LeBron Scores Eight Points in 76ers Loss to Cavaliers

Cleveland beat Philadelphia 119-95 in an NBA Cup group-stage game, with Donovan Mitchell scoring 23 points and Evan Mobley adding 22. LeBron James, returning to Northeast Ohio after signing with the 76ers, scored eight points on 3-of-12 shooting in 31 minutes, marking only the 10th regular-season single-digit performance of his career. Philadelphia shot 36.5% from the field and lost for only the second time in its first 10 games; Joel Embiid scored six points on free throws after going 0-for-9 from the floor, while VJ Edgecombe had 19 points. The 76ers had entered the game with championship expectations after an 8-1 start, but James had cautioned that it was too early to focus on the Finals.