Evan Mobley Scores 23 Points And Cavaliers Rally Past Nets 105-100 To Remain Perfect At 11-0

Evan Mobley h 23 points and 16 rebounds, and Dovan Mitchell scored 22 as Cleveland Cavaliers rallied for a 105-100 win over Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night, becoming 12th team in NBA history to start a season 11-0.

Darius Garland scored eight of his 20 points in fourth quarter for Cleveland, which trailed 82-68 with 35 seconds left in third. Garland put Cavaliers ahe for good at 97-96 with two free throws.

2015-16 Golden State Warriors hold league record after winning ir first 24 games. y lost to Cavaliers in NBA Finals.

Cam Johnson scored 23 points and Dennis Schroder and Cam Thomas h 22 apiece for Nets. Brooklyn trailed by 15 in second quarter, but held Cleveland to a season-low 13 points in third with Johnson and Thomas combining for 19.

Cavaliers failed to score 110 points for first time, ending ir NBA-record streak of doing so in 10 consecutive wins to open a season. Hall of Fame center Wilt Chamberlain and 1960-61 Philelphia Warriors h held mark with nine.

Nets: Coming off a 108-104 overtime loss in Boston one night earlier, Brooklyn couldn’t stop Cavaliers’ league-leing offense in fourth quarter. Cleveland me 14 of 18 shots in final period.

Cavaliers: New coach Kenny Atkinson mitted “re was a little extra” at stake for him facing Brooklyn for first time since being fired by Nets in 2020. Mobley took mess to heart, making 10 of 11 field goal attempts.

After Johnson buried a 3-pointer with 4:23 left to extend Brooklyn’s le to 96-89, Cavaliers answered with 10 straight points. Garland scored four in a row, n fed Mobley for a dunk to complete game-changing run.

Cavaliers are two victories from matching longest streak in franchise history. Cleveland has won 13 in a row three times, all with franchise icon LeBron James on roster, last doing so from v. 11 to Dec. 6, 2017.

Nets wrap up a three-game trip Monday in New Orleans. Cavaliers visit Chicago on Monday.