NBA Final Intelligence
Cleveland Cavaliers 106, Brooklyn Nets 102 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Cleveland Cavaliers 106, Brooklyn Nets 102. Scoring by quarter: Q1 CLE 29-24 BKN; Q2 CLE 17-28 BKN; Q3 CLE 28-23 BKN; Q4 CLE 32-27 BKN.
Top performers (box score): Michael Porter Jr. (BKN) 26 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 5 threes on 10-of-17 shooting; Danny Wolf (BKN) 23 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-13 shooting; James Harden (CLE) 22 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 threes on 5-of-9 shooting; Jarrett Allen (CLE) 20 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists on 7-of-12 shooting; Evan Mobley (CLE) 17 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists on 6-of-12 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · BKN
26 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 5 3PM · 10-17 FG
Scoring · BKN
23 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 3PM · 7-13 FG
Scoring · CLE
22 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 4 3PM · 5-9 FG
Season highs
Danny Wolf · Season-high 23 points
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
CLE
11 largest lead
Q1 5:48 (CLE 16, BKN 5) · 11-0 run, Q3 6:39–Q3 4:40
BKN
7 largest lead
Q2 0:59 (CLE 43, BKN 50) · 7-0 run, Q2 3:53–Q2 2:43
Swings
12 lead changes
Tied 5 times
Ahead for good: Dennis Schroder makes driving layup (Q4 8:39, CLE 83, BKN 82).
Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
- Q4 2:55 Michael Porter Jr. makes 22-foot three point jumperBKN · CLE 98, BKN 92
- Q4 1:52 Nolan Traore makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)BKN · CLE 98, BKN 94
- Q4 1:35 Sam Merrill makes 23-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)CLE · CLE 101, BKN 94
- Q4 0:56 Michael Porter Jr. makes 23-foot running jump shot (Danny Wolf assists)BKN · CLE 101, BKN 97
- Q4 0:36 Evan Mobley makes free throw 2 of 2CLE · CLE 102, BKN 97
- Q4 0:23 Nolan Traore makes 12-foot two point shotBKN · CLE 102, BKN 99
- Q4 0:09 Danny Wolf makes free throw 1 of 2BKN · CLE 102, BKN 100
- Q4 0:09 Danny Wolf makes free throw 2 of 2BKN · CLE 102, BKN 101
- Q4 0:07 Dennis Schroder makes free throw 1 of 2CLE · CLE 103, BKN 101
- Q4 0:07 Dennis Schroder makes free throw 2 of 2CLE · CLE 104, BKN 101
- Q4 0:05 Danny Wolf makes free throw 1 of 2BKN · CLE 104, BKN 102
- Q4 0:04 Dennis Schroder makes free throw 1 of 2CLE · CLE 105, BKN 102
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 29 | 17 | 28 | 32 | 106 | |
| BKN | 24 | 28 | 23 | 27 | 102 |
🧮 How They Scored
CLEBKN
40Points in the paint44
12Fast-break points13
9Second-chance points4
13Points off turnovers14
23Bench points47
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
57.9%Effective FG%58.0%
14.8%Turnover %16.9%
21.6%Offensive rebound %9.1%
0.529Free-throw rate0.267
Box Score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden G | 36 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5-9 | 4-7 | 8-12 | +3 |
| Jarrett Allen C | 32 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 6-8 | +5 |
| Keon Ellis G | 32 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Jaylon Tyson G-F | 28 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Evan Mobley F-C | 27 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-12 | 0-2 | 5-10 | +24 |
| Sam Merrill G | 27 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-8 | 4-6 | 1-1 | +20 |
| Dennis Schroder G | 25 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 3-4 | -8 |
| Craig Porter G | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -10 |
| Thomas Bryant C | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | -8 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin F | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
Brooklyn Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ziaire Williams G-F | 33 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +17 |
| Michael Porter Jr. F | 30 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10-17 | 5-8 | 1-2 | -8 |
| Nolan Traoré G | 30 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7-15 | 1-6 | 2-2 | -2 |
| Day'Ron Sharpe C | 28 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | -7 |
| Danny Wolf F-C | 27 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7-13 | 3-8 | 6-8 | +7 |
| Noah Clowney F | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -13 |
| Grant Nelson F | 20 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | +1 |
| Ben Saraf G | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Josh Minott F | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +6 |
| Terance Mann G | 14 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -21 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Cleveland CavaliersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | Starter | 36 | 22 | 77.0 | 23.5 | +4.0 | 19.7 |
| Jarrett Allen | Starter | 32 | 20 | 64.4 | 26.1 | +9.2 | 15.3 |
| Evan Mobley | Starter | 27 | 17 | 51.8 | 29.7 | +42.1 | 17.3 |
| Sam Merrill | Starter | 27 | 15 | 88.9 | 15.3 | +38.0 | 11.1 |
| Jaylon Tyson | Starter | 28 | 9 | 64.3 | 16.7 | +1.5 | 3.6 |
| Dennis Schroder | Bench | 25 | 12 | 68.5 | 15.5 | -15.4 | 11.6 |
| Thomas Bryant | Bench | 10 | 4 | 51.5 | 18.2 | -44.3 | 7.5 |
| Keon Ellis | Bench | 32 | 4 | 40.0 | 6.8 | -9.1 | 7.8 |
| Craig Porter | Bench | 18 | 3 | 37.5 | 15.4 | -25.0 | -0.7 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | Bench | 05 | 0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | -51.1 | -23.8 |
| Tyrese Proctor | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tristan Enaruna | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Brooklyn NetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr. | Starter | 30 | 26 | 72.7 | 29.0 | -16.2 | 17.7 |
| Nolan Traoré | Starter | 30 | 17 | 53.5 | 29.2 | -4.9 | 5.6 |
| Day'Ron Sharpe | Starter | 28 | 7 | 59.5 | 19.4 | -12.1 | 5.7 |
| Noah Clowney | Starter | 23 | 5 | 50.0 | 10.0 | -24.7 | 3.7 |
| Terance Mann | Starter | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.9 | -72.4 | 1.6 |
| Danny Wolf | Bench | 27 | 23 | 69.6 | 29.0 | +10.9 | 27.5 |
| Josh Minott | Bench | 17 | 5 | 83.3 | 12.8 | +8.8 | 9.2 |
| Ziaire Williams | Bench | 33 | 4 | 100.0 | 2.7 | +27.1 | 6.1 |
| Ben Saraf | Bench | 18 | 4 | 29.1 | 18.6 | -3.0 | 1.5 |
| Ochai Agbaji | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jalen Wilson | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2025-26 season series
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