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Cleveland Cavaliers at Philadelphia 76ers

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13-0, 7-0 Away
Final
114 - 106

2-9, 1-5 Home

Cavs beats Sixers 114-106 to become 6th NBA team to start a season 13-0

Donovan Mitchell drops 11 straight points as Cavs move to 13-0

Mitchell also grabbed 13 rebounds and added nine assists as Cleveland became the first team since the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors to win 13 straight to begin a season. That Warriors team holds the record for most wins to begin a campaign at 24 straight.

Darius Garland scored 25 points while Evan Mobley had 14 points with seven rebounds.

Jared McCain had a career-high 34 for the 76ers, who played without Paul George and Joel Embiid on the second night of a back-to-back as part of left knee injury maintenance. Kelly Oubre Jr. had 20 points while Caleb Martin added 18 for the Sixers.

Takeaways Cavaliers: On a night when Cleveland didn’t come with its best game, the team had enough firepower to hold off a gritty bunch of young Sixers who played perhaps their best all-around game of the season.

76ers: The best news of the day for the Sixers came pre-game when both George and Embiid were cleared to play on Friday night in Orlando. Head coach Nick Nurse said George’s minutes restriction would be lifted.

Key moment Mitchell hit three 3-pointers with less than three minutes to play to extend Cleveland's lead to seven, seemingly taking the starch out of the Sixers final push.

Key stat The Cavaliers have won 13 in a row for the fourth time in franchise history. The other three times — in 2009, 2010 and 2017 — were when they had LeBron James on the roster.

Up next Cavaliers: Play hosts to Chicago on Friday night.

76ers: Play at Orlando on Friday night.

Regular Season Series

CLE leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 114 - 106
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 114 - 106
4th 13.0 Jarrett Allen defensive rebound 114 - 106
4th 13.0 Reggie Jackson misses 23-foot three point jumper 114 - 106
4th 15.0 Guerschon Yabusele offensive rebound 114 - 106

Statistics

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42-85 FG 41-92
49.4 Field Goal % 44.6
16-40 3PT 14-43
40.0 Three Point % 32.6
14-17 FT 10-11
82.4 Free Throw % 90.9
46 Rebounds 45
9 Offensive Rebounds 12
37 Defensive Rebounds 33
25 Assists 24
8 Steals 8
1 Blocks 2
11 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 1
11 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 15
4 Fast Break Points 12
44 Points in Paint 42
14 Fouls 13
10 Largest Lead 8
Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
VJ Edgecombe, G Day-To-Day Jul 7
Kelly Oubre Jr., SG Day-To-Day Jul 3
Jared McCain, G Day-To-Day Jul 3
Tyrese Maxey, PG Day-To-Day Jul 3
Eric Gordon, SG Day-To-Day Jul 3
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Larry Nance Jr., PF Day-To-Day Jul 3
Sam Merrill, SG Day-To-Day Jul 3
Darius Garland, PG Out Jul 3
Lonzo Ball, PG Day-To-Day Jun 28

Game Information

Wells Fargo Center

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 19,777 · Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 64 18 .780 - L1
Indiana 50 32 .610 14 W1
Milwaukee 48 34 .585 16 W8
Detroit 44 38 .537 20 L2
Chicago 39 43 .476 25 W3

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 61 21 .744 - W2
New York 51 31 .622 10 W1
Toronto 30 52 .366 31 L2
Brooklyn 26 56 .317 35 L3
Philadelphia 24 58 .293 37 L2
Full Standings

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