Evan Mobley had 23 points and 16 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers, trailing by 13 points early in the fourth quarter, extended their season-opening winning streak to 11 games with a 105-100 victory in the The Brooklyn Nets visited on Saturday night.
Cleveland became the first team to open a season 11-0 since the Golden State Warriors won their first 24 games in 2015-16 to finish 73-9.
Donovan Mitchell added 22 points and Darius Garland contributed 20, and Cleveland outscored the Nets 35-18 in the fourth quarter. The Cavaliers shot 54.1 percent from the field and made 14 of 18 shots (77.8 percent) in the final 12 minutes.
Dennis Schroder hit a three-pointer to put Brooklyn up 85-72 just 46 seconds into the fourth quarter before Cleveland put together its offensive rally.
Cameron Johnson had 23 points and Schroder and Cam Thomas each added 22 for the Nets. Brooklyn held a 96-89 lead with 4:24 left in the game following Johnson’s 3, but the Cavaliers outscored the Nets 16-4 the rest of the way.
Bulls 125, Hawks 113
Zach LaVine returned to the lineup for 18 points and sparked a late rally to help visiting Chicago score 17 points in the second half and beat Atlanta to end its four-game losing streak.
The balanced Bulls had eight players score in double figures, including Ayo Dosunmu, who had 19 points. Nikola Vucevic and Coby White scored 18, and Vucevic added 12 rebounds.
The Hawks got 20 points apiece from Jalen Johnson and Clint Capela, who grabbed nine rebounds. Zachary Risacher scored 17 points and Trae Young had 14 to go along with 16 assists.
Jazz 111, Spurs 110
Collin Sexton scored 23 points and Jordan Clarkson made four free throws in the final 12 seconds to help Utah beat host San Antonio.
Lauri Markkanen added 20 points for the Jazz. Clarkson finished with 16, John Collins had 15 points and 10 rebounds and Johnny Juzang scored 10 points.
Victor Wembanyama led the Spurs with 24 points and 16 rebounds. Stephon Castle had 23 points, Devin Vassell scored 21, Keldon Johnson scored 14 and Harrison Barnes had 10 in the loss.
Clippers 105, Raptors 103
Norman Powell and James Harden scored 24 points and Los Angeles sent Toronto to its third straight loss to start a five-game road trip.
Harden added 12 rebounds and a game-high seven assists as the Clippers extended their winning streak to four games. Kevin Porter Jr. he came off the bench and registered 15 points, six rebounds and five assists.
Toronto’s Immanuel Quickley had 12 points in the fourth quarter and matched Ochai Agbaji with a team-high 21 in the game. Gradey Dick scored 15, Chris Boucher scored 14 off the bench and RJ Barrett added 13.
–Field Level Media
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