Brooklyn Nets @ Cleveland Cavaliers: Oct 24, 2026

Updated
Regular Season
Brooklyn NetsNets
0-2 · Away
121–125
Final
Saturday, October 24, 2026
Cleveland CavaliersCavaliers
1-1 · Home

Nets vs Cavaliers final: the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Brooklyn Nets 125-121 on October 24, 2026 at Rocket Arena, Cleveland.

Score by Quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets30252343121
Cavaliers35332829125

Top Performers

Cavaliers

Nets vs Cavaliers Box Score

Brooklyn Nets
PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Day'Ron Sharpe C227811033-101-20-0+6
Julius Randle FC3523650047-132-47-8+6
Michael Porter Jr. F32289140110-184-94-4+5
Keon Ellis G226212022-72-60-0-16
Egor Demin G3022460015-105-107-7+7
Bench
Nolan Traore F53200011-20-01-2-7
Christopher Brown G208252023-102-60-00
Chaney Johnson F2710532014-122-50-0-7
Josh Minott F94200012-40-20-0-4
Noah Clowney F194400111-61-31-2+2
Moritz Wagner FC146410011-61-23-4-12
Cleveland Cavaliers
PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Jarrett Allen C2721801237-81-16-8+3
James Harden G3312870241-81-69-11-3
Peyton Watson F3011341124-112-61-2-7
Donovan Mitchell G3522541147-152-66-6+5
Evan Mobley F35201042317-122-34-7-8
Bench
Tyrese Proctor G115231012-31-20-0+6
Mario Hezonja F199511043-52-31-2+8
Sam Merrill G217230002-41-32-2+7
Craig Porter G53110121-11-10-0+2
Jaylon Tyson F2015141026-123-70-0+7

Nets vs Cavaliers Recap

Cleveland held off Brooklyn's fourth-quarter surge to win 125-121, with a 13-point halftime lead proving decisive. The Cavaliers improved to 1-1 while the Nets fell to 0-2.

Cleveland built an 18-point advantage after three quarters and led 96-78 at that mark. Brooklyn outscored the Cavaliers 43-29 in the fourth but could not complete the comeback. The Cavaliers shot 40 of 79 overall and made 16 of 38 three-pointers, while the Nets finished 39 of 98 from the field and 20 of 49 from deep.

Michael Porter Jr. led Brooklyn with 28 points and 9 rebounds on 10 of 18 shooting. Donovan Mitchell paced Cleveland with 22 points, and Evan Mobley grabbed 10 rebounds with 20 points. Cleveland's 31 assists to Brooklyn's 23 showed the difference in ball movement.

The number to know: Cleveland made 29 of 38 free throws while Brooklyn made 23 of 27, a gap that held up despite the Nets' fourth-quarter rally.

Team Stats

NetsStatCavaliers
39-98Field Goals40-79
39.8%FG %50.6%
20-493-Pointers16-38
40.8%3P %42.1%
23-27Free Throws29-38
85.2%FT %76.3%
48Rebounds45
18Off. Rebounds9
23Assists31
11Steals8
1Blocks10
18Turnovers23
30Fouls28
4Biggest Lead22

Four Factors

TeamEffective FG%Turnover %Off. rebound %FT rate (FTM/FGA)
Nets50.0%14.1%33.3%0.235
Cavaliers60.8%19.4%23.1%0.367

Dean Oliver's four factors decide most games: shooting, turnovers, offensive rebounding and free throws. Better side highlighted.

Game Flow

Cavaliers leadNets lead
Q1Q2Q3Q4
Lead changes
4
Times tied
6
Cavaliers largest lead
22
Nets largest lead
4
Play-by-Play

Scoring plays, newest first. Score shown Nets-Cavaliers.

1st Quarter 33 scoring plays
  • 0:00CavaliersMario Hezonja +330-35
  • 0:33CavaliersJaylon Tyson +330-32
  • 0:42NetsNolan Traore +130-29
  • 0:59CavaliersJarrett Allen +229-29
  • 1:44NetsNolan Traore +229-27
  • 1:56CavaliersDonovan Mitchell +127-27
  • 1:56CavaliersDonovan Mitchell +127-26
  • 2:04NetsChaney Johnson +227-25
  • 2:29CavaliersJarrett Allen +125-25
  • 2:50NetsMoritz Wagner +125-24
  • 3:00CavaliersDonovan Mitchell +224-24
  • 3:36CavaliersJarrett Allen +124-22
  • 3:45NetsNoah Clowney +324-21
  • 4:44CavaliersJames Harden +321-20
  • 4:44CavaliersJames Harden +121-18
  • 5:00NetsMichael Porter Jr. +221-17
  • 5:21NetsMichael Porter Jr. +219-17
  • 6:27CavaliersEvan Mobley +217-17
  • 6:45NetsMichael Porter Jr. +317-15
  • 6:58CavaliersEvan Mobley +314-15
  • 7:17NetsJulius Randle +114-12
  • 7:17NetsJulius Randle +213-12
  • 7:45NetsJulius Randle +311-12
  • 7:57CavaliersDonovan Mitchell +28-12
  • 8:28CavaliersJarrett Allen +28-10
  • 8:44NetsEgor Demin +18-8
  • 8:44NetsEgor Demin +17-8
  • 9:17NetsDay'Ron Sharpe +36-8
  • 9:27CavaliersEvan Mobley +33-8
  • 10:40NetsKeon Ellis +33-5
  • 10:51CavaliersPeyton Watson +30-5
  • 11:16CavaliersJarrett Allen +10-2
  • 11:16CavaliersJarrett Allen +10-1
2nd Quarter 32 scoring plays
  • 11:14CavaliersJarrett Allen +154-69
  • 0:28CavaliersPeyton Watson +254-68
  • 0:38NetsMichael Porter Jr. +254-66
  • 0:57CavaliersTyrese Proctor +352-66
  • 1:05NetsJulius Randle +152-63
  • 1:18CavaliersEvan Mobley +151-63
  • 1:18CavaliersEvan Mobley +151-62
  • 1:33NetsEgor Demin +151-61
  • 1:33NetsEgor Demin +150-61
  • 1:42CavaliersEvan Mobley +149-61
  • 2:05NetsEgor Demin +349-60
  • 2:25CavaliersTyrese Proctor +246-60
  • 3:09CavaliersPeyton Watson +346-58
  • 3:30CavaliersDonovan Mitchell +246-55
  • 4:04CavaliersJames Harden +146-52
  • 4:04CavaliersJames Harden +146-52
  • 4:04CavaliersJames Harden +146-51
  • 4:30CavaliersJarrett Allen +246-50
  • 4:42NetsDay'Ron Sharpe +246-48
  • 5:29CavaliersJarrett Allen +344-48
  • 5:45NetsKeon Ellis +344-45
  • 6:35NetsMichael Porter Jr. +141-45
  • 6:35NetsMichael Porter Jr. +140-45
  • 7:05CavaliersCraig Porter +339-45
  • 7:14NetsMichael Porter Jr. +239-42
  • 7:54CavaliersEvan Mobley +237-42
  • 8:15NetsDay'Ron Sharpe +237-40
  • 9:27NetsChristopher Brown +235-40
  • 10:17NetsChaney Johnson +333-40
  • 10:51CavaliersDonovan Mitchell +130-40
  • 10:51CavaliersDonovan Mitchell +130-39
  • 11:43CavaliersMario Hezonja +330-38
3rd Quarter 27 scoring plays
  • 0:54NetsChaney Johnson +280-93
  • 1:23CavaliersJarrett Allen +278-93
  • 1:43NetsMoritz Wagner +378-91
  • 2:16NetsMoritz Wagner +175-91
  • 2:16NetsMoritz Wagner +174-91
  • 2:25CavaliersJaylon Tyson +273-91
  • 2:37NetsJosh Minott +273-89
  • 3:00CavaliersSam Merrill +271-89
  • 4:03NetsJulius Randle +171-87
  • 4:03NetsJulius Randle +170-87
  • 4:14CavaliersJaylon Tyson +269-87
  • 4:24NetsJulius Randle +269-85
  • 4:50CavaliersMario Hezonja +267-85
  • 5:27NetsJulius Randle +167-83
  • 5:27NetsJulius Randle +266-83
  • 5:38CavaliersSam Merrill +364-83
  • 6:06CavaliersEvan Mobley +164-80
  • 6:06CavaliersEvan Mobley +264-79
  • 6:22NetsJulius Randle +364-77
  • 6:56NetsMichael Porter Jr. +261-77
  • 7:18CavaliersDonovan Mitchell +359-77
  • 7:47CavaliersPeyton Watson +259-74
  • 8:23NetsMichael Porter Jr. +359-72
  • 9:27NetsMichael Porter Jr. +156-72
  • 9:27NetsMichael Porter Jr. +155-72
  • 10:25CavaliersDonovan Mitchell +254-72
  • 11:14CavaliersJarrett Allen +154-70
4th Quarter 39 scoring plays
  • 0:06CavaliersSam Merrill +1121-125
  • 0:06CavaliersSam Merrill +1121-124
  • 0:09NetsMichael Porter Jr. +3121-123
  • 0:20CavaliersJames Harden +1118-123
  • 0:21NetsJulius Randle +2118-122
  • 0:26CavaliersJames Harden +1116-122
  • 0:26CavaliersJames Harden +1116-121
  • 0:34NetsChaney Johnson +3116-120
  • 1:03NetsJulius Randle +1113-120
  • 1:03NetsJulius Randle +1112-120
  • 1:33NetsJulius Randle +2111-120
  • 2:04NetsEgor Demin +1109-120
  • 2:04NetsEgor Demin +1108-120
  • 2:11CavaliersEvan Mobley +2107-120
  • 3:03NetsNoah Clowney +1107-118
  • 3:12CavaliersDonovan Mitchell +1106-118
  • 3:12CavaliersDonovan Mitchell +1106-117
  • 3:31NetsMichael Porter Jr. +3106-116
  • 3:54NetsEgor Demin +1103-116
  • 3:54NetsEgor Demin +3102-116
  • 4:03CavaliersJarrett Allen +299-116
  • 4:33CavaliersJarrett Allen +299-114
  • 4:55NetsMichael Porter Jr. +299-112
  • 5:38CavaliersMario Hezonja +197-112
  • 6:48CavaliersPeyton Watson +197-111
  • 6:54CavaliersJames Harden +197-110
  • 6:54CavaliersJames Harden +197-109
  • 7:10NetsEgor Demin +397-108
  • 7:32NetsEgor Demin +394-108
  • 7:42CavaliersEvan Mobley +291-108
  • 7:57NetsEgor Demin +391-106
  • 8:38NetsChristopher Brown +388-106
  • 8:54CavaliersJaylon Tyson +285-106
  • 9:10NetsChristopher Brown +385-104
  • 9:29CavaliersJaylon Tyson +382-104
  • 9:42NetsJosh Minott +282-101
  • 10:11CavaliersDonovan Mitchell +280-101
  • 11:05CavaliersJaylon Tyson +380-99
  • 0:05CavaliersDonovan Mitchell +380-96

Nets vs Cavaliers Game Info

Date & time
Saturday, October 24, 20267:30 PM ET / 4:30 PM PT
TV
Local TV onlyLocal: Nets YES Network · Cavaliers Rock Entertainment Sports Network
Arena
Rocket ArenaCleveland
Season
2026-27 NBA SeasonRegular season

Nets vs Cavaliers Season Stats 2026-27

Nets 3 GPCavaliers 2 GP
111.0#21
Points per game
115.5#13
123.7#24
Opponent points
117.5#20
41.7%#27
Field goal %
47.6%#10
37.8%#8
Three-point %
34.3%#14
76.4%#15
Free throw %
75.8%#16
42.0#21
Rebounds
45.5#13
23.3#25
Assists
24.5#21
10.3#9
Steals
9.0#16
3.0#26
Blocks
8.5#1
18.3#26
Turnovers
22.0#29

Regular-season averages; rank of 30 teams.

Recent Form & Head-to-Head
2026-27 season seriesFirst meeting this season
2025-26 season seriesCavaliers 3-0

Previous meetings

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That covers Nets vs Cavaliers: score, leaders and box score above. Next: Nets visit the Celtics Oct 27; Cavaliers host the Timberwolves Oct 26.

Nets vs Cavaliers FAQs

Who won Nets vs Cavaliers on Oct 24, 2026?

The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Brooklyn Nets 125-121 on Saturday, October 24, 2026 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland. Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 22 points.

What are the Nets and Cavaliers records?

After this game the Nets were 0-2 and the Cavaliers were 1-1 this season.

Who was the top scorer in Nets vs Cavaliers?

Michael Porter Jr. scored 28 for the Nets. Donovan Mitchell scored 22 for the Cavaliers.

How did Nets vs Cavaliers go last season?

The Cavaliers won the regular-season series 3-0 in 2025-26.

Who won the last Nets vs Cavaliers game?

The Cavaliers beat the Nets 106-102 on Mar 1, 2026 on the road.

Where was Nets vs Cavaliers played?

At Rocket Arena in Cleveland, the home arena of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

What was the score by quarter in Nets vs Cavaliers?

Nets-Cavaliers: Q1 30-35, Q2 25-33, Q3 23-28, Q4 43-29.

What is next for the Nets and Cavaliers?

Nets visit the Celtics on Tuesday, October 27 at 7:30 PM ET; Cavaliers host the Timberwolves on Monday, October 26 at 7:00 PM ET.