NBA

Chicago Bulls at Cleveland Cavaliers

· NBA Cup - Group Play
5-8, 4-4 Away
Final
126 - 144

14-0, 7-0 Home

Donovan Mitchell scores 37, Cavaliers stay perfect and improve to 14-0 with 144-126 win over Bulls

Spida takes over with 37 as Cavs stay undefeated

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.

Takeaways 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.

Key moment 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.

Key stat Cleveland set a franchise record for points in a quarter with 49 in the first.

Up next Cleveland hosts Houston on Sunday, the same day the Cavs welcome the Hornets.

Regular Season Series

CLE leads series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 126 - 144
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 126 - 144
4th 1.1 Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot dunk (Caris LeVert assists) 126 - 144
4th 7.1 Matas Buzelis makes 22-foot three point jumper (Dalen Terry assists) 126 - 142
4th 15.1 Donovan Mitchell makes 30-foot three point step back jumpshot 123 - 142

Statistics

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45-88 FG 51-93
51 Field Goal % 55
20-42 3PT 21-43
48 Three Point % 49
16-20 FT 21-24
80 Free Throw % 88
36 Rebounds 40
3 Offensive Rebounds 4
33 Defensive Rebounds 36
32 Assists 33
7 Steals 11
4 Blocks 6
17 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 0
17 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
22 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 14
11 Fast Break Points 14
40 Points in Paint 52
20 Fouls 16
1 Largest Lead 19
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Larry Nance Jr., F Out Dec 21
Max Strus, G Out Dec 21
Sam Merrill, G Out Dec 21
Craig Porter Jr., G Day-To-Day Dec 21
Donovan Mitchell, G Day-To-Day Dec 21
Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Noa Essengue, F Out Dec 3

Game Information

Rocket Arena

Location: Cleveland, OH
Attendance: 19,432 · Capacity:

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 22 6 .786 - W1
Cleveland 15 14 .517 7.5 L3
Chicago 13 15 .464 9 W3
Milwaukee 11 18 .379 11.5 L3
Indiana 6 22 .214 16 L4
Full Standings

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