | 120 |
| 3:25 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 123 | 120 |
| 2:59 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 124 | 120 |
| 1:45 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 125 | 120 |
| 1:45 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 126 | 120 |
| 0:39 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 127 | 120 |
| 0:13 | Brooklyn Nets | Cam Thomas 2-pt field goal | 127 | 122 |
| 0:08 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Sam Merrill Free throw | 128 | 122 |
| 0:08 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Sam Merrill Free throw | 129 | 122 |
| 0:07 | Brooklyn Nets | Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal | 129 | 124 |
| 0:05 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Sam Merrill Free throw | 130 | 124 |
| 0:05 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Sam Merrill Free throw | 131 | 124 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: Cleveland Cavaliers 1-0. Final series: Cleveland Cavaliers 3-0.
- Oct 24: Cleveland Cavaliers 131 at Brooklyn Nets 124 (this game)
- Feb 19: Brooklyn Nets 84 at Cleveland Cavaliers 112
- Mar 1: Cleveland Cavaliers 106 at Brooklyn Nets 102
Highlights
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