NEW YORK -- — Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points and three Cleveland teammates scored in double figures as the Cavaliers beat the Brooklyn Nets 110-97 on Thursday night.

Darius Garland scored 18 points, Evan Mobley added 18 points and 13 rebounds and Jarrett Allen finished with 16 points and 20 rebounds for Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland, which improved to 45-10.

Cam Johnson led Brooklyn with 18 points. Keon Johnson scored 16 points, Trendon Watford finished with 13 points off the bench and Ziaire Williams and Jalen Wilson each scored 10.

Takeaways

Cavaliers: Cleveland coach Kenny Atkinson is looking to use the final 28 games of the regular season to prepare the Cavaliers for the playoffs. “You have to have a sense of urgency,” Atkinson said before the game.

Nets: Before the game, Brooklyn said it requested waivers on veteran forward Bojan Bogdanovic and, in corresponding roster moves signed Killian Hayes to a 10-day contract and agreed to what the team called “a multi-year contract” with Tyrese Martin. The Nets acquired Bogdanovic from the Knicks on July 6 in the trade that sent Mikal Bridges to New York. Due to a left foot injury, Bogdanovic did not play in any games with Brooklyn this season.

Key moment

Cleveland scored 11 straight points in a span of 1:41 late in the third quarter, turning a 69-63 deficit into a 74-69 lead. The Cavaliers never trailed after that point.

Key stat

The Cavaliers are 40-0 this season when leading after three quarters.

Up next

The Cavaliers host the Knicks on Friday night. The Nets travel to Philadelphia for a Saturday matinee against the 76ers.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Jarrett Allen vs. Nic Claxton (Donovan Mitchell gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Cameron Johnson personal foul	0	0
11:42	Darius Garland misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	0
11:40	Ziaire Williams defensive rebound	0	0
11:22	Evan Mobley blocks Nic Claxton 's 6-foot driving layup	0	0
11:18	Evan Mobley vs. Nic Claxton (Jarrett Allen gains possession)	0	0
11:18	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	0	0
11:13	Donovan Mitchell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)	0	3
11:02	D'Angelo Russell misses two point shot	0	3
10:59	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	0	3
10:56	Jarrett Allen offensive charge	0	3
10:56	Jarrett Allen turnover	0	3
10:40	Keon Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	3
10:39	Nic Claxton offensive rebound	0	3
10:28	Ziaire Williams misses 22-foot three point jumper	0	3
10:26	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	0	3
10:20	Max Strus misses 25-foot three point shot	0	3
10:16	Ziaire Williams defensive rebound	0	3
10:12	Keon Johnson makes two point shot (Ziaire Williams assists)	2	3
10:01	Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	2	3
9:58	Keon Johnson defensive rebound	2	3
9:51	Ziaire Williams bad pass (Jarrett Allen steals)	2	3
9:42	Evan Mobley misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	3
9:38	Ziaire Williams defensive rebound	2	3
9:32	Keon Johnson misses two point shot	2	3
9:30	Nic Claxton offensive rebound	2	3
9:29	Nic Claxton misses two point shot	2	3
9:29	Keon Johnson offensive rebound	2	3
9:23	D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	3
9:21	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	2	3
9:12	Ziaire Williams blocks Darius Garland 's 2-foot driving layup	2	3
9:09	Donovan Mitchell offensive rebound	2	3
9:04	Donovan Mitchell misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	2	3
9:02	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	2	3
8:56	Darius Garland makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot	2	5
8:40	Cameron Johnson makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Nic Claxton assists)	4	5
8:30	Evan Mobley misses layup	4	5
8:29	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	4	5
8:29	Evan Mobley traveling	4	5
8:18	Keon Johnson lost ball turnover (Darius Garland steals)	4	5
8:13	Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three point shot (Darius Garland assists)	4	8
7:58	Max Strus personal foul	4	8
7:46	Ziaire Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper	4	8
7:43	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	4	8
7:42	Evan Mobley steps out of bounds turnover	4	8
7:33	D'Angelo Russell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	4	8
7:31	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	4	8
7:27	Ziaire Williams personal foul	4	8
7:27	Killian Hayes enters the game for D'Angelo Russell	4	8
7:27	Ty Jerome enters the game for Evan Mobley	4	8
7:27	De'Andre Hunter enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	4	8
7:20	Darius Garland misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	4	8
7:17	Ziaire Williams defensive rebound	4	8
7:08	Ziaire Williams makes two point shot (Keon Johnson assists)	6	8
6:53	Cameron Johnson shooting foul	6	8
6:53	Nets Full timeout	6	8
6:53	Jalen Wilson enters the game for Cameron Johnson	6	8
6:53	Darius Garland makes free throw 1 of 2	6	9
6:53	Darius Garland makes free throw 2 of 2	6	10
6:28	Keon Johnson misses 18-foot two point shot	6	10
6:26	Jalen Wilson offensive rebound	6	10
6:17	Keon Johnson makes 3-foot two point shot	8	10
6:03	Ty Jerome makes 12-foot two point shot (Darius Garland assists)	8	12
5:52	Killian Hayes misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	8	12
5:50	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	8	12
5:41	Jarrett Allen makes 8-foot two point shot (Ty Jerome assists)	8	14
5:23	Killian Hayes misses 22-foot three point jumper	8	14
5:21	Ziaire Williams offensive rebound	8	14
5:13	Killian Hayes makes layup (Ziaire Williams assists)	10	14
5:07	Ty Jerome lost ball turnover (Nic Claxton steals)	10	14
5:05	Keon Johnson makes dunk	12	14
4:59	De'Andre Hunter misses 23-foot three point jumper	12	14
4:55	Killian Hayes defensive rebound	12	14
4:42	Ziaire Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Killian Hayes assists)	15	14
4:32	Darius Garland misses 26-foot three point jumper	15	14
4:30	Nic Claxton defensive rebound	15	14
4:21	Jarrett Allen shooting foul	15	14
4:21	Nic Claxton misses free throw 1 of 2	15	14
4:21	Nets offensive team rebound	15	14
4:21	Tyrese Martin enters the game for Ziaire Williams	15	14
4:21	Trendon Watford enters the game for Keon Johnson	15	14
4:21	Sam Merrill enters the game for Max Strus	15	14
4:21	Nic Claxton misses free throw 2 of 2	15	14
4:19	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	15	14
4:07	Jarrett Allen makes dunk (Darius Garland assists)	15	16
3:56	Trendon Watford offensive foul	15	16
3:56	Trendon Watford turnover	15	16
3:56	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Darius Garland	15	16
3:56	Evan Mobley enters the game for Jarrett Allen	15	16
3:56	Day'Ron Sharpe enters the game for Nic Claxton	15	16
3:45	Evan Mobley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ty Jerome assists)	15	19
3:32	Trendon Watford misses two point shot	15	19
3:32	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	15	19
3:32	Day'Ron Sharpe loose ball foul	15	19
3:22	Ty Jerome misses driving floating jump shot	15	19
3:21	Trendon Watford defensive rebound	15	19
3:14	Tyrese Martin traveling	15	19
3:07	Ty Jerome discontinue dribble turnover	15	19
2:58	Jalen Wilson misses 22-foot three point jumper	15	19
2:52	De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound	15	19
2:46	Day'Ron Sharpe blocks Donovan Mitchell 's 2-foot driving layup	15	19
2:44	Jalen Wilson defensive rebound	15	19
2:39	Tyrese Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	19
2:35	Nets offensive team rebound	15	19
2:35	Cavaliers Full timeout	15	19
2:35	D'Angelo Russell enters the game for Killian Hayes	15	19
2:23	D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point jumper	15	19
2:21	Day'Ron Sharpe offensive rebound	15	19
2:21	shot clock turnover	15	19
2:06	Sam Merrill misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	19
2:03	Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound	15	19
2:03	Ty Jerome personal foul	15	19
1:50	Day'Ron Sharpe makes 4-foot layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)	17	19
1:36	Trendon Watford shooting foul	17	19
1:36	Evan Mobley makes free throw 1 of 2	17	20
1:36	Evan Mobley makes free throw 2 of 2	17	21
1:17	Day'Ron Sharpe makes driving layup (Trendon Watford assists)	19	21
1:08	Evan Mobley misses 26-foot three point jumper	19	21
1:05	Jalen Wilson defensive rebound	19	21
59.1	Evan Mobley blocks Day'Ron Sharpe 's 3-foot layup	19	21
58.1	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	19	21
56.0	De'Andre Hunter makes two point shot (Evan Mobley assists)	19	23
34.0	Trendon Watford bad pass (Evan Mobley steals)	19	23
25.1	Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	19	23
22.0	Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound	19	23
22.0	Day'Ron Sharpe bad pass (Ty Jerome steals)	19	23
22.0	D'Angelo Russell shooting foul	19	23
22.0	Ty Jerome misses free throw 1 of 2	19	23
22.0	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	19	23
22.0	Ty Jerome makes free throw 2 of 2	19	24
1.0	Day'Ron Sharpe misses layup	19	24
1.0	Nets offensive team rebound	19	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	19	24

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Barclays Center

Brooklyn, NY

Date & Time

12:30 AM, February 21, 2025

Coverage

YES, FanDuel SN OH, NBA League Pass

Attendance

17,926

Referees

Scott Foster, Phenizee Ransom, Intae Hwang

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	44	14	.759	W2
Cleveland	37	24	.607	L2
Milwaukee	26	32	.448	L1
Chicago	24	36	.400	L11
Indiana	15	45	.250	L5

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	39	20	.661	W1
New York	38	22	.633	W1
Toronto	35	25	.583	W1
Philadelphia	33	26	.559	W3
Brooklyn	15	44	.254	L7

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