{"id":590225,"date":"2026-02-08T09:28:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T09:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/590225\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T09:28:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T09:28:20","slug":"harden-scores-23-in-cavaliers-debut-mitchell-leads-with-35-in-132-126-win-over-kings-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/590225\/","title":{"rendered":"Harden scores 23 in Cavaliers debut, Mitchell leads with 35 in 132-126 win over Kings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d04fc069=\"\">SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nba\/james-harden-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">James Harden<\/a> scored 23 points in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nba\/cleveland-cavaliers-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cavaliers<\/a> debut and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nba\/donovan-mitchell-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Donovan Mitchell<\/a> had 35, including a free throw that sealed the win with 35 seconds remaining, in Cleveland&#8217;s 132-126 victory over Sacramento on Saturday night that sent the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nba\/sacramento-kings-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kings<\/a> to their 12th straight loss.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d04fc069=\"\">Harden was acquired by Cleveland from the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday for Darius Garland and a second-round draft pick. He shot 7 for 13, including 5 for 8 from 3-point range, and had eight assists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d04fc069=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nba\/jarrett-allen-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jarrett Allen<\/a> had 29 points and 10 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who won for the eighth time in nine games. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d04fc069=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nba\/nique-clifford-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nique Clifford<\/a> scored 30 points to lead Sacramento, which hasn\u2019t won since beating Washington at home on Jan. 16. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nba\/russell-westbrook-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Russell Westbrook<\/a> added 21 points and nine assists for the Kings, who have lost six straight at home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d04fc069=\"\">The Cavaliers went into halftime leading 57-55, but the Kings took the lead in the third quarter at 96-93. Mitchell scored 29 points of his points in the second half for the Cavaliers.<\/p>\n<p>Up next<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d04fc069=\"\">Cavaliers: At Denver on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d04fc069=\"\">Kings: At New Orleans on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d04fc069=\"\">___<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d04fc069=\"\">AP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nba\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBA<\/a>: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/NBA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SACRAMENTO, Calif. 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