LeBron James was held to 8 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers crushed the Philadelphia 76ers 119-95 on Friday, 6 November 2026, at Rocket Arena in Cleveland — ending one of the great streaks in NBA history.
James, now with Philadelphia, finished with 8 points and six turnovers, ending his run of 396 consecutive regular-season games scoring 10 or more points in Cleveland, a streak dating back to 29 December 2004. He received a warm welcome from the Cleveland crowd before the game — and then the Cavaliers went to work on him.
Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland with 23 points, seven rebounds and eight assists, Evan Mobley added 22 points, and Mario Hezonja had 15 points and 10 rebounds off the bench. The Cavaliers led by as many as 25 points in the fourth quarter.
The win snapped Philadelphia’s five-game winning streak and ended Cleveland’s two-game skid. The 76ers fell to 8-2, while the Cavaliers improved to 5-4 in an NBA Cup East Group B game.
The two teams had already met once this season, with the 76ers winning the opener 114-106 on 22 October after Cleveland squandered a 29-point lead. This time the Cavaliers got their revenge — and then some.
A 396-game streak is almost unthinkable in modern basketball. It survived injuries, slumps and more than two decades of defences built to stop him. On Friday night in Cleveland, it finally came to an end — in the building where so much of it was written.
It was a huge week for NBA stars, from Stephen Curry’s 29 points in the Warriors’ sixth straight win to Nikola Jokic’s 32-point triple-double against the Raptors. LeBron’s streak ending was the biggest story of all.
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