NBA: Cavaliers hold off Nets comeback to win in Cleveland
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Brooklyn Nets 125-121 at the Rocket Arena, holding off a 41-point fourth quarter from the visitors. Michael Porter Jr. top-scored with 28 points and 9 rebounds, and Evan Mobley posted a 20-point, 10-rebound double-double.
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Os três primeiros quartos deram ao Cleveland Cavaliers a base do 125 a 121 sobre o Brooklyn Nets, na noite de sábado, 24, na Rocket Arena. O jogo valeu pela temporada regular da NBA 2026-2027 e só esteve decidido no fim, depois de uma reação forte do time visitante.
Cleveland impôs o ritmo ofensivo desde o começo: 35 a 30 no primeiro período e 33 a 24 no segundo, indo ao intervalo com folga. A parcial seguinte, 28 a 26, manteve a frente dos donos da casa.
O quarto final mudou o clima. O Nets fez 41 pontos e o Cavaliers apenas 29, reduzindo a diferença a quase nada — insuficiente, porém, para virar o placar.
Cleveland terminou mais eficiente nos arremessos: 40 de 79 (51%), contra 39 de 97 (40%) do adversário. Também distribuiu melhor (31 assistências a 23) e protegeu o aro com 9 tocos, contra 1 do Nets.
O Nets foi melhor nos rebotes ofensivos (18 a 9) e nos totais (48 a 45), além de converter 20 bolas de três em 49 tentativas (41%).
Michael Porter Jr., do Nets, foi o cestinha: 28 pontos, 9 rebotes e 4 bolas de três em 33 minutos. Julius Randle acrescentou 23 pontos e 6 rebotes; Demin Egor teve 22 pontos e 6 assistências.
Do lado do time que venceu, a produção foi dividida. Donovan Mitchell liderou com 22 pontos; Jarrett Allen fez 21 e pegou 8 rebotes; Evan Mobley assinou duplo-duplo de 20 pontos e 10 rebotes, com 4 assistências em 35 minutos.
O jogo teve muitas faltas (30 do Nets, 28 do Cavaliers) e muitos erros (20 do Brooklyn, 23 do Cleveland). A eficiência nos arremessos e o jogo coletivo, no fim, explicaram o triunfo dos donos da casa.
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