NEW YORK (AP) — Newcomer Alec Burks threw down a two-handed dunk with 3.2 seconds remaining, and the Cavaliers avoided a fourth-quarter collapse and edged the Brooklyn Nets 99-97.
Jordan Clarkson had 20 points and 11 rebounds and Tristan Thompson had 19 points and 14 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who snapped their four-game losing streak.
Cleveland led by 91-80 with 6:03 left in the fourth period after Rodney Hood hit an 18-foot jumper. The Nets then tied it with a 17-6 run.