Cleveland Cavaliers at Chicago Bulls
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Mitchell scores 36 as the Cavs beat the Bulls 119-113 for 12th straight win
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.
Bulls: Point guard Lonzo Ball (right wrist sprain) is no longer wearing a brace and is expected to start drills that include dribbling.
Regular Season Series
CLE leads series 1-0
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
 CLE |
 CHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Chicago Bulls Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Noa Essengue, F | Day-To-Day | Jul 19 |
| Ayo Dosunmu, SG | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Max Strus, SG | Out | Aug 26 |
| Craig Porter Jr., G | Day-To-Day | Jul 19 |
| Sam Merrill, SG | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
| Darius Garland, PG | Out | Jul 3 |
| Lonzo Ball, PG | Day-To-Day | Jun 28 |
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