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Cleveland Cavaliers
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Philadelphia 76ers
115
Venue: Wells Fargo Center
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 117-115 on the road on Friday, January 16, 2026 at Wells Fargo Center. Jaylon Tyson had 39 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Joel Embiid had 33 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists for the Philadelphia 76ers.
The Cleveland Cavaliers trailed 62-55 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 33-24. Double-digit figures in two categories: Donovan Mitchell (double-double, Cleveland Cavaliers). Bench points: Cleveland Cavaliers 38, Philadelphia 76ers 34. De'Andre Hunter had 16 points, 3 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 Philadelphia 76ers?
- The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 117-115 on January 16, 2026.
- Who led the scoring?
- Jaylon Tyson scored 39 for the Cleveland Cavaliers; Joel Embiid scored 33 for the Philadelphia 76ers.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 31 | 24 | 29 | 33 | 117 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 31 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 115 |
Game leaders
Cleveland Cavaliers
- Points
- 39 Jaylon Tyson
- Rebounds
- 9 Donovan Mitchell
- Assists
- 12 Donovan Mitchell
Philadelphia 76ers
- Points
- 33 Joel Embiid
- Rebounds
- 7 Quentin Grimes
- Assists
- 9 Tyrese Maxey
Donovan Mitchell double-double (13 PTS, 12 AST)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell starter | 38:51 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4-13 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 1 | -2 |
| Jaylon Tyson starter | 38:10 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13-17 | 7-9 | 6-6 | 1 | +4 |
| Evan Mobley starter | 36:22 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6-11 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 1 | -12 |
| Jarrett Allen starter | 33:11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | +5 |
| Craig Porter starter | 22:09 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | +12 |
| De'Andre Hunter bench | 30:46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7-13 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | +12 |
| NaeQwan Tomlin bench | 17:38 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 4 | -7 |
| Lonzo Ball bench | 11:38 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | -1 |
| Tyrese Proctor bench | 11:15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1 | -1 |
Not available: Chris Livingston, Darius Garland, Max Strus, Sam Merrill, Dean Wade
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrese Maxey starter | 38:40 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9-23 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 1 | -4 |
| VJ Edgecombe starter | 34:38 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4 | -6 |
| Joel Embiid starter | 33:07 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10-22 | 2-3 | 11-12 | 0 | +9 |
| Paul George starter | 30:18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 | +9 |
| Dominick Barlow starter | 16:57 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 |
| Quentin Grimes bench | 31:30 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 2-7 | 2-3 | 3 | -4 |
| Kelly Oubre Jr. bench | 26:07 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 3 | -7 |
| Adem Bona bench | 14:53 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | -11 |
| Trendon Watford bench | 10:12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | +5 |
| Jabari Walker bench | 3:38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | -5 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | Stat | Philadelphia 76ers |
|---|---|---|
| 12/17 (70%) | Free throws | 17/19 (89%) |
| 27/51 (52%) | 2 pointers | 31/59 (52%) |
| 17/34 (50%) | 3 pointers | 12/32 (37%) |
| 44/85 (51%) | Field goals | 43/91 (47%) |
| 42 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 32 | Defensive rebounds | 24 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 38 | Assists | 28 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
| 15 | Fouls | 15 |
| 10 | Max points in a row | 12 |
| 4:34 | Time spent in lead | 39:53 |
| 2 | Biggest lead | 11 |
Largest margin: 11 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 10
- Times tied
- 12
- Largest lead · Cleveland Cavaliers
- 2 Q1 11:41
- Largest lead · Philadelphia 76ers
- 11 Q3 11:02
- Longest run
- 12-0 Philadelphia 76ers · Q2 1:19 to Q3 11:02
Scoring plays
Q1 · 30 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Cleveland Cavaliers | Philadelphia 76ers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 2 | 0 |
| 11:19 | Philadelphia 76ers | VJ Edgecombe 2-pt field goal | 2 | 2 |
| 10:59 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 4 | 2 |
| 10:36 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal | 4 | 4 |
| 10:20 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Craig Porter 2-pt field goal | 6 | 4 |
| 9:59 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal | 6 | 6 |
| 9:36 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 2-pt field goal | 8 | 6 |
| 8:54 | Philadelphia 76ers | Paul George 3-pt field goal | 8 | 9 |
| 8:25 | Philadelphia 76ers | Dominick Barlow 2-pt field goal | 8 | 11 |
| 8:08 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 3-pt field goal | 11 | 11 |
| 7:35 | Philadelphia 76ers | VJ Edgecombe 3-pt field goal | 11 | 14 |
| 7:14 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson Free throw | 12 | 14 |
| 7:14 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson Free throw | 13 | 14 |
| 6:59 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal | 13 | 16 |
| 6:52 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 3-pt field goal | 16 | 16 |
| 6:36 | Philadelphia 76ers | Paul George 2-pt field goal | 16 | 18 |
| 6:11 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal | 16 | 20 |
| 5:53 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 3-pt field goal | 19 | 20 |
| 5:36 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal | 19 | 22 |
| 5:25 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 21 | 22 |
| 4:26 | Philadelphia 76ers | Paul George 2-pt field goal | 21 | 24 |
| 4:06 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid Free throw | 21 | 25 |
| 4:06 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid Free throw | 21 | 26 |
| 3:52 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 2-pt field goal | 23 | 26 |
| 3:38 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid Free throw | 23 | 27 |
| 3:38 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid Free throw | 23 | 28 |
| 3:13 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid 3-pt field goal | 23 | 31 |
| 3:03 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 25 | 31 |
| 0:47 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 3-pt field goal | 28 | 31 |
| 0:27 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter 3-pt field goal | 31 | 31 |
Q2 · 29 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Cleveland Cavaliers | Philadelphia 76ers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | Philadelphia 76ers | Quentin Grimes Free throw | 31 | 32 |
| 11:38 | Philadelphia 76ers | Kelly Oubre Jr. Free throw | 31 | 33 |
| 11:38 | Philadelphia 76ers | Kelly Oubre Jr. Free throw | 31 | 34 |
| 11:00 | Philadelphia 76ers | VJ Edgecombe 2-pt field goal | 31 | 36 |
| 10:47 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 2-pt field goal | 33 | 36 |
| 10:11 | Philadelphia 76ers | Adem Bona 2-pt field goal | 33 | 38 |
| 9:21 | Philadelphia 76ers | Paul George 3-pt field goal | 33 | 41 |
| 7:59 | Philadelphia 76ers | Adem Bona 2-pt field goal | 33 | 43 |
| 7:46 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Tyrese Proctor 3-pt field goal | 36 | 43 |
| 7:28 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Tyrese Proctor 2-pt field goal | 38 | 43 |
| 6:52 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 3-pt field goal | 41 | 43 |
| 5:57 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal | 41 | 45 |
| 5:48 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter 2-pt field goal | 43 | 45 |
| 5:31 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid Free throw | 43 | 46 |
| 5:31 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid Free throw | 43 | 47 |
| 5:20 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Tyrese Proctor 3-pt field goal | 46 | 47 |
| 4:41 | Philadelphia 76ers | Trendon Watford 2-pt field goal | 46 | 49 |
| 4:01 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter 2-pt field goal | 48 | 49 |
| 3:25 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 3-pt field goal | 51 | 49 |
| 3:12 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tyrese Maxey 3-pt field goal | 51 | 52 |
| 2:56 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 52 | 52 |
| 2:56 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 53 | 52 |
| 2:17 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal | 53 | 54 |
| 2:03 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson Free throw | 54 | 54 |
| 2:03 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson Free throw | 55 | 54 |
| 1:19 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid Free throw | 55 | 55 |
| 1:19 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid Free throw | 55 | 56 |
| 0:46 | Philadelphia 76ers | Quentin Grimes 3-pt field goal | 55 | 59 |
| 0:04 | Philadelphia 76ers | Quentin Grimes 3-pt field goal | 55 | 62 |
Q3 · 31 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Cleveland Cavaliers | Philadelphia 76ers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:38 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal | 55 | 64 |
| 11:02 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal | 55 | 66 |
| 10:48 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 3-pt field goal | 58 | 66 |
| 10:00 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell Free throw | 59 | 66 |
| 9:19 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 3-pt field goal | 62 | 66 |
| 8:38 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid 3-pt field goal | 62 | 69 |
| 7:48 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 64 | 69 |
| 7:27 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal | 64 | 71 |
| 7:01 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal | 64 | 73 |
| 6:36 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 2-pt field goal | 66 | 73 |
| 6:14 | Philadelphia 76ers | Quentin Grimes Free throw | 66 | 74 |
| 5:59 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NaeQwan Tomlin 2-pt field goal | 68 | 74 |
| 5:59 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NaeQwan Tomlin Free throw | 69 | 74 |
| 5:39 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter 2-pt field goal | 71 | 74 |
| 5:22 | Philadelphia 76ers | Kelly Oubre Jr. 2-pt field goal | 71 | 76 |
| 4:56 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson Free throw | 72 | 76 |
| 4:56 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson Free throw | 73 | 76 |
| 4:41 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid Free throw | 73 | 77 |
| 4:41 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid Free throw | 73 | 78 |
| 4:14 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 2-pt field goal | 75 | 78 |
| 3:32 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid Free throw | 75 | 79 |
| 3:13 | Philadelphia 76ers | Kelly Oubre Jr. 2-pt field goal | 75 | 81 |
| 2:49 | Philadelphia 76ers | Quentin Grimes 2-pt field goal | 75 | 83 |
| 2:27 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NaeQwan Tomlin 2-pt field goal | 77 | 83 |
| 1:54 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 79 | 83 |
| 1:39 | Philadelphia 76ers | Kelly Oubre Jr. 3-pt field goal | 79 | 86 |
| 1:23 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NaeQwan Tomlin 2-pt field goal | 81 | 86 |
| 1:00 | Philadelphia 76ers | Trendon Watford 2-pt field goal | 81 | 88 |
| 0:45 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 82 | 88 |
| 0:32 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NaeQwan Tomlin 2-pt field goal | 84 | 88 |
| 0:10 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tyrese Maxey 3-pt field goal | 84 | 91 |
Q4 · 26 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Cleveland Cavaliers | Philadelphia 76ers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 3-pt field goal | 87 | 91 |
| 11:23 | Philadelphia 76ers | VJ Edgecombe 3-pt field goal | 87 | 94 |
| 11:09 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Tyrese Proctor 2-pt field goal | 89 | 94 |
| 10:43 | Philadelphia 76ers | Paul George 2-pt field goal | 89 | 96 |
| 10:15 | Philadelphia 76ers | Quentin Grimes 2-pt field goal | 89 | 98 |
| 8:47 | Philadelphia 76ers | Paul George 2-pt field goal | 89 | 100 |
| 8:34 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Tyrese Proctor 3-pt field goal | 92 | 100 |
| 8:14 | Philadelphia 76ers | Quentin Grimes 2-pt field goal | 92 | 102 |
| 8:01 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 3-pt field goal | 95 | 102 |
| 7:07 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 97 | 102 |
| 6:19 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 2-pt field goal | 99 | 102 |
| 5:53 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter 3-pt field goal | 102 | 102 |
| 5:10 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal | 102 | 104 |
| 4:59 | Philadelphia 76ers | Kelly Oubre Jr. 3-pt field goal | 102 | 107 |
| 4:31 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal | 102 | 109 |
| 4:16 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 104 | 109 |
| 3:53 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal | 104 | 111 |
| 2:59 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 3-pt field goal | 107 | 111 |
| 2:35 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter 2-pt field goal | 109 | 111 |
| 1:59 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jaylon Tyson 3-pt field goal | 112 | 111 |
| 1:50 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tyrese Maxey Free throw | 112 | 112 |
| 1:50 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tyrese Maxey Free throw | 112 | 113 |
| 1:05 | Cleveland Cavaliers | De'Andre Hunter 2-pt field goal | 114 | 113 |
| 0:23 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 115 | 113 |
| 0:09 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal | 115 | 115 |
| 0:05 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 117 | 115 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: Cleveland Cavaliers 3-0. Final series: Cleveland Cavaliers 4-0.
- Nov 5: Philadelphia 76ers 121 at Cleveland Cavaliers 132
- Jan 14: Cleveland Cavaliers 133 at Philadelphia 76ers 107
- Jan 16: Cleveland Cavaliers 117 at Philadelphia 76ers 115 (this game)
- Mar 9: Philadelphia 76ers 101 at Cleveland Cavaliers 115
Highlights
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