"After suffering a 136-117 loss at Charlotte two nights earlier - when Thomas and Porter were a combined minus-38 and were embarrassingly bad defensively - Fernandez demanded more from them. On Friday, against a much better Cavaliers team that had the best record in the Eastern Conference last season, the Nets stepped up their game. Thomas had 33 points and nine assists, one shy of his career-high, while Porter added 31 and eight rebounds."
"Brooklyn was down 83-58 with 8:14 left in the third quarter after a 26-footer from Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell, a New York native who had a game-high 35 points on 10-of-15 shooting. The game had all the hallmarks of a runaway. But unlike Wednesday night against the equally-horrible Hornets, this time they actually gave chase. They were still down 110-88 after a driving Mitchell hook a half-minute into the fourth quarter when they went on a run."
The Brooklyn Nets lost their home opener 131-124 to the Cleveland Cavaliers before 17,548 fans at Barclays Center. Cam Thomas scored 33 points with nine assists and Michael Porter Jr. added 31 points and eight rebounds. Brooklyn rallied from a 25-point third-quarter deficit to cut the margin to one in the fourth but still fell short. Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland with 35 points on 10-of-15 shooting. The Nets allowed 53.7 percent shooting and earlier suffered a 136-117 loss at Charlotte, leaving them 0-2 amid a rebuilding, youth-focused season.
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