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Cleveland Cavaliers at Chicago Bulls

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12-0, 6-0 Away
Final
119 - 113

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Mitchell scores 36 as the Cavs beat the Bulls 119-113 for 12th straight win

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Chicago Bulls: Game Highlights

Darius Garland scored 17 points for Cleveland, and Evan Mobley had 15 points and 11 rebounds. The Cavaliers scored at least 110 points for the 11th time.

Garland rolled in a layup with 24 seconds left, and Mitchell made two free throws to help close it out.

Zach LaVine scored 26 points for Chicago, which lost for the fifth time in six games. Coby White and Nicola Vucevic each had 20 points.

The Bulls opened a nine-point lead with 4:26 left in the third quarter before Cleveland bounced back late for a second straight game.

Takeaways Cavaliers: Rallied again, just like they did in a 105-100 win over Brooklyn on Saturday They got a big lift from their reserves; Georges Niang, Ty Jerome and Caris LeVert each scored 12 points.

Bulls: Point guard Lonzo Ball (right wrist sprain) is no longer wearing a brace and is expected to start drills that include dribbling.

Key moment Mobley’s alley-oop layup put Cleveland up 52-42 with 7:18 left in the second quarter, and it looked as if the Cavs were ready to pull away. But the Bulls bounced back with a 14-2 run to take 56-54 lead.

Key stat Chicago committed 20 turnovers, compared to just eight for Cleveland.

Up next The Cavaliers play in Philadelphia on Wednesday, while the Bulls face the Knicks in New York.

Regular Season Series

CLE leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Bulls: 21.2%
Cavaliers: 78.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 119 - 113
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 119 - 113
4th 3.0 Dean Wade defensive rebound 119 - 113
4th 6.1 Coby White misses 26-foot three point shot 119 - 113
4th 17.1 Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2 119 - 113

Statistics

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43-97 FG 43-87
44.3 Field Goal % 49.4
15-45 3PT 14-38
33.3 Three Point % 36.8
18-24 FT 13-16
75.0 Free Throw % 81.3
43 Rebounds 51
12 Offensive Rebounds 8
31 Defensive Rebounds 43
26 Assists 26
14 Steals 7
3 Blocks 5
8 Turnovers 20
1 Team Turnovers 1
9 Total Turnovers 21
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 35
18 Fast Break Points 18
56 Points in Paint 46
13 Fouls 17
10 Largest Lead 9

Game Information

United Center

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 20,560 · Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 26 4 .867 - W5
Milwaukee 16 12 .571 9 W2
Indiana 15 15 .500 11 W5
Chicago 13 17 .433 13 L2
Detroit 13 17 .433 13 W2
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