Golden State Warriors vs Cleveland Cavaliers player stats and box score (Nov. 8) | 2024-25 NBA season

The Cleveland Cavaliers dominated the visiting Golden State Warriors in the first half before coasting to a 136-117 win. Darius Garland led the Cavs with 27 points, six assists, three rebounds and three steals. The hosts led 83-42 after the first 24 minutes passed.

Steph Curry, who didn't see action in the fourth quarter, had 12 points on 5-for-10 shooting, including 1-for-4 from behind the arc. Jonathan Kuminga came off the bench to lead the Dubs with 21 points, six rebounds, five assists and one block.

Cleveland shot 14-for-22 from deep compared to Golden State's 5-for-16 clip in the first half. The disparity in 3-point shooting allowed the Cavaliers to grab a stranglehold on the game. Donovan Mitchell and Co. improved their record to 10-0 while Steph Curry's Warriors dropped to 7-2.

Golden State Warriors vs Cleveland Cavaliers player stats and box score

Golden State Warriors player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
D. Green	6	2	6	3	0	2	2-7	2-5	0-0	-23
T. Jackson-Davis	3	5	4	0	1	1	1-3	0-0	1-1	-5
A. Wiggins	11	1	2	1	0	1	4-9	1-3	2-2	-23
S. Curry	12	1	2	2	0	6	5-10	1-4	1-1	-25
G. Payton II	8	2	1	0	1	0	4-4	0-0	1-1	-9
J. Kuminga	21	6	5	2	1	3	7-14	3-7	4-6	-4
K. Looney	9	7	1	2	0	0	4-6	0-0	1-1	+2
L. Waters III	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-1	0-0	+1
G. Santos	3	1	0	0	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	+1
K. Anderson	4	3	2	0	1	0	2-5	0-2	0-0	-14
B. Hield	3	2	1	0	0	1	1-4	1-4	0-0	-3
D. Melton	10	2	3	0	0	1	4-11	2-6	0-0	+6
M. Moody	11	2	1	0	0	1	5-10	1-3	0-0	-6
B. Podziemski	14	7	4	4	0	1	6-12	1-6	1-2	+7

Cleveland Cavaliers player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
E. Mobley	23	4	4	1	2	2	7-12	0-3	9-10	+7
I. Okoro	16	1	4	0	1	0	6-10	4-6	0-0	+32
J. Allen	13	12	3	0	1	3	5-8	0-0	3-5	+30
D. Garland	27	3	6	3	0	4	9-17	6-11	3-4	+30
D. Mitchell	12	5	4	0	0	4	4-13	2-7	2-2	+7
D. Wade	3	6	2	0	2	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	+2
J. Tyson	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-2	0-2	0-0	-9
G. Niang	7	2	1	0	0	1	3-4	1-2	0-0	-12
T. Thompson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	-9
C. LeVert	8	7	4	3	1	1	2-5	2-3	2-2	+16
T. Jerome	20	1	3	0	0	3	7-8	3-3	3-3	+3
S. Merrill	5	2	1	0	0	0	1-4	1-4	2-2	-3
C. Porter Jr.	2	0	1	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	-9

Golden State Warriors vs Cleveland Cavaliers: Game Summary

The 9-0 Cavaliers got off to a blistering start behind a balanced attack led by Evan Mobley, Darius Garland and Caris LeVert. Cleveland detonated a 19-2 run in the first five minutes. The hosts had a 39-22 lead at the end of the first quarter.

The Dubs, which had the most efficient defense entering the matchup, couldn't slow down the Cavaliers. They gave up 78 points before the two-minute mark of the second period. Ty Jerome, a former Warrior, led Cleveland's onslaught with 13 second-quarter points. Cleveland led 83-42 by halftime.

The Golden State Warriors offense finally hummed in the third quarter. After combining for 42 points in the first two quarters, the Dubs dropped 41 in the third period. Jonathan Kuminga, De’Anthony Melton, Steph Curry and Gary Payton II had more success putting up buckets. The visitors, however, still trailed 112-83 heading to the fourth quarter.

Steve Kerr did not insert Curry in the fourth quarter. The Warriors couldn’t put together a desperate rally as the Cavaliers had an answer to everything the Dubs threw at them. Darius Garland’s eight-point run by himself with four minutes remaining took the fight out of the Bay Area team. Cleveland won 136-117 to improve its NBA-best record to 10-0.