Friday night's game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Brooklyn Nets was briefly stopped after a fan charged onto the court and rushed toward Cavs star Donovan Mitchell. The incident occurred with the Cavaliers up 121-115 late in the fourth quarter.

The Nets are coming off a 136-117 loss at the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday to open the season that did not give Brooklyn fans a reason to be optimistic for the rest of the season. Center Nic Claxton led the Nets in scoring with 17 points while chipping in four rebounds in the losing effort,

The Cleveland Cavaliers played with purpose on both sides of the floor when they faced the Brooklyn Nets on Friday.

Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points, Sam Merrill made six 3s and the Cavs picked up their first win of the season against Kenny Atkinson’s former team.

Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points, Jarrett Allen added 22, and Cleveland Cavaliers outlasted the Brooklyn Nets 131-124.

Despite a fourth quarter comeback that had Barclays Center jumping for joy, the Nets lost to the Cavaliers 131-124. Guard Cam Thomas led the way for Brooklyn to the tune of 33 points and nine assists while forward Michael Porter Jr.

The Cavaliers opened the night hitting six of their first seven shots, while the Nets stumbled out of the gate at 3-for-8. When Cam Thomas coughed up a turnover that led to a Sam Merrill 3-pointer, Fernández had seen enough calling his first timeout less than five minutes in with his team already trailing 16-7.

On Friday night, the Brooklyn Nets will face off against the Cleveland Cavaliers, hoping to find themselves in the win column for the first time in their 2025-26 campaign. Brooklyn opened up its season against the Charlotte Hornets, hoping to score an early victory against an Eastern Conference foe.

Here is the full injury report for the Brooklyn Nets heading into Friday's home-opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

It was a dicey fourth quarter, but the Cleveland Cavaliers held off the Brooklyn Nets 131-124 to pick up their first win of the season. Despite blowing a 25-point lead, the Cavs dug in for the final four minutes and played physical basketball to avoid a full collapse.