The Cavaliers rallied to beat the Nets 105-100 on Saturday, becoming the 12th team in NBA history to start a season with 11 straight wins.
CLEVELAND — Evan Mobley scored 23 points and 16 rebounds, and Donovan Mitchell scored 22 for the Cleveland Cavaliers bounce back to beat Brooklyn Nets 105-100 on Saturday night, becoming the 12th team in NBA history to start a season 11-0.
Darius Garland scored eight of his 20 points in the fourth quarter to Clevelandwhich trailed 82-68 with 35 seconds left in the third quarter. Garland put the Cavaliers in definitive advantage by 97-96 with two free throws.
Donovan Mitchell celebrates in the final moments of the Cavaliers’ victory. Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images
Los Golden State Warriors of the 2015-16 season hold the league record after winning their first 24 games. They lost to the Cavaliers in the NBA Finals.
Cam Johnson scored 23 points and Dennis Schroder y Cam Thomas they had 22 each for the Nets. Brooklyn trailed by 15 points in the second quarter, but held Cleveland on a season-low 13 points in the third, with Johnson and Thomas combining for 19.
Los Cavaliers They failed to score 110 points for the first time, ending their NBA-record streak of doing so in 10 consecutive wins to open a season. The Hall of Fame center Wilt Chamberlain and the 1960-61 Philadelphia Warriors held the record with nine.
