NBA Final Intelligence

PHI 8-1
95 – 119
FINAL
CLE 4-4

Philadelphia 76ers 95, Cleveland Cavaliers 119 — Recap

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📰Game Recap

The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 119-95, overcoming a pregame SportsFBI model lean that favored Philadelphia at 54%. Cleveland seized control early by outscoring Philadelphia 33-22 in the first quarter, propelled by Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley. Mitchell finished with 23 points, seven rebounds, and eight assists, while Mobley added 22 points, six rebounds, and four assists on 8-of-13 shooting.

Philadelphia responded in the second quarter, edging Cleveland 32-29 to narrow the halftime deficit. Jaylen Brown led the 76ers with 20 points, five rebounds, and five assists, and VJ Edgecombe contributed 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting, but the offense could not sustain the momentum.

Cleveland reasserted dominance after intermission, taking the third quarter 29-20 and closing the game with a 28-21 fourth-quarter advantage. James Harden supported the Cavaliers' attack with 17 points, six rebounds, and three assists as Cleveland pulled away for the 24-point victory.

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How the Prediction Fared

⚡ Model Missed

SportsFBI's model, locked before tip-off, favored the Philadelphia 76ers (54% confidence). It gave a 11% chance of a 20+ point margin; the game was decided by 24 points.

💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line

Spread · PHI -2.5 CLE covered Won by 24
Total · 232.5 Under 214 combined
Moneyline PHI -162 · CLE +136 PHI favored
Line movementOpening line → close
Spread (CLE) +2.5+2.5 No move
Total 230.5232.5 +2
Moneyline (CLE) +118+136 +18

Standouts

Top Scorer · CLE
23 PTS, 7 REB, 8 AST, 1 3PM · 7-18 FG
Scoring · CLE
22 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 3PM · 8-13 FG
Scoring · PHI
20 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 3PM · 9-19 FG

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

PHI 2 largest lead Q1 11:30 (PHI 2, CLE 0) · 6-0 run, Q1 2:21–Q1 2:00
CLE 25 largest lead Q4 0:39 (PHI 92, CLE 117) · 15-0 run, Q1 11:17–Q1 7:34
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time

Ahead for good: Donovan Mitchell makes running layup (Evan Mobley assists) (Q1 10:53, PHI 2, CLE 4).

Linescore

1234 T
PHI 22322021 95
CLE 33292928 119

🧮 How They Scored

PHICLE
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
42.4%Effective FG%52.8%
13.3%Turnover %12.7%
19.2%Offensive rebound %30.4%
0.341Free-throw rate0.386

Box Score

Philadelphia 76ers

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Jaylen Brown G 3420551029-192-90-0-22
VJ Edgecombe G 3219324008-133-50-0-11
Tyrese Maxey G 3217341005-152-95-6-19
LeBron James F 328732163-120-42-2-8
Joel Embiid F-C 256710220-90-26-6-15
Dean Wade F 210510010-40-30-0-16
Anfernee Simons G 206220011-31-33-3-16
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G 175200101-11-12-2+2
Jabari Walker F 178500002-40-14-8-3
Labaron Philon G 43110021-30-11-2-4
Justin Edwards F 43100011-21-20-0-6
Tacko Fall C 30100000-00-00-0-2

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Donovan Mitchell G 3323782147-181-68-10+28
Evan Mobley F-C 3222641108-133-43-4+17
James Harden G 3017630034-113-76-7+7
Peyton Watson G 2813920006-141-40-1+22
Meleek Thomas G 2712132024-72-42-2-3
Mario Hezonja F 27151011036-132-81-2+11
Tyrese Proctor G 203632011-40-11-1+13
Thomas Bryant C 1613600014-51-14-5+7
Sam Merrill G 130302010-30-20-0+12
Tristan Enaruna F 81000000-00-01-2+1
Norchad Omier F 30210000-00-00-0+2
Craig Porter G 30001000-00-00-0+3

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2026-27 season series PHI 1 – 1 CLE
Last 23 meetings · since 2020-21 PHI 11 – 12 CLE
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
After this game
Philadelphia 76ers 8-2 L1 L10 8-2 Next game: @ CHI · Sun, Nov 8
Cleveland Cavaliers 5-4 W1 L10 5-4 Next game: vs NYK · Sat, Nov 7

🔍 Key Suspects Results

0 of 2 graded picks hit. Pushes and voided picks are not counted.

PHI — Away
Anfernee Simons Anfernee Simons G Points 8.5 OVER MISS Actual 6
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G Points 5.5 OVER MISS Actual 5
CLE — Home
Jarrett Allen Jarrett Allen C Rebounds 7.5 OVER VOID

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