NBA

Philadelphia 76ers at Cleveland Cavaliers

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34-30, 17-14 Away
Final
101 - 115

40-25, 22-12 Home

James Harden scores 21, joins 29,000-point club in Cavaliers' 115-101 win over 76ers

Philadelphia 76ers vs. Cleveland Cavaliers: Game Highlights

Donovan Mitchell had 17 points and six assists, and Evan Mobley had 15 points and eight rebounds for the Cavaliers. Harden reached the milestone with a free throw in the first quarter, finishing the game with 29,017 points in 17 pro seasons.

Cleveland is 8-1 at home since Jan. 23, with its lone loss Sunday to surging Boston, and has won 18 of its last 24 overall. The Cavaliers are in fourth place in the Eastern Conference, one game behind New York.

Quentin Grimes scored 17 points and Cameron Payne had 12 points for Philadelphia, which has lost two in a row and four of its last five to slip into eighth in the East. Justin Edwards added 14 points.

The 76ers were without their top four scorers in All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey (right finger sprain), Joel Embiid (right oblique strain), Paul George (league suspension) and VJ Edgecombe (lumbar contusion). They are averaging 86.9 points per game combined.

Harden scored nine points in the third quarter when the Cavaliers extended their advantage to 84-59 en route to sweeping their four-game season series with Philadelphia. They scored 497 points combined in those contests.

Ellis had 14 points and made four 3-pointers in the first half, helping Cleveland build multiple 17-point leads after going in front for the first time at 19-18. Grimes scored 14 for the 76ers, who trailed 56-44 at the break.

Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen missed his second straight game with right knee tendinitis.

Up next 76ers: Host Memphis on Tuesday night

Cavaliers: Visit Philadelphia on Wednesday night.

Regular Season Series

CLE wins series 4-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 101 - 115
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 101 - 115
4th 16.9 MarJon Beauchamp makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot 101 - 115
4th 21.3 Nae'Qwan Tomlin lost ball turnover (MarJon Beauchamp steals) 98 - 115
4th 27.8 Dalen Terry personal foul 98 - 115

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/phi.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originPHI https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/cle.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originCLE
39-85 FG 38-84
46 Field Goal % 45
11-38 3PT 16-44
29 Three Point % 36
12-18 FT 23-25
67 Free Throw % 92
42 Rebounds 41
11 Offensive Rebounds 9
31 Defensive Rebounds 32
20 Assists 28
7 Steals 4
4 Blocks 8
14 Turnovers 9
3 Team Turnovers 1
17 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
20 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 14
21 Fast Break Points 13
54 Points in Paint 40
21 Fouls 16
5 Largest Lead 25
1 Lead Change 1
16 Percent Led 80
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Peyton Watson, G Day-To-Day Sep 25
Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Adem Bona, C Day-To-Day Sep 17
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, G Day-To-Day Jul 25

Game Information

Rocket Arena

Location: Cleveland, OH
Attendance: 19,432 · Capacity:

2026-27 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 0 0 .000 - -
Brooklyn 0 0 .000 - -
New York 0 0 .000 - -
Philadelphia 0 0 .000 - -
Toronto 0 0 .000 - -

2026-27 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Chicago - 0 - 0 0
Cleveland - 0 - 0 0
Detroit - 0 - 0 0
Indiana - 0 - 0 0
Milwaukee - 0 - 0 0
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