CLEVELAND — Rookie Evan Mobley had 15 points and a season-high 15 rebounds and the Cleveland Cavaliers matched their team record with 81 first-half points in a 117-103 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night.
Isaac Okoro scored 20 points, Jarrett Allen had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Darius Garland had 16 points and a career-best 13 assists for the Cavaliers. They held a 29-point lead at intermission and won their third in a row.
Cleveland scored 45 points in the second quarter — one shy of its franchise mark — to take an 81-52 lead. Cedi Osman scored 13 points in the period, eight of them in a 50-second outburst, and had 18 in the half. Okoro had 15 points, while Garland and Mobley scored 12 apiece.
The Cavaliers, who have not trailed in 11 consecutive quarters, equaled their first-half record set against Portland on Nov. 23, 2016. Their most in any half is 83 in the second half at Indiana on Jan. 15, 1993.
Sacramento pulled to 103-96 in the fourth on a pair of 3-pointers by Buddy Hield and a three-point play by Damian Jones, capping an 18-2 run to start the quarter. Cleveland subsequently regained control as Ricky Rubio hit two deep 3-pointers.
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