Cleveland Cavaliers at Chicago Bulls

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Cleveland Cavaliers

12-0, 6-0 Away

Final
119 - 113

Chicago Bulls

4-7, 1-4 Home

Mitchell scores 36 as the Cavs beat the Bulls 119-113 for 12th straight win

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Chicago Bulls: Game Highlights

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.

Takeaways Cavaliers: Rallied again, just like they did in a 105-100 win over Brooklyn on Saturday They got a big lift from their reserves; Georges Niang, Ty Jerome and Caris LeVert each scored 12 points.

Bulls: Point guard Lonzo Ball (right wrist sprain) is no longer wearing a brace and is expected to start drills that include dribbling.

Key moment Mobley’s alley-oop layup put Cleveland up 52-42 with 7:18 left in the second quarter, and it looked as if the Cavs were ready to pull away. But the Bulls bounced back with a 14-2 run to take 56-54 lead.

Key stat Chicago committed 20 turnovers, compared to just eight for Cleveland.

Up next The Cavaliers play in Philadelphia on Wednesday, while the Bulls face the Knicks in New York.

Regular Season Series

CLE leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Bulls: 21.2%

Cavaliers: 78.8%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

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

Game Information

United Center

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 20,560 · Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	16	1	.941	-	W1
Milwaukee	8	9	.471	8	W4
Chicago	7	11	.389	9.5	L1
Detroit	7	11	.389	9.5	L3
Indiana	6	10	.375	9.5	L3

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