On the 5th, Beijing time, the NBA Cavaliers kicked Chicago. The team led by Mitchell with 28 points and defeated the Bulls 139-117 to win 11 consecutive games for the third time this season and continue to go alone in the East.
Mitchell 28 points
The Cavaliers have been slow to heat up lately, and in the past two games, they have fallen behind by at least 18 points or more to win the game, and the first half of this game was also not ideal, once trailing the Bulls by 15 points, and at the end of the second quarter, they rushed to catch up, chasing 57:58 before the start of the second half with only one point left.
Mitchell, who only scored 6 points in the first half, came back to his senses after the basket and scored 16 points in the third quarter, helping the Cavaliers enter the decisive quarter with a 96-94 lead.
Seven Cavaliers scored in double digits, Mitchell scored 28 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, J. Allen scored 25 points and 17 rebounds, Grande finished with 19 points on 7-of-22 shooting, and for the Bulls, White scored a team-best 25 points and Tucker contributed 22 points off the bench.