Nets fall into 32-point hole by half, never recover in loss to East-leading Cavaliers

Evan Mobley scored 21 points, Caris LeVert added 19 and the Cavaliers rolled to a 130-101 win over the Nets on Monday night.

NEW YORK -- 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 , 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.

TAKEAWAYSCavaliers: Cleveland, which entered play ranking first in the NBA in field-goal percentage and 3-point field-goal percentage , 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 as it did in the first 24 minutes.

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