Overview
- Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland with 29 points and nine assists, while Jaylon Tyson added 17 and Jarrett Allen posted 10 points and 11 rebounds.
- Neither James Harden nor Darius Garland suited up for their new teams in the first meeting following the trade.
- Dennis Schroder scored 11 points and Keon Ellis had 6 in their Cavaliers debuts after arriving in a three-team deal earlier in the week.
- Cleveland has won seven of its past eight games as Los Angeles dropped consecutive games for the first time since December.
- The Cavaliers shot 51% with 16 threes and converted 24 Clippers turnovers into 47 points, while L.A. went 6-for-28 from deep and played without center Ivica Zubac.