Game Time: 10:00 PM EST on Wednesday November 9, 2022
Cleveland Cavaliers 105, Sacramento Kings 101 (Q4 07:55)
What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Doesn’t matter how well you play for most of the game if you can’t close.
Kings have had a lot of opportunity to learn by doing. – 11:57 PM

euro steppin’ Spida
📺 #CavsKings on @BallySportsCLE pic.twitter.com/6LLVZMVtKN – 11:56 PM


#Cavs have their first lead of 101-99 with 9 minutes left in the game after Kevin Love’s jumper. – 11:55 PM

It’s hard to overstate how good Donovan Mitchell has been for the #Cavs. He’s been everything they could have asked for and more. – 11:55 PM


Donovan Mitchell is on a completely different level this season. And it’s so enjoyable to see him play. #LetEmKnow #cavs – 11:54 PM

Donovan Mitchell ties the game 99-99 and now up to 33 points. – 11:53 PM

Trey at the buzzer 🎯
@Trey Lyles | #RoarWithUs pic.twitter.com/NKuwZQNIAw – 11:51 PM


#Cavs tail the Kings 97-93 after 3 quarters. Cleveland outscored the Kings 35-28 in the third, but turned the ball over seven times, including at the end of the period leading to a Trey Lyles buzzer-beating 3-pointer. – 11:48 PM

Trey Lyles is game changer tonight. Huge effort off the bench. 16 very valuable points for the Kings. #SacramentoProud – 11:48 PM

Kings had built a 15 point lead, Cavs cut it to one point, before Trey Lyles drains a buzzer beating 3-pointer to give Sacramento a 97-93 lead heading to the 4th. Lyles has 16, De’Aaron Fox 16 for Sac. Cavs led by Donovan Mitchell’s 31 – 11:47 PM


K33G 👑
@Keegan Murray | #RoarWithUs pic.twitter.com/jj0UepqeDr – 11:47 PM

Trey Lyles drills a 3-ball to end the third. 97-93 Kings hading to the fourth. Lyles has 16 points off the bench. Lots of scorers tonight. Not a lot of stoppers. – 11:47 PM

Trey Lyles scores 10 points in the 3rd quarter, to help the Kings hold onto their lead.
97-93 heading to the 4th quarter. – 11:46 PM

The Kings needed that 3 at the buzzer from Trey Lyles. They lead the Cavaliers 97-93 going into the fourth quarter. – 11:46 PM

Donovan Mitchell is out of the game. Kings lead by 6. Gotta extend that before he comes back in to likely finish out the game. – 11:44 PM

Resurgent performance from Kings rookie Keegan Murray. He has 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field and 4-of-7 shooting from 3-point range.
sacbee.com/sports/nba/sac… – 11:43 PM

Before that missed hook shot by Jarrett Allen the #Cavs had started 13-of-13 from the floor in the third quarter. Even with that, they’ve only outscored the Kings 30-25. The defense has been porous. – 11:43 PM

Keegan Murray is good at basketball, especially when he plays with confidence. #SacramentoProud – 11:43 PM



Trey laces his third triple of the night 💦
@Trey Lyles | #RoarWithUs pic.twitter.com/uQax82cc1r – 11:42 PM


#Cavs Donovan Mitchell has 31 points tonight after that layup. Keeping Cleveland in this one. – 11:41 PM




#Cavs Donovan Mitchell has 15 of the team’s 21 third-quarter points, trying to pull them out of the mud. – 11:37 PM

Donovan Mitchell is on a heater. Looking like Steph Curry. Not great for the Kings. – 11:36 PM

This game has very similar Warriors vibes from Monday. Kings in control most of the game but Cleveland hanging around. Donovan Mitchell has 26 to keep the Cavs in it. – 11:32 PM

Taking flight.
@Donovan Mitchell | #LetEmKnow pic.twitter.com/ANieK8O2aM – 11:31 PM

Kings led by as many as 15 in the 3rd quarter but a Mitchell dunk cuts it to 80-71. #Cavs have played possibly their worst game to date, but they’re not out of it by any stretch. – 11:28 PM

It’s not just that Harrison Barnes is playing aggressive. He’s decisive with the ball. Big difference compared to the coasting from Golden State. – 11:26 PM

this crowd knows a star when they hear one 🎼 👏 pic.twitter.com/YrnO8Wh2Gh – 11:24 PM

#Kings put up 69 in 1st 1/2 vs #Cavs Sac 58% FG%, low turnovers, made more FTs than CLE attempted, 22-11 bench scoring advantage, 2nd 1/2 Sac must keep Cavs off O Glass CLE 9 offensive rebounds, 9-2 2nd chance points & 10 more FGA than SAC #NBA pic.twitter.com/t6Bw4rgfry – 11:21 PM


Cavs give up 69 pts in 1st half to Kings but have responded better in the 2nd half the last couple of games.
Cavs vs. Lakers:
1st half they allowed-64 pts
2nd half they allowed-36 pts
Cavs vs. Clippers
1st half they allowed-64 pts
2nd half they allowed-53 pts – 11:20 PM

First half box score @Sacramento Kings vs @Cleveland Cavaliers pic.twitter.com/npc8M48pca – 11:16 PM


Kings have led entire way, by as many as 14 – up on #Cavs, 69-58, at the break; SAC bench outscoring CLE’s, 22-10; SAC, 58%FG, CLE, 46%; Mitchell, 14pts, 6-14FG, 2-7 3ptFG; LeVert, 12pts, 5-11FG, game-hi 7reb; Cedi, 7pts, 3-4FG; Garland, 5pts, team-hi 4asst. pic.twitter.com/SlelcCVj8q – 11:14 PM


Kings lead #Cavs 69-58 at the end of the first half. Cavs are struggling defensively, especially in defending on the perimeter as the Kings have made 11 3s.
Donovan Mitchell: 14 pts
Caris LeVert: 12 pts, 7 rebounds – 11:10 PM

The Kings look so fresh and aggressive in the 1st half against the Cavaliers. Keegan Murray found his spots, Harrison Barnes made his presence felt, 2nd unit was produced. Great look for the Kings today. #SacramentoProud – 11:09 PM

HALFTIME: Kings lead the Cavaliers, 69-58
👑 @Domantas Sabonis 9 PTS, 3 AST
👑 @Harrison Barnes 8 PTS, 6 REB
👑 @Malik Monk 7 PTS, 2 3PT
👑 @De’Aaron Fox 11 PTS, 3 AST
👑 @Keegan3Murray 11 PTS, 3 3PT pic.twitter.com/cCykuYStoL – 11:08 PM



#Cavs opponents in the last three first halves:
Lakers — 64
Clippers — 64
Kings — 69. – 11:06 PM

Keegan Murray for 3. Kings lead the Cavaliers 69-58 at the half. They’re shooting 57.5% from the field and 47.8% from 3-point range with 17 assists on 23 made baskets … and only three turnovers. Stellar first half for Sacramento. – 11:05 PM

Other than Caris LeVert, it’s hard to find things the #Cavs did well in the first half tonight. They trail the Kings 69-58 at the break. Third straight game Cavs have given up 60 or more 1st half points. Kings were 11-of-23 beyond the arc and most have been pretty good looks. – 11:05 PM

Keegan Murray with another triple. Welcome back young fella. Murray has 11 points in the first half. Kings lead Cavs 69-58. – 11:05 PM

Really balanced attack from the Kings in this first half.
Fox: 13
Murray: 11
Sabonis & Barnes: 9
Monk: 7
Lyles: 6
Huerter & Mitchell: 5
Metu: 4 – 11:04 PM


Pelicans won despite going 3-of-19 from 3.
Only two teams last season hit 3 or fewer threes in a game and won:
– Chicago against Detroit on 3/9/22 (114-108)
– Cleveland against the Clippers on 10/27/21 (92-79) – 11:02 PM

The Sacramento Kings city edition jerseys unveiled and available pic.twitter.com/DubolNgWqN – 10:58 PM

The Kings showed off their new city edition uniforms tonight. pic.twitter.com/otwevWZx7o – 10:58 PM

The Kings just “revealed” their city edition jerseys to…applause? I think? – 10:57 PM

Keegan Murray drops in a triple. Kings are 9-for-20 from deep so far in this game. – 10:54 PM

Not the most exciting of halves, but the Kings are playing steady and I will happily take that. – 10:52 PM

what a sequence from Malik Monk 🔥 pic.twitter.com/tVUaAFJcRe – 10:49 PM