Spokesman-Review
National Basketball Association
Cleveland 136, Golden State 117
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, November 8, 2024
Where: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Ohio
Officials: #79 John Conley, #46 Ben Taylor, #71 Rodney Mott
Attendance: 19432

Darius Garland put up 27 points as one of six Cavaliers to score in double figures and host Cleveland pummeled the Golden State Warriors 136-117 on Friday night for its 10th straight win to open the season.

With the victory, Cleveland matched the 12th-best start to a season in NBA history. Golden State holds the league record, going 24-0 to kick off the 2015-16 campaign.

All five Cavaliers starters supplied at least 12 points, with Evan Mobley netting 23, Isaac Okoro notching 16, Jarrett Allen going for 13 and Donovan Mitchell collecting 12. Ty Jerome had 20 off the bench, while Allen hauled in 12 rebounds to complete a double-double.

Cleveland outshot the visitors 54.1 percent to 48 percent overall.

Reserve Jonathan Kuminga racked up a team-high 21 points for the Warriors, who saw a five-game winning streak come to an end. Brandin Podziemski chipped in 14 points, seven rebounds, four assists and four steals, but Golden State star Stephen Curry was held to 12 points.

The Cavaliers wasted little time turning the game into a rout, opening the contest on a 20-2 run that featured six points apiece from Mobley and Garland. The Warriors trailed by at least 13 for the rest of the first quarter, which ended with Cleveland up 39-22.

When Jerome knocked down a 3-pointer with 5:09 left in the first half, the Cavaliers had Golden State doubled up at 68-34.

Garland capped the half in style by canning a pull-up jumper and converting a runner in the lane in the final 1:16 to send Cleveland into the break with a stunning 83-42 lead.

Everything was falling before intermission for the Cavaliers, who made good on 65.1 percent of their field-goal attempts and 63.6 percent of their 3-point tries (14 of 22) over the first 24 minutes of action.

Cleveland led 112-83 after three quarters and never saw its advantage fall below 18 for the entirety of the fourth.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Golden State   Cleveland
Jonathan Kuminga 21 Scoring Darius Garland 27
Draymond Green 6 Assists Darius Garland 6
Kevon Looney 7 Rebounds Jarrett Allen 12
Jonathan Kuminga 4 Free Throws Made Evan Mobley 9
Brandin Podziemski 4 Steals Darius Garland 3
Kyle Anderson 1 Blocks Evan Mobley 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Golden State 117 48.0 13-42 10-14 32 40 4 14 17
Cleveland 136 54.1 20-42 24-28 33 43 7 7 20
Upcoming Games
  • Cleveland will play their next game at home against Brooklyn. The Cavaliers have a W/L % of 1.000 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
  • Golden State will play their next game on the road against Oklahoma City. The Warriors have a W/L % of .750 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.