After a flat-out unacceptable performance in the Cleveland Cavaliers' season opener , Jarrett Allen let his game respond for him on Friday in familiar territory at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

“I'm used to the lights at the Barclays Center,” Allen joked after the Cavs' 131-124 win over the Brooklyn Nets. “I played here for three years. It's the first place that drafted me. I have a lot of good memories with the staff, the people around the building, and just playing on the court in front of Brooklyn. It's always special to come back here.”

Allen feasted in the victory, the Cavs' first of the 2025-26 campaign. He scored 22 points, nabbed seven rebounds, recorded four assists, got two steals, and blocked a shot.

Cleveland's big man told ClutchPoints before the media scrum that he

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