The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Brooklyn Nets, 124 - 116, at Quicken Loans Arena on Friday. The Cavaliers (31 - 14) checked in to Friday desperate to snap out of a three - game losing streak, and appeared to have the right opponent to do it with. The Nets (9 - 37) came in with only two road victories in 22 contests away from Barclays Center, and also opted to rest Brook Lopez and rookie Caris LeVert against Cleveland. Starting power forward Trevor Booker was also absent due to illness, seemingly making a victory a proverbial slam dunk for the defending champs. However, Brooklyn certainly did n't adopt a defeatist mentality, going into halftime with only a 55 - 47 deficit. Although the Cavs pulled away in a 39 - point third period, the Nets put up a valiant effort overall, seeing six players record double - digit scoring, shooting 49 percent from the field and 49 percent from three - point range, and prompting Cleveland into 14 turnovers. Sean Kilpatrick led the way for the visitors with 18 points, three assists, two rebounds and two steals. Bojan Bogdanovic followed with 17 points, three assists, two rebound and a steal. Randy Foye and Isaiah Whitehead supplied matching 16 - point efforts, with the former adding eight boards and five assists and the latter providing three rebounds and three assists. Justin Hamilton went for 12 points, five rebounds, a steal and a block while taking over at center for Lopez, and Spencer Dinwiddie tallied 10 points, one rebound and one assist. LeBron James paced the Cavs with 31 points, 11 assists and five rebounds. Kyrie Irving posted 28 points, six assists, four rebounds and two blocks. Kyle Korver totaled 14 points to lead the bench, a total he supplemented with two boards. Kevin Love registered a 13 - point, 14 - rebound double - double and added two assists, a steal and a block. Tristan Thompson posted a 10 - point, 10 - rebound double - double that also included two assists and a block. The Nets next travel to Minnesota to take on the Timberwolves on Saturday night, while the Cavaliers are home against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday afternoon.
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