Allen's 27 points, 10 rebounds help Cavaliers overcome Wembanyama, Spurs 113-101

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Jarrett Allen had 27 points and 10 rebounds and the Cleveland Cavaliers held on to beat Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs 113-101 on Monday night.

Cleveland had seven players score in double figures. Evan Mobley scored 16 points and Darius Garland added 15 points and 11 assists.

Wembanyama had 26 points and 14 rebounds for his 10th double-double of the season for the Spurs, who have lost two straight after winning eight consecutive games.

Stephon Castle scored 15 points for the Spurs and De'Aaron Fox 14 added points after a one-game absence due to tightness in his left adductor.

Both teams were coming off disappointing losses on Saturday, but the Cavaliers responded by snapping a two-game skid.

San Antonio had an eight-game winning streak ended in a 127-114 loss to Utah. Cleveland fell behind by 37 points on the way to a 117-100 loss to Houston.

The Cavaliers trailed by eight points in the third quarter before rallying in the fourth quarter against the Spurs.

Jaylen Tyson hit consecutive 3-pointers to give Cleveland an 87-82 lead two minutes into the final quarter. The lead swelled to 94-84 and the Spurs failed to rally as they did in the first half.

Cleveland took its first double-digit lead at 22-12 on a four-point play by De'Andre Hunter following a Luke Kornet foul on his 3-pointer in the right corner.

Hunter finished with 11 points and Kornet had 10.

Allen shot 6 for 12 while scoring 12 points in the first half, including a pair of buckets he blindly tossed behind him and off the backboard.

The Cavaliers held an early lead, but Wembanyama dazzled the sell-out crowd.

Castle threw the ball off the backboard and Wembanyama came flying through the lane to throw down a two-handed dunk three minutes into the game. Wembanyama later drained a 25-foot, 3-pointer off one foot in the final minute of the first quarter to give San Antonio a 26-25 lead.

Cavaliers: Host Phoenix on Wednesday.

Spurs: Host New York on Wednesday.

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San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama, left, crashes into Cleveland Cavaliers forward De'Andre Hunter (12) as they chase a loose ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) is fouled as he tries to score past Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen (31) and guard Darius Garland (10) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

San Antonio Spurs guard De'Aaron Fox (4) drives to the basket abasing Cleveland Cavaliers center Evan Mobley (4) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper, right, is blocked by Cleveland Cavaliers guard Craig Porter Jr. (9) as he drives to the basket during the second half of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland, right, celebrates a play with teammate forward De'Andre Hunter (12) during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs in San Antonio, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Disgruntled receiver Brandon Aiyuk called the San Francisco 49ers “stupid” and said the team is mad at him because of how much money he got in his latest contract.

Aiyuk is currently on the reserve/left squad list after he stopped showing up late last season as he rehabilitates a knee injury that has sidelined him since October 2024. He wants to be released and join a new team, but the Niners have shown no urgency to make a move even though general manager John Lynch has said he doesn't expect Aiyuk to play for the team again.

"You want to know why they really mad though? They mad because they stupid," Aiyuk said on social media on Tuesday. “They dumb. They mad they paid me $50 million in eight months and then voided my guarantees.”

Aiyuk signed a four-year, $120 million extension with San Francisco just before the start of the 2024 season following a lengthy contract “hold in” that kept him out of practice that summer.

Aiyuk played seven games and caught 25 passes that season before going down with a season-ending knee injury and the acrimony between the sides only increased. The 49ers voided $27 million guaranteed in Aiyuk's contract for 2026 last summer because he failed to participate in meetings and other team activities.

Aiyuk then left the team late in the season and has not talked to coach Kyle Shanahan or Lynch since then, communicating only through social media messages.

Aiyuk recently had an arrest warrant issued by Santa Clara County on a misdemeanor charge of exhibition of speeding in response to a video Aiyuk posted to social media last December that appeared to show him speeding on the road in front of Levi’s Stadium.

The 49ers have been waiting to see if another team is willing to trade for Aiyuk. The 49ers otherwise could either cut him or keep him on the reserve list if he fails to report to the team.

Aiyuk has three years remaining on the four-year, $120 million extension he signed last year, including a nearly $25 million option bonus due before the start of this season. But he now has no guaranteed money remaining and won't be owed anything unless he reports to the team.

The 28-year-old Aiyuk has 294 catches for 4,305 yards and 25 TDs since being drafted in the first round in 2020.

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FILE - San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk (11) walks of the field before an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks on Oct. 10, 2024 in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ben VanHouten, File)