Cleveland Cavaliers at Sacramento Kings
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Harden scores 23 in Cavaliers debut, Mitchell leads with 35 in 132-126 win over Kings
Harden was acquired by Cleveland from the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday for Darius Garland and a second-round draft pick. He shot 7 for 13, including 5 for 8 from 3-point range, and had eight assists.
Jarrett Allen had 29 points and 10 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who won for the eighth time in nine games.
Nique Clifford scored 30 points to lead Sacramento, which hasn’t won since beating Washington at home on Jan. 16. Russell Westbrook added 21 points and nine assists for the Kings, who have lost six straight at home.
The Cavaliers went into halftime leading 57-55, but the Kings took the lead in the third quarter at 96-93. Mitchell scored 29 points of his points in the second half for the Cavaliers.
Kings: At New Orleans on Monday night.
Regular Season Series
CLE wins series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 132 - 126 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 132 - 126 |
| 4th 2.2 |  |
Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | 132 - 126 |
| 4th 4.8 |  |
Nique Clifford misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot | 132 - 126 |
| 4th 10.9 | |
James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2 | 132 - 126 |
Statistics
 CLE |
 SAC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 46-88 | FG | 48-94 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 11-35 | 3PT | 16-37 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 29-32 | FT | 14-20 |
| 91 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 30 | Assists | 30 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 62 | Points in Paint | 54 |
| 14 | Fouls | 21 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 11 |
| 17 | Lead Changes | 17 |
| 38 | Percent Led | 57 |
Sacramento Kings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Peyton Watson, G | Day-To-Day | Sep 25 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 16,212 · Capacity:
Chicago
Detroit
Indiana
Milwaukee2026-27 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Golden State |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 LA Clippers |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 LA Lakers |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Phoenix |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Sacramento |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
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