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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

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

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/cle.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originCLE https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/chi.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originCHI
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
Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tre Jones, PG Out Apr 18
Lonzo Ball, PG Out Apr 18
Ayo Dosunmu, SG Out Apr 17
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Darius Garland, PG Day-To-Day Apr 29

Game Information

United Center

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 20,943 · 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
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