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Cleveland Cavaliers at Chicago Bulls

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51-10, 23-6 Away
Final
139 - 117

24-38, 11-22 Home

Donovan Mitchell scores 28 and NBA-best Cavs beat Bulls 139-117 for 11th straight win

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Chicago Bulls: Game Highlights

Darius Garland added 19 points on 7-of-22 shooting for the Cavs, who rested forward Evan Mobley and fell behind by 15 points in the first half but still found a way to extend their third double-digit winning streak of the season. Cleveland began the season 15-0 and had a 12-game run in December and January.

Coby White led the Bulls with 25 points. Talen Horton-Tucker scored a season-high 22 and Zach Collins had 20.

Cleveland closed within 58-57 at halftime and the game was close throughout the third quarter. It was 107-all midway through the fourth when the Cavs began a decisive 14-0 run. Allen scored six points during the burst, and Garland's 3-pointer made it 121-107 with 4:54 left.

Takeaways Cavaliers: Cleveland had to rally from double-digit deficits in each of its past three games to keep its winning streak going. The Cavs trailed 25-3 at Boston on Friday night but came back to win 123-116, and they rallied from 18 points down to beat Portland in overtime on Sunday.

Bulls: Chicago (24-38) has lost nine of 11 and fell to 11-22 at home but is still clinging to the final play-in spot in the Eastern Conference.

Key moment Allen's dunk put the Cavs ahead 109-107. He then blocked a layup attempt by Tre Jones on the other end, and Max Strus found a trailing Allen for a transition layup.

Key stats The Cavs outscored the Bulls 43-23 in the fourth quarter.

Mitchell surpassed 13,000 points for his career. He has a 24.8 points-per-game average over eight seasons.

Up next Cavaliers: Host Miami on Wednesday night.

Bulls: At Orlando on Thursday night.

Regular Season Series

CLE leads series 3-0

Matchup Prediction

Bulls: 8.8%
Cavaliers: 91.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 139 - 117
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 139 - 117
4th 9.1 shot clock turnover 139 - 117
4th 33.1 Dalen Terry makes two point shot (Jahmir Young assists) 139 - 117
4th 36.1 Jahmir Young defensive rebound 139 - 115

Statistics

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46-98 FG 47-106
46.9 Field Goal % 44.3
17-48 3PT 11-44
35.4 Three Point % 25.0
30-33 FT 12-17
90.9 Free Throw % 70.6
53 Rebounds 50
11 Offensive Rebounds 10
42 Defensive Rebounds 40
27 Assists 32
4 Steals 6
4 Blocks 6
8 Turnovers 7
1 Team Turnovers 0
9 Total Turnovers 7
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 13
7 Fast Break Points 14
52 Points in Paint 68
14 Fouls 21
24 Largest Lead 15

Game Information

United Center

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 20,943 · Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 52 10 .839 - W12
Milwaukee 36 25 .590 15.5 W4
Indiana 35 25 .583 16 W2
Detroit 35 27 .565 17 W2
Chicago 24 38 .387 28 L2
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