The Cavaliers improved to 3-1 on the season with a convincing 107-100 win on the road against the Philadelphia 76ers Monday night. The young Sixers came ready to play and capitalized on a slow, sloppy start for Cleveland.
Thanks to eigth first quarter turnovers by the Cavs, the Sixers led after one quarter 32-18.
The Sixers maintained momentum for most of the second quarter until Cleveland went on a 10-2 run at the end of the half, to cut the deficit to five entering halftime 54-49 in favor of Philadelphia.
The combination of young big men, Nerlens Noel and rookie Jahlil Okafor was lethal in the first half as Noel scored 12, and Okafor scored 14, despite committing three early fouls.