Cleveland Cavaliers at Chicago Bulls
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James Harden scores 36 as Cavaliers hang on to beat Bulls 115-110 with Mitchell sidelined
Harden nailed seven 3-pointers. Jaylon Tyson chipped in with 18 points and 11 rebounds, and the Cavaliers hung on after a 29-point lead in the third quarter dwindled to one in the game’s closing minutes.
Chicago’s Tre Jones cut it to 103-102 when he made two free throws with 3:33 remaining. Sam Merrill answered with a 3 for Cleveland.
The Cavaliers were up 110-107 when Jones missed a potential tying 3 and Leonard Miller missed a layup with about a minute left. Harden hit a pull-up jumper to make it a five-point game with 33 seconds left and Cleveland hung on for the win.
Mitchell was hurt in a collision in practice with Mobley. The seven-time All-Star played through the injury in Cleveland’s victory at Milwaukee on Tuesday night and finished with 19 points on 4-for-14 shooting. He said after the game that he was having trouble seeing.
Coach Kenny Atkinson said the injury is “nothing serious,” but the Cavaliers need to “let it clear up.”
Jones scored 20 for Chicago, which lost for the fourth time in five games. Rob Dillingham added a season-high 17 points. Nick Richards finished with 16 points and eight rebounds.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 2-2
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 115 - 110 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 115 - 110 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
(00:00) [Cavaliers] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED) | 115 - 110 |
| 4th 1.3 |  |
Dennis Schroder makes free throw 2 of 2 | 115 - 110 |
| 4th 1.3 | |
Dennis Schroder makes free throw 1 of 2 | 114 - 110 |
Statistics
 CLE |
 CHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 40-91 | FG | 42-94 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 14-41 | 3PT | 15-44 |
| 34 | Three Point % | 34 |
| 21-31 | FT | 11-17 |
| 68 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 38 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 23 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 19 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 17 | Fouls | 24 |
| 29 | Largest Lead | 9 |
| 3 | Lead Changes | 3 |
| 88 | Percent Led | 8 |
Chicago Bulls Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Rob Dillingham, G | Out | Apr 23 |
| Isaac Okoro, F | Out | Apr 11 |
| Matas Buzelis, F | Out | Apr 11 |
| Anfernee Simons, G | Out | Apr 10 |
| Guerschon Yabusele, F | Out | Apr 10 |
Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
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