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The Cleveland Cavaliers will face the Detroit Pistons on Monday, October 27 in an early-season Week 2 contest that’s exclusive to Peacock. Tipoff time is set for 7 p.m. ET, with the game streaming live from Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.
A game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Brooklyn Nets grew a little extra exciting, as a fan rushed onto the court during the fourth quarter of the game. The fan disrupted the game with five minutes left in the matchup in Brooklyn's Barclays Center.
The Cavaliers were drastically out-rebounded, 48-32, were dominated in the paint and struggled to keep any momentum in their favor. Missing guards Darius Garland and Max Strus, and forward De'Andre Hunter due to injury, the team had to rely on a lot of rotation pieces to fill in the gaps.
The Cleveland Cavaliers looked discombobulated in their season opener, and it's something they'll have to figure out moving ahead.
Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points, Jarrett Allen added 22, and Cleveland Cavaliers outlasted the Brooklyn Nets 131-124.
For a few stretches Friday, the Cleveland Cavaliers offered a reminder of just how dangerous they can be. They outscored the Nets in the first quarter, 34-23, and opened the second half on a 20-7 run in which they went 5-of-5 on 3-pointers. But Friday ...
"He’s a really funny dude. He’s a great storyteller. But he was never a part of the staff," a team source said of Jones.
The Cleveland Cavaliers had the best record in the Eastern Conference and the second-best record in the NBA last season, but they flamed out with a five-game loss to the 4-seeded Pacers in the second round of the playoffs.