Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson acknowledged there was a bit of a revenge-game factor here after the Hawks beat them multiple times. Thursday night, the Cavs returned the favor. Follow along here for live score updates,
Donovan Mitchell scored 34 points and Evan Mobley collected 22 points and 15 rebounds, lifting the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers to a wire-to-wire 126-106 victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday.
According to Stathead, Cleveland's Ty Jerome and Donovan Mitchell became the fifth pair of teammates in NBA history to each record at least 33 points and seven three-pointers in the same game.
Donovan Mitchell had 36 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night.
Ty Jerome had not only the best game of his ... as he miscommunicated with Donovan Mitchell and threw the inbounds pass away when the Cavs were down by three points with less than 10 seconds ...
Donovan Mitchell scored 33 points — 23 in the second half — and Darius Garland added 16 as the Cleveland Cavaliers began the season’s unofficial second half by beating the Phoenix Suns 118-92 in a holiday matinee.
Donovan Mitchell scored 36 points ... five rebounds and six assists for Cleveland. Georges Niang and Ty Jerome scored 15 points apiece off the bench, and Jarrett Allen chipped in 14 points ...
Darius Garland scored 26 points and Evan Mobley had 16 points and 10 rebounds after both were named All-Star reserves, helping the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers to a 137-115 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night.
The Cleveland Cavaliers were without Darius Garland on Wednesday night. With so many minutes played and the All-Star break looming large, the coaching staff chose to give Darius Garland a breather. Notably,
Cleveland improved to 29-2 when holding teams to 116 points or less — the Cavs are 9-7 otherwise — and 33-0 when leading after three quarters.
Playing 35 minutes off the bench, Alexander-Walker scored a season-high 23 points with four rebounds, one assist, and five 3-pointers. He shot 8-of-14 from the field and 2-of-2 from the line, and the five 3-pointers were one shy of his career-high.