NEW YORK -- — Evan Mobley scored 21 points, Caris LeVert added 19 and the Cleveland Cavaliers rolled to a 130-101 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night.

Donovan Mitchell had 18 points and five assists, and Georges Niang had 17 points and nine rebounds for Cleveland (23-4), which won its second straight and for the sixth time in seven games.

Cameron Johnson led Brooklyn with 22 points and five assists, and Day’Ron Sharpe had 15 points and seven rebounds. The Nets (10-16) lost their third straight and fell for the sixth time in seven games.

Kenny Atkinson returned as a head coach to Brooklyn with the Cavaliers. The 57-year-old led the Nets for four seasons.

Takeaways

Cavaliers: Cleveland, which entered play ranking first in the NBA in field-goal percentage (50.3) and 3-point field-goal percentage (39.9), shot 53.1% from the field. They had 33 assists on 43 made baskets.

Nets: Playing their first game since point guard Dennis Schroder was traded to Golden State, the Nets shot just 42% from the field and scored a season-low 40 first-half points. Brooklyn scored nearly as many points in the third quarter (37) as it did in the first 24 minutes.

Key moment

Brooklyn scored the game’s first seven points, but the Cavaliers closed the first quarter with a 32-5 run and led by 20.

Key stat

The Cavaliers have scored at least 130 points in seven games, which already is a single-season franchise record.

Up next

The Cavaliers host Milwaukee on Friday. The Nets play Thursday at Toronto.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Jarrett Allen vs. Nic Claxton (Darius Garland gains possession)	0	0
11:49	Darius Garland bad pass (Ben Simmons steals)	0	0
11:46	Ben Simmons makes dunk	2	0
11:19	Darius Garland misses 23-foot three point jumper	2	0
11:16	Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound	2	0
11:12	Cameron Johnson makes 22-foot three point shot (Ben Simmons assists)	5	0
10:58	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	0
10:51	Ben Simmons defensive rebound	5	0
10:31	Dorian Finney-Smith makes 11-foot two point shot	7	0
10:07	Darius Garland makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	7	2
10:07	Keon Johnson shooting foul	7	2
10:07	Darius Garland makes free throw 1 of 1	7	3
9:53	Ben Simmons out of bounds lost ball turnover	7	3
9:37	Jarrett Allen makes 5-foot two point shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)	7	5
9:27	Keon Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper	7	5
9:25	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	7	5
9:17	Evan Mobley misses driving layup	7	5
9:15	Keon Johnson defensive rebound	7	5
8:57	Cameron Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nic Claxton assists)	10	5
8:41	Donovan Mitchell misses 27-foot three point jumper	10	5
8:38	Ben Simmons defensive rebound	10	5
8:30	Nic Claxton misses 14-foot two point shot	10	5
8:30	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	10	5
8:18	Darius Garland bad pass (Nic Claxton steals)	10	5
8:14	Nic Claxton makes dunk	12	5
7:58	Donovan Mitchell makes 15-foot two point shot	12	7
7:37	Cameron Johnson bad pass (Donovan Mitchell steals)	12	7
7:27	Nic Claxton personal foul	12	7
7:25	Isaac Okoro makes 22-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	12	10
7:09	Evan Mobley shooting foul	12	10
7:09	Cameron Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2	12	10
7:09	Nets offensive team rebound	12	10
7:09	Caris LeVert enters the game for Evan Mobley	12	10
7:09	Georges Niang enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	12	10
7:09	Cameron Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2	13	10
6:45	Darius Garland makes 16-foot driving floating jump shot (Caris LeVert assists)	13	12
6:36	Keon Johnson lost ball turnover (Caris LeVert steals)	13	12
6:31	Caris LeVert misses two point shot	13	12
6:31	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	13	12
6:31	Keon Johnson shooting foul	13	12
6:31	Nets Full timeout	13	12
6:31	Jalen Wilson enters the game for Keon Johnson	13	12
6:31	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 1 of 2	13	13
6:31	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2	13	14
6:08	Cameron Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper	13	14
6:05	Georges Niang defensive rebound	13	14
5:57	Darius Garland bad pass (Jalen Wilson steals)	13	14
5:54	Dorian Finney-Smith makes two point shot (Ben Simmons assists)	15	14
5:34	Georges Niang makes 22-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)	15	17
5:09	Ben Simmons lost ball turnover (Darius Garland steals)	15	17
4:52	Isaac Okoro makes driving layup (Caris LeVert assists)	15	19
4:26	Nic Claxton misses 7-foot two point shot	15	19
4:25	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	15	19
4:07	Darius Garland makes 29-foot three point step back jumpshot	15	22
3:48	Ben Simmons bad pass (Caris LeVert steals)	15	22
3:45	Jarrett Allen makes two point shot (Caris LeVert assists)	15	24
3:45	Dorian Finney-Smith shooting foul	15	24
3:45	Shake Milton enters the game for Cameron Johnson	15	24
3:45	Trendon Watford enters the game for Ben Simmons	15	24
3:45	Noah Clowney enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	15	24
3:45	Day'Ron Sharpe enters the game for Nic Claxton	15	24
3:45	Sam Merrill enters the game for Darius Garland	15	24
3:45	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Isaac Okoro	15	24
3:45	Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 1	15	24
3:41	Georges Niang offensive rebound	15	24
3:39	Caris LeVert makes 26-foot three point jumper (Georges Niang assists)	15	27
3:39	Nets Full timeout	15	27
3:39	Evan Mobley enters the game for Jarrett Allen	15	27
3:24	Caris LeVert blocks Shake Milton 's 12-foot two point shot	15	27
3:22	Nets offensive team rebound	15	27
3:14	Jalen Wilson bad pass (Donovan Mitchell steals)	15	27
3:11	Caris LeVert makes 28-foot running pullup jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)	15	30
2:43	Day'Ron Sharpe makes 14-foot two point shot	17	30
2:34	Shake Milton shooting foul	17	30
2:34	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	17	31
2:34	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	17	32
2:25	Donovan Mitchell personal foul	17	32
2:18	Day'Ron Sharpe bad pass (Donovan Mitchell steals)	17	32
2:09	Evan Mobley makes 7-foot two point shot (Sam Merrill assists)	17	34
2:03	Sam Merrill personal foul	17	34
2:03	Cavaliers Full timeout	17	34
2:03	(02:03) [Cavaliers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL STANDS) [Cavaliers] charged with a timeout	17	34
1:56	Day'Ron Sharpe bad pass (Evan Mobley steals)	17	34
1:38	Georges Niang steps out of bounds turnover	17	34
1:20	Jalen Wilson misses two point shot	17	34
1:20	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	17	34
1:07	Noah Clowney blocks Georges Niang 's 23-foot three point jumper	17	34
1:07	Georges Niang offensive rebound	17	34
1:07	Donovan Mitchell inbound turnover	17	34
46.1	Jalen Wilson misses driving layup	17	34
42.1	Georges Niang defensive rebound	17	34
35.0	Donovan Mitchell misses 29-foot three point step back jumpshot	17	34
31.1	Georges Niang offensive rebound	17	34
29.1	Caris LeVert makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sam Merrill assists)	17	37
8.1	Shake Milton misses 9-foot two point shot	17	37
6.0	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	17	37
3.0	Sam Merrill misses running pullup jump shot	17	37
3.0	Shake Milton defensive rebound	17	37
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	17	37

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Barclays Center

Brooklyn, NY

Date & Time

12:30 AM, December 17, 2024

Coverage

NBA League Pass, YES, FanDuel SN OH

Attendance

16,588

Referees

James Williams, Aaron Smith, J.D. Ralls

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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