Regular season · Final
Nets fall to Cavaliers 106–102
Sun, Mar 1, 3:30 PM ET · Barclays Center, Brooklyn · Attendance 17,804
Cleveland
Cavaliers
38-24
106
Brooklyn
Nets
15-45
102
Recap
The Nets lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers 106–102 at Barclays Center. Michael Porter Jr. led Brooklyn with 26 points on 10-of-17 shooting, 5-of-8 from 3. Four Nets scored in double figures. James Harden led Cleveland with 22 points on 5-of-9 shooting, 4-of-7 from 3. Brooklyn shot 51% from the field and 11-of-32 from 3; Cleveland shot 49%. Brooklyn's largest lead was 7 points. The Nets are 15-45.
Highlights are added here once the official video is posted, usually within a few hours of the final.
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CLE | 29 | 17 | 28 | 32 | 106 |
 BKN | 24 | 28 | 23 | 27 | 102 |
Team stats
| BKN | Statistic | CLE |
|---|---|---|
| 38-75 (51%) | Field goals | 34-70 (49%) |
| 11-32 (34%) | 3-pointers | 13-27 (48%) |
| 15-20 (75%) | Free throws | 25-37 (68%) |
| 32 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fast-break points | 12 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Largest lead | 11 |
Brooklyn scoring
Michael Porter Jr.
10-17 FG · 30 min
Danny Wolf
7-13 FG · 27 min
Nolan Traore
7-15 FG · 30 min
Grant Nelson
4-7 FG · 20 min
Day'Ron Sharpe
3-5 FG · 28 min
Noah Clowney
2-5 FG · 23 min
Josh Minott
2-3 FG · 17 min
Ziaire Williams
2-2 FG · 33 min
Ben Saraf
1-6 FG · 18 min
Box score
Brooklyn Nets
| Starters | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr.F | 30 | 26 | 10-17 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -8 |
| Noah ClowneyF | 23 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -13 |
| Day'Ron SharpeC | 28 | 7 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -7 |
| Terance MannG | 14 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -21 |
| Nolan TraoreG | 30 | 17 | 7-15 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -2 |
| Bench | ||||||||||||
| Ziaire WilliamsF | 33 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +17 |
| Josh MinottF | 17 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +6 |
| Grant NelsonF | 20 | 11 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | +1 |
| Danny WolfF | 27 | 23 | 7-13 | 3-8 | 6-8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +7 |
| Ben SarafG | 18 | 4 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jalen WilsonF | DNP — coach's decision | |||||||||||
| Ochai AgbajiG | DNP — coach's decision | |||||||||||
| Totals | 102 | 38-75 | 11-32 | 15-20 | 32 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 17 | |||
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Starters | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett AllenC | 32 | 20 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +5 |
| Evan MobleyC | 27 | 17 | 6-12 | 0-2 | 5-10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +24 |
| James HardenG | 36 | 22 | 5-9 | 4-7 | 8-12 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| Sam MerrillG | 27 | 15 | 5-8 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +20 |
| Jaylon TysonG | 28 | 9 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +3 |
| Bench | ||||||||||||
| Nae'Qwan TomlinF | 5 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 |
| Thomas BryantC | 10 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -8 |
| Dennis SchroderG | 25 | 12 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -8 |
| Craig Porter Jr.G | 18 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -10 |
| Keon EllisG | 31 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | -5 |
| Larry Nance Jr.F | DNP — coach's decision | |||||||||||
| Tristan EnarunaF | DNP — coach's decision | |||||||||||
| Darius Brown IIG | DNP — coach's decision | |||||||||||
| Tyrese ProctorG | DNP — coach's decision | |||||||||||
| Totals | 106 | 34-70 | 13-27 | 25-37 | 38 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 17 | |||
Source: ESPN box score, read live. Official stats can be corrected by the league after the game.