Overview
- Cleveland closed out a 117-115 win on Friday with Evan Mobley’s dunk with 4.8 seconds left off Jaylon Tyson’s baseline feed.
- Tyson posted a career-high 39 points on 13-of-17 shooting and 7-of-9 from deep, adding five rebounds and four assists.
- The Cavaliers had dominated Wednesday’s meeting 133-107 as Donovan Mitchell scored 35 and Cleveland shot 52.6% with 20 threes and 41 assists.
- Darius Garland (right great toe soreness) and Sam Merrill (right hand sprain) missed the rematch along with Max Strus and Dean Wade, with coach Kenny Atkinson saying Garland and Merrill will be reevaluated this weekend.
- Joel Embiid led Philadelphia with 33 points and Tyrese Maxey added 22 points, nine assists and five steals, while Dominick Barlow returned from a back contusion as the 76ers squandered an 11-point fourth-quarter lead.