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Donovan Mitchell scores 37, Cavaliers stay perfect and improve to 14-0 with 144-126 win over Bulls
CLEVELAND (AP) Donovan Mitchell scored a season-high 37 points, Darius Garland had 29 and the Cleveland Cavaliers continued one of the best starts in league history, improving to 14-0 with a 144-126 win over the Chicago Bulls on Friday night in an NBA Cup game.
The Cavs are the sixth team to go 14-0 and first since the Golden State Warriors opened 24-0 in 2015-16.
Cleveland's 14-game winning streak is the longest in the club's 55-year existence. The Cavs won 13 in a row three times when LeBron James played for them.
Jarrett Allen added 24 points and Caris LeVert had 22 for the Cavs, who have been perfect under first-year coach Kenny Atkinson.
Coby White scored 29 and Nikola Vucevic had 25 for the Bulls, who were still within four points on Ayo Dosunmu's dunk with 2:55 left. However, LeVert and Mitchell dropped 3-pointers as the Cavs blitzed the Bulls 21-7 the rest of the way.
The Cavs played without starting forward Evan Mobley, who has been battling an illness the past few days.
Bulls: The league's fastest-paced team by most offensive metrics had too many rushed shots and poor possessions to pull off the win.
Cavaliers: At home. On the road. Short-handed. It doesn't matter. They're playing with energy and a connectivity that's only building their confidence and trust in Atkinson, who inherited a great situation and is only making it better.
Sensing the need to take over, Mitchell opened the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer and scored Cleveland's first nine points of the period. He had 18 in the last 12 minutes.
Cleveland set a franchise record for points in a quarter with 49 in the first.
Cleveland hosts Houston on Sunday, the same day the Cavs welcome the Hornets.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nikola Vucevic vs. Jarrett Allen (Georges Niang gains possession) | ||
| 11:42 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving finger roll layup | 0-2 |
| 11:30 |  | Zach LaVine misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:27 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 11:17 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point stepback jump shot | 0-4 |
| 10:59 | | +3 | Coby White makes three point jump shot (Patrick Williams assists) | 3-4 |
| 10:39 | | Darius Garland misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:38 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 10:31 | | Isaac Okoro blocks Josh Giddey's two point running layup | ||
| 10:31 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 10:29 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 5-4 |
| 10:12 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point finger roll layup (Darius Garland assists) | 5-6 |
| 9:50 | | Nikola Vucevic turnover (bad pass) (Jarrett Allen steals) | ||
| 9:44 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point running pullup jump shot | 5-9 |
| 9:27 | | Josh Giddey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:26 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 9:21 | | Jarrett Allen turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:09 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point driving finger roll layup (Zach LaVine assists) | 7-9 |
| 9:03 | | Coby White personal foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 8:55 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving layup (Isaac Okoro assists) | 7-11 |
| 8:45 | | Josh Giddey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:43 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 8:32 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point pullup jump shot | 7-14 |
| 8:32 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:20 | | Coby White turnover (bad pass) (Jarrett Allen steals) | ||
| 8:08 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:06 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | Coby White misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:54 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 7:49 | | Georges Niang misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:47 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:31 | | Georges Niang shooting foul (Patrick Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 7:31 | | Patrick Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:31 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 7:31 | | +1 | Patrick Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-14 |
| 7:18 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point driving hook shot (Darius Garland assists) | 8-16 |
| 7:16 | | Coby White turnover (bad pass) (Isaac Okoro steals) | ||
| 7:05 | | +2 | Isaac Okoro makes two point driving dunk | 8-18 |
| 7:01 | | +3 | Coby White makes three point jump shot (Patrick Williams assists) | 11-18 |
| 6:52 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point cutting dunk (Darius Garland assists) | 11-20 |
| 6:26 | | +3 | Ayo Dosunmu makes three point jump shot (Coby White assists) | 14-20 |
| 6:13 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point pullup jump shot | 14-22 |
| 6:06 | | +3 | Nikola Vucevic makes three point jump shot (Patrick Williams assists) | 17-22 |
| 6:04 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:47 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point driving layup (Darius Garland assists) | 17-24 |
| 5:47 | | Josh Giddey shooting foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 5:47 | | +1 | Jarrett Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 17-25 |
| 5:36 | | Zach LaVine misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:34 | | Darius Garland defensive rebound | ||
| 5:27 | | +2 | Isaac Okoro makes two point cutting layup (Darius Garland assists) | 17-27 |
| 5:16 | | Nikola Vucevic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:15 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 5:07 | | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point pullup jump shot | 17-30 |
| 4:56 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 19-30 |
| 4:39 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point layup (Isaac Okoro assists) | 19-32 |
| 4:21 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 21-32 |
| 4:12 | | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point pullup jump shot | 21-35 |
| 3:59 | | Nikola Vucevic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:56 | | Isaac Okoro defensive rebound | ||
| 3:51 | | +3 | Caris LeVert makes three point running jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 21-38 |
| 3:38 | | +3 | Patrick Williams makes three point pullup jump shot (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 24-38 |
| 3:27 | | Darius Garland turnover (bad pass) (Ayo Dosunmu steals) | ||
| 3:21 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point running dunk (Zach LaVine assists) | 26-38 |
| 2:57 | | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point stepback jump shot | 26-41 |
| 2:42 | | Jarrett Allen blocks Zach LaVine's two point driving layup | ||
| 2:40 | | Patrick Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 2:38 | | +3 | Patrick Williams makes three point jump shot | 29-41 |
| 2:26 | | Darius Garland turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 2:07 | | Josh Giddey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:05 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 2:03 | | Donovan Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (Josh Giddey steals) | ||
| 1:56 | | Josh Giddey misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 1:55 | | Caris LeVert defensive rebound | ||
| 1:51 | | Caris LeVert turnover (bad pass) (Coby White steals) | ||
| 1:45 | | Julian Phillips misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:43 | | Ty Jerome defensive rebound | ||
| 1:43 | | Ayo Dosunmu personal foul (Ty Jerome draws the foul) | ||
| 1:25 | | +2 | Ty Jerome makes two point driving layup (Caris LeVert assists) | 29-43 |
| 1:06 | | +3 | Josh Giddey makes three point jump shot (Julian Phillips assists) | 32-43 |
| 0:44 | | +3 | Ty Jerome makes three point stepback jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 32-46 |
| 0:32 | | Dalen Terry turnover (traveling) | ||
| 0:18 | | Josh Giddey personal foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 0:18 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-47 |
| 0:18 | | Donovan Mitchell misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:16 | | Julian Phillips defensive rebound | ||
| 0:07 | | Isaac Okoro shooting foul (Coby White draws the foul) | ||
| 0:07 | | +1 | Coby White makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-47 |
| 0:07 | | +1 | Coby White makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-47 |
| 0:00 | | Coby White shooting foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-48 |
| 0:00 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-49 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:37 | | +2 | Coby White makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 36-49 |
| 11:23 | | +2 | Tristan Thompson makes two point layup (Caris LeVert assists) | 36-51 |
| 11:23 | | Josh Giddey shooting foul (Tristan Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 11:23 | | Tristan Thompson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 11:21 | | Julian Phillips defensive rebound | ||
| 11:09 | | Julian Phillips misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:07 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 10:59 | | Dean Wade misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:56 | | Julian Phillips defensive rebound | ||
| 10:54 | | Coby White misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:51 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 10:44 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point running jump shot (Caris LeVert assists) | 36-54 |
| 10:44 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:30 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point driving floating jump shot | 38-54 |
| 10:16 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Caris LeVert assists) | 38-57 |
| 10:11 | | Caris LeVert shooting foul (Julian Phillips draws the foul) | ||
| 10:11 | | Julian Phillips misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:11 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 10:11 | | +1 | Julian Phillips makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-57 |
| 10:00 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:58 | | Julian Phillips defensive rebound | ||
| 9:53 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point running dunk (Coby White assists) | 41-57 |
| 9:53 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:46 | | Tristan Thompson offensive foul (Coby White draws the foul) | ||
| 9:46 | | Tristan Thompson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:38 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point driving finger roll layup | 43-57 |
| 9:33 | | Tristan Thompson defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 9:22 | | Coby White shooting foul (Caris LeVert draws the foul) | ||
| 9:22 | | +1 | Caris LeVert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 43-58 |
| 9:22 | | +1 | Caris LeVert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 43-59 |
| 9:05 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:02 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 8:57 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point running layup | ||
| 8:55 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | Jalen Smith misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:47 | | Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:38 | | Caris LeVert turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:18 | | +2 | Patrick Williams makes two point driving finger roll layup (Zach LaVine assists) | 45-59 |
| 7:58 | | +2 | Ty Jerome makes two point driving reverse layup | 45-61 |
| 7:58 | | Jalen Smith defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 7:47 | | +3 | Dalen Terry makes three point jump shot (Zach LaVine assists) | 48-61 |
| 7:36 | | Ty Jerome misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:34 | | Matas Buzelis defensive rebound | ||
| 7:28 | | Craig Porter Jr. personal foul (Zach LaVine draws the foul) | ||
| 7:12 | | +3 | Nikola Vucevic makes three point jump shot (Patrick Williams assists) | 51-61 |
| 6:55 | | +3 | Caris LeVert makes three point jump shot (Craig Porter Jr. assists) | 51-64 |
| 6:44 | | +2 | Dalen Terry makes two point cutting layup (Patrick Williams assists) | 53-64 |
| 6:25 | | Craig Porter Jr. misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:24 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:07 | | +3 | Matas Buzelis makes three point jump shot (Dalen Terry assists) | 56-64 |
| 5:51 | | Jump ball. Matas Buzelis vs. Caris LeVert (Matas Buzelis gains possession) | ||
| 5:51 | | Matas Buzelis blocks Caris LeVert's two point cutting layup | ||
| 5:51 | | Bulls defensive rebound | ||
| 5:40 | | Zach LaVine misses two point turnaround bank jump shot | ||
| 5:38 | | Darius Garland defensive rebound | ||
| 5:27 | | Darius Garland turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 5:13 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point floating jump shot (Zach LaVine assists) | 58-64 |
| 4:58 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point cutting dunk (Darius Garland assists) | 58-66 |
| 4:45 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:43 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 4:23 | | +3 | Georges Niang makes three point jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 58-69 |
| 4:16 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:06 | | +3 | Matas Buzelis makes three point jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 61-69 |
| 3:52 | | Jarrett Allen misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 3:51 | | Julian Phillips defensive rebound | ||
| 3:36 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:35 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 3:28 | | Isaac Okoro misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:25 | | Matas Buzelis defensive rebound | ||
| 3:19 | | +2 |