Cleveland Cavaliers – Philadelphia 76ers · NBA

Win probability changed during the game. · 16 January 2026

CLE117–115PHI

Is it worth watching?

Highly recommended

It was more exciting than 88% of NBA games since 2017

· It was still open in the final minutes
· The win probability swung between the two teams 21 times
· It stayed close for almost the whole game

It measures how much the win probability moved during the game —without looking at who won or at the score— and compares it with the 10,950 NBA games with a curve since 2017. “Highly recommended” is the most intense 20%, “recommended” runs from 50% to 80%, and “skippable” is the rest. Source: ESPN.

↑ PHI winsCLE wins ↓

Home team's win probability across the game (source: ESPN). The band rises when PHI leads and falls when CLE does.

This is how the game was decided.

Jaylon Tyson decided it, the Cleveland Cavaliers player with the most points (39, with 5 rebounds and 4 assists; +4 with him on the floor); the winner's best plus-minus was De'Andre Hunter's (+12). The criterion: the winner's points in the box score; plus-minus says who was on the floor when the game opened up.

The game-winner in Philadelphia 76ers 115-117 Cleveland Cavaliers (January 16, 2026) was hit by Evan Mobley: a dunk with 4.8 s left in the fourth quarter, putting the Cleveland Cavaliers up 117-115. They never trailed again.

The biggest run of Philadelphia 76ers 115-117 Cleveland Cavaliers (January 16, 2026) was a 12-0 run by the Philadelphia 76ers between the second quarter and the third quarter, from 54-55 to 66-55. The Cleveland Cavaliers' best was a 10-0 run in the fourth quarter (from 8:01 to 5:53), from 92-102 to 102-102.

With 39 points, this is Jaylon Tyson's highest-scoring regular-season game of his career.

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Play: Evan Mobley makes 1-foot dunk (Jaylon Tyson assists).

I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

A run here is consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

Source: the game's official box score and play-by-play.

It is compared by points with all his official NBA box scores in that scope; it is the same criterion the Analyst uses.

Evan Mobley decided this game: his points put his team ahead with 4.8 seconds left in the fourth quarter, and the opponent never led again.

It is one of the 2 games he has decided this way in the NBA since the 2002-03 season.

His profile shows the games Mobley decided

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A game is decided by the last basket that puts a team ahead in the final ten seconds of the fourth quarter or of an overtime, if that team wins.

16 January 2026 · The source is the ESPN play-by-play, play espn:401810444:667; the date is the one on the NBA box score.

Rotations · who was on the floor

Closing lineup · CLE

Mitchell · Tyson · Mobley · Hunter · Ball

Closing lineup · PHI

Maxey · Edgecombe · Embiid · George · Oubre

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CLE

Donovan Mitchell

39′ · -2

Jaylon Tyson

38′ · +4

Evan Mobley

36′ · -12

Jarrett Allen

33′ · +5

Craig Porter Jr.

22′ · +12

De'Andre Hunter

31′ · +12

Nae'Qwan Tomlin

18′ · -7

Lonzo Ball

12′ · -1

Tyrese Proctor

11′ · -1

PHI

Tyrese Maxey

39′ · -4

VJ Edgecombe

35′ · -6

Joel Embiid

33′ · +9

Paul George

30′ · +9

Dominick Barlow

17′ · +4

Quentin Grimes

32′ · -4

Kelly Oubre Jr.

26′ · -7

Jabari Walker

4′ · -5

Adem Bona

15′ · -11

Trendon Watford

10′ · +5

Each bar is a stint on the floor (source: NBA). The number is minutes played and the team's +/− with him on the court. CLE and PHI.

These lineups played the most minutes together.

Cleveland Cavaliers

Mitchell, Allen, Mobley, Porter, and Tyson played 12.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Mitchell, Allen, Hunter, Mobley, and Tyson played 9.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 6 points.
Ball, Mitchell, Hunter, Mobley, and Tomlin played 6.7 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.

Philadelphia 76ers

Maxey, Barlow, Edgecombe, George, and Embiid played 12.9 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 7 points.
Oubre, Grimes, Bona, Edgecombe, and George played 9.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Oubre, Grimes, Maxey, Edgecombe, and Embiid played 6.6 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.

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Cleveland Cavaliers

Allen, Hunter, Tomlin, Porter, and Tyson played 4.2 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Allen, Hunter, Porter, Tyson, and Proctor played 3.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.
Ball, Mitchell, Mobley, Tomlin, and Proctor played 3.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Mitchell, Hunter, Mobley, Tyson, and Proctor played 2.9 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Mitchell, Allen, Hunter, Porter, and Tyson played 2.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 10 points.
Mitchell, Mobley, Tomlin, Tyson, and Proctor played 2.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.
Ball, Allen, Hunter, Tomlin, and Tyson played 1.7 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.

Philadelphia 76ers

Oubre, Grimes, Maxey, Watford, and Embiid played 3.7 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Oubre, Grimes, Maxey, Walker, and Bona played 2.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 6 points.
Grimes, Maxey, Bona, Edgecombe, and George played 2.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 7 points.
Grimes, Maxey, Watford, George, and Embiid played 2.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 8 points.
Oubre, Maxey, Edgecombe, George, and Embiid played 1.8 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Grimes, Maxey, Watford, Barlow, and Embiid played 1.7 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Grimes, Maxey, Barlow, George, and Embiid played 1.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Oubre, Grimes, Maxey, Walker, and Embiid played 1.2 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Maxey, Watford, Barlow, Edgecombe, and Embiid played 1.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.

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The lineups come from the NBA's official rotation: who was on the floor and when. Each lineup's plus-minus is worked out from every player's stints and is only shown when they all add up with each other and with the final score.

Jaylon Tyson covered 5.04 km, more than anyone in the game.

Donovan Mitchell touched the ball 90 times, a game high.
Donovan Mitchell made 63 passes, a game high.
Joel Embiid defended 9 shots at the rim, a game high, and opponents made 6.
Evan Mobley had 16 rebound chances, a game high.

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Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Jaylon Tyson	5.04	7.3	65	41
Donovan Mitchell	4.47	6.4	90	63
Evan Mobley	4.39	6.7	63	46
Jarrett Allen	3.81	6.4	31	20
De'Andre Hunter	3.54	6.3	37	20
Craig Porter Jr.	2.80	7.1	52	44
Nae'Qwan Tomlin	2.49	8.0	25	16
Lonzo Ball	1.46	7.0	27	23
Tyrese Proctor	1.45	7.2	25	17

Philadelphia 76ers

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Tyrese Maxey	4.75	6.9	87	56
VJ Edgecombe	4.23	6.7	61	49
Quentin Grimes	3.85	6.9	48	33
Paul George	3.67	6.6	63	46
Joel Embiid	3.48	5.9	78

How far does Jaylon Tyson run per game?

The figures come from the NBA's optical tracking (NBA.com) for this game; speed is each player's average while on the floor.

Who guarded whom

Jarrett Allen guarded Joel Embiid for 9.3 minutes, over 44 possessions.
In that time, Joel Embiid scored 15 points and made 5 of 13 shots.
Jaylon Tyson guarded Tyrese Maxey for 8.6 minutes, over 40 possessions.
In that time, Tyrese Maxey scored 6 points and made 3 of 6 shots.
Joel Embiid guarded Jarrett Allen for 5.3 minutes, over 28 possessions.
In that time, Jarrett Allen scored 4 points and made 2 of 3 shots.

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Cleveland Cavaliers defending

Defender	Attacker	Min	Poss	Pts (FG)
Allen	Embiid	9.3	44	15 (5/13)
Tyson	Maxey	8.6	40	6 (3/6)
Mitchell	Edgecombe	3.6	16	0 (0/0)
Mobley	Barlow	3.4	15	0 (0/1)
Mitchell	George	3.3	15	0 (0/2)
Porter	Edgecombe	3.2	16	3 (1/1)
Mobley	Bona	3.1	18	2 (1/2)
Hunter	George	2.7	11	2 (1/1)
Mitchell	Grimes	2.6	14	3 (1/2)
Mitchell	Oubre	2.4	14	0 (0/0)
Hunter	Grimes	2.4	13	0 (0/2)
Proctor	Grimes	2.4	12	0 (0/1)
Mobley	Oubre	2.3	10	8 (3/3)

Philadelphia 76ers defending

Defender	Attacker	Min	Poss	Pts (FG)
Embiid	Allen	5.3	28	4 (2/3)
Edgecombe	Mitchell	3.7	19	3 (1/3)
Oubre	Mitchell	3.5	19	3 (1/2)
Maxey	Porter	3.2	18	2 (1/1)
Maxey	Tyson	3.2	17	3 (1/3)

Matchups come from the NBA's tracking (NBA.com) for this game: how long each defender guarded each attacker and what the attacker produced in that time. Only matchups of two minutes or more are shown.

Who stood out on defense during the season

These figures cover the whole 2025-26 regular season, not this game.

Cleveland Cavaliers

Evan Mobley contested 10.3 shots per game over his 65 games.
He ranks 3 of 399 in the league.
Jarrett Allen contested 8.0 shots per game over his 56 games.
He ranks 20 of 399 in the league.
Donovan Mitchell deflected 2.9 passes per game over his 70 games.
He ranks 31 of 399 in the league.

Philadelphia 76ers

VJ Edgecombe recovered 1.0 loose balls per game over his 75 games.
He ranks 1 of 399 in the league.
Kelly Oubre Jr. deflected 4.2 passes per game over his 50 games.
He ranks 3 of 399 in the league.
Paul George deflected 4.1 passes per game over his 37 games.
He ranks 5 of 399 in the league.

Hustle figures come from the hustle stats the NBA publishes (NBA.com) and rim defense comes from its tracking; both cover the regular season. For each player in this game we show the figure that ranks him highest in the league, and for each team, the three best ranked. Ranks count players with at least 30 games and, at the rim, at least 4 defended shots per game.

The Philadelphia 76ers have won 54 of their 107 games against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

54-53record of the Philadelphia 76ers · NBA 1996-97 – 2025-26, regular season and playoffs

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Official NBA box scores, regular season and playoffs, 1996-97 – 2025-26. It counts every game between the two teams that the house holds, this one included.

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Game context

Attendance

19.746

98.7% of capacity

Xfinity Mobile Arena · Philadelphia

Scoring

232

combined points

0.8 above the season average (231.2)