Cleveland Cavaliers at Chicago Bulls
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Donovan Mitchell scores 28 and NBA-best Cavs beat Bulls 139-117 for 11th straight win
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.
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.
Mitchell surpassed 13,000 points for his career. He has a 24.8 points-per-game average over eight seasons.
Bulls: At Orlando on Thursday night.
Regular Season Series
CLE leads series 3-0
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
 CLE |
 CHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 46-98 | FG | 47-106 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 17-48 | 3PT | 11-44 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 30-33 | FT | 12-17 |
| 91 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 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 |
Chicago Bulls Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Tre Jones, G | Out | Feb 8 |
| Jalen Smith, F | Day-To-Day | Feb 8 |
| Josh Giddey, G | Out | Feb 8 |
| Zach Collins, F | Out | Jan 14 |
| Noa Essengue, F | Out | Dec 3 |
Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Tyrese Proctor, G | Day-To-Day | Feb 9 |
| Jaylon Tyson, G | Day-To-Day | Feb 8 |
| Dean Wade, F | Day-To-Day | Feb 8 |
| Evan Mobley, C | Out | Jan 27 |
| Max Strus, G | Out | Jan 6 |
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