Cleveland Cavaliers · 2026-27
6–6 regular season
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Roster
| Donovan Mitchell | 12 | 33.1 | 22.8 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 48.5 | 37.6 | 79.4 | 61.2 | 56.7 | 22.0 | 4.5 | 5.9 | $50.1M |
| James Harden | 12 | 32.7 | 16.7 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 39.0 | 38.6 | 84.4 | 57.4 | 50.0 | 17.2 | 4.4 | 5.5 | $30.6M |
| Evan Mobley | 12 | 32.0 | 16.9 | 7.3 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 55.5 | 47.9 | 62.2 | 64.7 | 63.9 | 16.5 | 7.0 | 3.7 | $50.1M |
| Peyton Watson | 10 | 28.0 | 11.0 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 38.0 | 23.8 | 69.2 | 46.0 | 42.6 | 11.0 | 4.6 | 2.8 | $20.5M |
| Jarrett Allen | 10 | 25.4 | 12.9 | 8.3 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 64.1 | 75.0 | 70.3 | 68.4 | 66.0 | 12.9 | 8.3 | 1.4 | $28.0M |
| Sam Merrill | 9 | 23.1 | 7.7 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 38.6 | 32.6 | 91.7 | 55.4 | 50.9 | 7.7 | 3.4 | 1.9 | $9.2M |
| Meleek Thomas | 9 | 23.0 | 13.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 47.9 | 48.0 | 100.0 | 61.6 | 60.6 | 11.8 | 2.5 | 1.1 | $1.4M |
| Jaylon Tyson | 6 | 21.2 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 38.6 | 22.2 | 50.0 | 45.9 | 45.5 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | $3.7M |
| Mario Hezonja | 12 | 18.9 | 7.8 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 42.2 | 28.6 | 50.0 | 50.3 | 50.0 | 7.5 | 5.7 | 1.5 | $2.8M |
| Tyrese Proctor | 11 | 17.1 | 6.8 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 49.1 | 48.3 | 77.8 | 63.6 | 61.8 | 7.0 | 2.9 | 2.1 | $2.2M |
| Thomas Bryant | 6 | 12.5 | 8.7 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 50.0 | 44.4 | 82.4 | 69.4 | 63.3 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | $3.5M |
| Riley Minix | 3 | 11.0 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 36.4 | 25.0 | — | 45.5 | 45.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | $679K |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 9 | 10.0 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 54.5 | 25.0 | 100.0 | 61.2 | 59.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | $2.4M |
| Tristan Enaruna | 3 | 10.0 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 32.2 | 30.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | $679K |
| Norchad Omier | 2 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | $679K |
| Team | 12 | 242.3 | 116.4 | 45.7 | 26.7 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 46.4 | 36.9 | 75.4 | 58.4 | 55.0 | — | — | — | $206.5M |
Rotation who plays, who closes, who the team outscores opponents with
| Player | GP | GS | MIN | On | Off | On−Off | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | 12 | 12 | 33.0 | +5.5 | -3.4 | +8.9 | 7 |
| James Harden | 12 | 12 | 32.7 | -2.6 | +4.7 | -7.2 | 7 |
| Evan Mobley | 12 | 12 | 32.0 | -1.0 | +3.1 | -4.1 | 7 |
| Peyton Watson | 10 | 10 | 28.0 | -2.3 | +6.1 | -8.4 | 5 |
| Jarrett Allen | 10 | 10 | 25.4 | +3.3 | -2.0 | +5.3 | 1 |
| Sam Merrill | 9 | 1 | 23.1 | +6.3 | -1.8 | +8.1 | 6 |
| Meleek Thomas | 9 | 2 | 23.0 | +0.4 | +3.1 | -2.7 | 1 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 6 | 0 | 21.1 | +6.5 | -4.3 | +10.8 | 0 |
| Mario Hezonja | 12 | 0 | 18.9 | -1.0 | +3.1 | -4.1 | 0 |
| Tyrese Proctor | 11 | 1 | 17.1 | -0.1 | +2.2 | -2.3 | 1 |
| Thomas Bryant | 6 | 0 | 12.5 | -3.2 | +5.2 | -8.3 | 0 |
| Riley Minix | 3 | 0 | 10.8 | +3.3 | -3.0 | +6.3 | 0 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 9 | 0 | 10.0 | -0.1 | +0.7 | -0.8 | 0 |
| Tristan Enaruna | 3 | 0 | 9.9 | -1.0 | +14.7 | -15.7 | 0 |
| Norchad Omier | 2 | 0 | 7.7 | +9.0 | -3.0 | +12.0 | 0 |
Most used lineups
| Five on the floor | GP | MIN | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell · Harden · Mobley · Watson · Allen | 8 | 99.3 | -26 |
| Mitchell · Harden · Mobley · Watson · Thomas | 4 | 28.3 | -6 |
| Mitchell · Mobley · Hezonja · Merrill · Tyson | 4 | 19.1 | +2 |
| Mitchell · Harden · Mobley · Watson · Merrill | 5 | 18.7 | +19 |
| Mitchell · Allen · Hezonja · Merrill · Tyson | 2 | 15.9 | +14 |
| Harden · Watson · Allen · Proctor · Porter Jr. | 4 | 14.3 | +5 |
| Mitchell · Allen · Merrill · Thomas · Tyson | 2 | 13.4 | +7 |
| Mitchell · Allen · Thomas · Proctor · Tyson | 1 | 12.0 | +8 |
Closing five
| Five at the final buzzer | Games |
|---|---|
| Mitchell · Harden · Mobley · Watson · Merrill | 4/7 |
| Mitchell · Harden · Mobley · Merrill · Proctor | 1/7 |
| Mitchell · Harden · Mobley · Merrill · Thomas | 1/7 |
From the official play-by-play (NBA game book); on/off is the team's scoring margin per game with the player on or off the floor. 12 of 12 games verified.
Coaching
Head coachKenny Atkinson
Assistant CoachAndrew Olson · Jawad Williams · Mike Gerrity · Nate Reinking · Omar Cook · Trevor Hendry
TrainerStephen Spiro
Associate Head CoachJohnnie Bryant
Assistants and support staff are today's bench (nba.com) — staff history isn't published, so earlier seasons list the head coach only.
Regular season (12 games)newest firstrecent scores hidden — flip the eye in the header
Nov 11, 2026@NYKW115–107box scoreNov 9, 2026@CHAL112–124box scoreNov 7, 2026vsNYKL97–109box scoreNov 6, 2026vsPHIW119–95Emirates NBA Cupbox scoreNov 4, 2026@OKCL116–124box scoreNov 2, 2026vsOKCL112–117box scoreOct 31, 2026@MILW136–111box scoreOct 29, 2026@ATLL111–114box scoreOct 28, 2026vsWASW121–111box scoreOct 26, 2026vsMINW127–125box scoreOct 24, 2026vsBKNW125–121box scoreOct 22, 2026@PHIL106–114box score