National Basketball Association
Cleveland 120, L.A. Clippers 111
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, March 14, 2022
Where: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Ohio
Officials: #27 Mitchell Ervin, #58 Josh Tiven, #44 Brett Nansel
Attendance: 18742

Evan Mobley scored a career-high 30 points to lead the host Cleveland Cavaliers to a 120-111 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday.

Mobley has solidified himself at the center spot since All-Star Jarrett Allen went down with a fractured finger earlier this month. Mobley added six rebounds and two blocks.

Darius Garland overcame a slow start to finish with 24 points and a game-high 13 assists. Teammate Isaac Okoro added 20 points, five rebounds and five assists.

Clippers forward Amir Coffey made one of two free throws with 30.8 seconds left in regulation to tie the score at 106 and send the game into overtime. The Cavs outscored the Clippers 14-5 in overtime.

Center Ivica Zubac paced the Clippers with 24 points and a game-high 14 rebounds before he fouled out in overtime. Coffey added 19 points and Terance Mann had 18 points and 10 rebounds.

The Cavs began a stretch of playing eight of nine games at home, including five in a row.

Cleveland welcomed back swingman Caris LeVert to the lineup against the Clippers. LeVert, who missed the previous nine games with a sprained right foot, finished with 11 points and seven rebounds.

Zubac's two free throws with 6:15 left in the third quarter extended the Clippers' biggest lead, 75-67. However, the Cavs used a 15-2 run, capped by Okoro's two free throws with 2:04 left in the third quarter, to assume an 82-77 lead.

Cleveland outscored the Clippers 31-24 in the third quarter to open up seven-point lead entering the final quarter, 87-81. Mobley had 23 points after three quarters and Okoro added 16. Coffey had 16 points for the Clippers after three quarters.

The Clippers used a 22-8 run in the second quarter to take a 57-56 lead at halftime. Both Coffey and Brandon Boston Jr. had 11 points for the Clippers in the first half.

Mobley had 12 points and four rebounds in the first half for the Cavs, who came into the game 3-7 in their previous 10 games.

Besides Allen, forward Dean Wade (knee), and guards Rajon Rondo (ankle) and Collin Sexton (knee) were sidelined for the Cavs.

Things were even worse for the Clippers, as forward Paul George (elbow) was sidelined, along with forward Robert Covington (personal reasons) and guards Norman Powell (foot), Jason Preston (foot) and Jay Scrubb (foot). Both forward Marcus Morris Sr. and guard Reggie Jackson were held out to rest, while Kawhi Leonard (knee) has yet to play this season.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
L.A. Clippers   Cleveland
Ivica Zubac 24 Scoring Evan Mobley 30
Nicolas Batum 6 Assists Darius Garland 13
Ivica Zubac 14 Rebounds Kevin Love 9
Ivica Zubac 4 Free Throws Made Isaac Okoro 11
Nicolas Batum 2 Steals Evan Mobley 2
Terance Mann 2 Blocks Evan Mobley 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
L.A. Clippers 111 43.9 12-36 13-17 29 43 8 5 11
Cleveland 120 47.7 15-30 23-32 28 49 4 7 12
Upcoming Games
  • Cleveland will play their next game at home against Philadelphia. The Cavaliers have a W/L % of .615 after a win and .517 after a loss.
  • L.A. Clippers will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Clippers have a W/L % of .444 after a win and .571 after a loss.