Evan Mobley scores 21 to lead the Cavaliers over the Nets 130-101

NEW YORK (AP) — Evan Mobley scored 21 points, Caris LeVert added 19 and the Cleveland Cavaliers rolled to a 130-101 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night.

Donovan Mitchell had 18 points and five assists, and Georges Niang had 17 points and nine rebounds for Cleveland (23-4), which won its second straight and for the sixth time in seven games.

Cameron Johnson led Brooklyn with 22 points and five assists, and Day’Ron Sharpe had 15 points and seven rebounds. The Nets (10-16) lost their third straight and fell for the sixth time in seven games.

Kenny Atkinson returned as a head coach to Brooklyn with the Cavaliers. The 57-year-old led the Nets for four seasons.

Cavaliers: Cleveland, which entered play ranking first in the NBA in field-goal percentage (50.3) and 3-point field-goal percentage (39.9), shot 53.1% from the field. They had 33 assists on 43 made baskets.

Nets: Playing their first game since point guard Dennis Schroder was traded to Golden State, the Nets shot just 42% from the field and scored a season-low 40 first-half points. Brooklyn scored nearly as many points in the third quarter (37) as it did in the first 24 minutes.

Brooklyn scored the game’s first seven points, but the Cavaliers closed the first quarter with a 32-5 run and led by 20.

The Cavaliers have scored at least 130 points in seven games, which already is a single-season franchise record.

The Cavaliers host Milwaukee on Friday. The Nets play Thursday at Toronto.

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Cleveland Cavaliers' Donovan Mitchell, left, and Georges Niang, right, react after Mitchell scored during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Brooklyn Nets' Nic Claxton shoots the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Brooklyn Nets' Day'Ron Sharpe, left, dribbles the ball against Cleveland Cavaliers' Evan Mobley, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Cleveland Cavaliers' Darius Garland, right, knocks the ball away from Brooklyn Nets' Ben Simmons, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Brooklyn Nets' Shake Milton, left, Dorian Finney-Smith, center, and Cameron Johnson, right, watch an NBA basketball game from the bench during the second half against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Cleveland Cavaliers' Donovan Mitchell, left, Darius Garland, center, and Dean Wade, right, react after Mitchell scored during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Cleveland Cavaliers' Georges Niang reacts after Caris LeVert, not pictured, scored during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Cleveland Cavaliers' Evan Mobley (4) goes up to shoot during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Cleveland Cavaliers' Evan Mobley, left, dribbles the ball against Brooklyn Nets' Ben Simmons, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

DETROIT (AP) — Tim Hardaway Jr. hit three 3-pointers in overtime to help the Detroit Pistons end the Miami Heat’s four-game winning streak with a 125-124 victory on Monday night.

Cade Cunningham had 20 points, a career-high 18 assists and 11 rebounds for the Pistons, his sixth triple-double of the season. Jimmy Butler had 35 points, 19 rebounds and 10 assists for Miami.

Malik Beasley led the Pistons with 28 points and went 7 of 13 on 3-pointers.

Miami trailed by 19 points in the second half, but finished regulation on an 18-2 run before scoring the first eight points of overtime.

Hardaway’s first two 3s pulled Detroit within 122-120 with 1:35 left in OT. After Tyler Herro missed an off-balance jumper, Hardaway hit another 3 to put the Pistons ahead 123-122.

Butler and Cunningham traded baskets before Herro missed again with 19 seconds to play. A turnover gave Miami one more chance, but Herro missed a 3 at the buzzer.

The Pistons, who had lost four of five, shot 50% (20 of 40) from 3-point range.

Heat: Herro went 4 of 17 from long range, extending his streak to 58 games with at least one 3 — the second-longest run in franchise history. Duncan Robinson holds the record with a 69-game streak.

Pistons: Detroit played without Jaden Ivey (knee) and Tobias Harris (thumb), then lost Isaiah Stewart in the first half to a hyperextended left knee. That meant playing time for Paul Reed.

The Pistons outscored Miami 11-2 in the first four minutes of the second half.

Butler became the third player in NBA history to finish with at least 35 points, 19 rebounds, 10 assists and four steals in a game. The others were DeMarcus Cousins in 2018 and George McInnis in 1976.

Heat: Host Oklahoma City on Friday.

Pistons: Host Utah on Thursday.

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Miami Heat guard Jaime Jaquez Jr. (11) goes to the basket past Detroit Pistons forward Ausar Thompson (9) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro (14) goes to the basket past Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren (0) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

Detroit Pistons forward Ronald Holland II, right, and Miami Heat guard Jaime Jaquez Jr., left, battle for the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) drives to the basket against Detroit Pistons forward Paul Reed, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren reacts after being whistled for fouling Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler on a dunk during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)