CLEVELAND -- — Donovan Mitchell scored 33 points, Evan Mobley matched a season high with 29 and the Cleveland Cavaliers showed some more encouraging signs in a 123-118 win over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night.

The Cavs, who have been streaky through much of this season, won for the fourth time in five games. They also improved to 16-5 against teams with losing records.

Cleveland coach Kenny Atkinson has been hoping to get more consistency from his team, which can look like title contenders one night and dismal the next. That trend continued against the Kings, who rallied from an 11-point deficit to take a 114-113 lead with four minutes left.

But Mitchell, who has carried the Cavs through several rough patches, dropped a big 3-pointer with 2:29 remaining to put Cleveland up 118-114.

The Kings had several chances to get closer, but they missed three straight 3-pointers in the last minute and Cavs guard Jaylon Tyson put them away by making a floater with 25.6 seconds to go.

Mobley added 13 rebounds and seven assists in one of the defensive-minded forward's best all-around games.

Domantas Sabonis scored 24 points with 16 rebounds and six assists to pace Sacramento. He recently returned after missing 25 games with a knee injury.

Dennis Schroeder added 21 points and DeMar DeRozan 20 for the Kings, who dropped their fourth straight while opening a six-game road trip.

After the Cavs bolted to a 16-2 lead in the opening minutes, Kings coach Doug Christie pulled his five starters hoping for a spark. He got one as Schroeder and Sabonis combined for 31 points and Sacramento took a 71-68 lead at halftime.

Cleveland was again without starting point guard Darius Garland because of a sprained toe. He's scheduled to be re-evaluated next week.

Up next

Kings: At Detroit on Sunday.

Cavaliers: At Orlando on Saturday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Maxime Raynaud vs. Jarrett Allen (Evan Mobley gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Donovan Mitchell makes 29-foot three pointer (Jaylon Tyson assists)	3	0
11:15	Precious Achiuwa misses driving layup	3	0
11:11	Dean Wade defensive rebound	3	0
11:05	Donovan Mitchell misses 30-foot running jump shot	3	0
11:03	Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound	3	0
10:58	Donovan Mitchell makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Jaylon Tyson assists)	5	0
10:43	Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	0
10:40	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	5	0
10:29	Evan Mobley makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot	7	0
10:10	Maxime Raynaud misses 10-foot floating jump shot	7	0
10:08	Dean Wade defensive rebound	7	0
10:00	Evan Mobley makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot	9	0
9:59	Kings Full timeout	9	0
9:43	Precious Achiuwa misses 22-foot three point jumper	9	0
9:40	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	9	0
9:30	Evan Mobley makes 2-foot driving dunk	11	0
9:12	Jarrett Allen shooting foul	11	0
9:12	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 2	11	1
9:12	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2	11	2
9:00	Evan Mobley makes 10-foot two point shot	13	2
8:46	Precious Achiuwa misses 8-foot fade away jump shot	13	2
8:43	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	13	2
8:36	Jaylon Tyson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)	16	2
8:32	Kings Full timeout	16	2
8:32	Nique Clifford enters the game for DeMar DeRozan	16	2
8:32	Domantas Sabonis enters the game for Precious Achiuwa	16	2
8:32	Dennis Schroder enters the game for Maxime Raynaud	16	2
8:32	Dylan Cardwell enters the game for Zach LaVine	16	2
8:32	Malik Monk enters the game for Russell Westbrook	16	2
8:10	Dylan Cardwell makes dunk (Domantas Sabonis assists)	16	4
7:55	Evan Mobley misses 11-foot two point shot	16	4
7:53	Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound	16	4
7:46	Dennis Schroder misses driving floating jump shot	16	4
7:44	Domantas Sabonis offensive rebound	16	4
7:43	Domantas Sabonis makes 1-foot dunk	16	6
7:35	Evan Mobley misses 25-foot three point jumper	16	6
7:32	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	16	6
7:31	Domantas Sabonis shooting foul	16	6
7:31	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 1 of 2	17	6
7:31	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2	18	6
7:08	Domantas Sabonis misses layup	18	6
7:05	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	18	6
6:57	Donovan Mitchell makes 15-foot driving floating jump shot	20	6
6:42	Craig Porter Jr. enters the game for Jarrett Allen	20	6
6:42	De'Andre Hunter enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	20	6
6:30	Malik Monk misses 17-foot fade away jump shot	20	6
6:30	Kings offensive team rebound	20	6
6:21	Domantas Sabonis misses driving layup	20	6
6:19	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	20	6
6:15	Jaylon Tyson misses running layup	20	6
6:11	Dean Wade offensive rebound	20	6
6:09	Jaylon Tyson misses dunk	20	6
6:09	Kings defensive team rebound	20	6
6:09	Nae'Qwan Tomlin enters the game for Dean Wade	20	6
5:57	Dennis Schroder makes 23-foot three point jumper (Malik Monk assists)	20	9
5:43	De'Andre Hunter makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot (Evan Mobley assists)	22	9
5:27	Dennis Schroder makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	22	11
5:08	Evan Mobley makes 7-foot two point shot	24	11
5:08	Dylan Cardwell shooting foul	24	11
5:08	Evan Mobley makes free throw 1 of 1	25	11
4:56	Dennis Schroder makes 11-foot two point shot	25	13
4:43	De'Andre Hunter misses 26-foot three point jumper	25	13
4:41	Dylan Cardwell defensive rebound	25	13
4:27	Malik Monk makes 23-foot three point jumper (Domantas Sabonis assists)	25	16
4:16	Evan Mobley misses 25-foot three point jumper	25	16
4:13	Craig Porter Jr. offensive rebound	25	16
4:06	Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses 23-foot three point jumper	25	16
4:04	Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound	25	16
3:57	Dylan Cardwell makes dunk (Domantas Sabonis assists)	25	18
3:57	Cavaliers Full timeout	25	18
3:57	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Evan Mobley	25	18
3:57	Jarrett Allen enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	25	18
3:46	Craig Porter Jr. lost ball turnover (Dylan Cardwell steals)	25	18
3:39	Nique Clifford makes running layup (Dennis Schroder assists)	25	20
3:29	Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists)	27	20
3:15	Malik Monk misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	27	20
3:12	Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound	27	20
3:04	Jarrett Allen misses 8-foot floating jump shot	27	20
3:02	Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound	27	20
2:44	Domantas Sabonis makes 5-foot two point shot	27	22
2:35	Nique Clifford personal foul	27	22
2:32	Dylan Cardwell personal foul	27	22
2:21	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes 7-foot floating jump shot (Craig Porter Jr. assists)	29	22
2:06	Dennis Schroder makes 23-foot three point jumper (Domantas Sabonis assists)	29	25
1:52	Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot	29	25
1:49	Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound	29	25
1:42	Domantas Sabonis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Malik Monk assists)	29	28
1:22	Dylan Cardwell shooting foul	29	28
1:22	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 1 of 2	30	28
1:22	Maxime Raynaud enters the game for Dylan Cardwell	30	28
1:22	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2	31	28
1:13	Nae'Qwan Tomlin shooting foul	31	28
1:13	Dennis Schroder makes free throw 1 of 2	31	29
1:13	Dennis Schroder makes free throw 2 of 2	31	30
1:04	Donovan Mitchell misses 24-foot three point jumper	31	30
1:03	Kings defensive team rebound	31	30
50.3	Malik Monk makes 30-foot three point jumper (Domantas Sabonis assists)	31	33
36.5	Jarrett Allen makes 15-foot jumper (Craig Porter Jr. assists)	33	33
32.9	Malik Monk misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	33	33
30.9	Kings offensive team rebound	33	33
30.9	Jarrett Allen loose ball foul	33	33
30.9	Domantas Sabonis makes free throw 1 of 2	33	34
30.9	Evan Mobley enters the game for Craig Porter Jr.	33	34
30.9	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Nae'Qwan Tomlin	33	34
30.9	Domantas Sabonis makes free throw 2 of 2	33	35
12.2	Evan Mobley makes alley oop dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists)	35	35
0.0	Evan Mobley blocks Nique Clifford 's 3-foot layup	35	35
0.0	Kings offensive team rebound	35	35
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	35	35

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Venue

Rocket Arena

Cleveland, OH

Date & Time

12:30 AM, January 24, 2026

Coverage

FanDuel SN OH, NBC Sports CA, NBA League Pass

Attendance

19,432

Referees

Marat Kogut, Kevin Scott, Evan Scott

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	38	25	.603	W1
Phoenix	36	27	.571	W1
Golden State	32	30	.516	W1
LA Clippers	30	32	.484	L1
Sacramento	14	50	.219	L3

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	45	16	.738	L2
Cleveland	39	24	.619	W2
Milwaukee	26	35	.426	L4
Chicago	26	37	.413	W1
Indiana	15	48	.238	L8

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