The Cleveland Cavaliers (13 - 4) defeated the Brooklyn Nets (3 - 13) 90 - 88 on Saturday. LeBron James likely imagined many moments like tonight's closing sequence on his hometown court when he opted to return to Cleveland. The perennial All-Star scored the final two of his 26 points on the night on an eight - foot jumper to break an 88 - 88 tie and send the Cavs home winners for the second consecutive night. As has become customary in Kyrie Irving's season - long absence while recovering from knee surgery, James and Kevin Love took charge of the Cleveland offense with matching 26 - point efforts to help their team remain perfect at home. The Nets certainly gave a valiant effort and were led by their own "Big Two" of Brook Lopez and Thaddeus Young, who both stuffed the stat sheet across virtually every category. Lopez contributed 22 points, nine rebounds, a pair of assists, a pair of blocks and a steal over 38 minutes. Meanwhile, Young managed 16 points, 12 rebounds and a steal over 36 minutes on the court, making it his fifth double - double in the last seven contests. Veteran Joe Johnson also turned in a strong bounce - back effort with 17 points, after having only managed five points in Wednesday night's loss to the Thunder. Jarret Jack pitched in with an impressive double - double of his own, tallying 12 points and supplementing it with a season - high 14 assists. Rookie Rondae Hollis-Jefferson posted double - digit rebounds for the third time in four contests, hauling in 10 boards and adding six points, an assist, five steals and a block over 30 minutes. Brooklyn fell to 3 - 13 and currently resides in fourth place in the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division. They head home to face the Detroit Pistons on Sunday. In addition to James' and Loves' outstanding performances, the Cavs also benefited from a 14 - point night from Mo Williams, as well as a 10 - point, 11 - rebound effort from Tristan Thompson, who's now managed six consecutive double - doubles despite coming off the bench in a majority of those games. The remaining Cleveland starters could not muster much on the scoring end. J.R. Smith continued his recent offensive cool - down with a six - point, five - rebound performance, while Timofey Mozgov could only shoot 1 - for - 7 from the field on his way to a two - point, six - rebound outing. The Cleveland center did add a pair of assists, a pair of steals and a block. Cleveland improved to 13 - 4 and currently reside in first place in the Eastern Conference's Central Division. They next face the Wizards in a home game on Tuesday.
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