PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Donovan Mitchell scored 11 of his 23 points in the final three minutes of the game, and the Cleveland Cavaliers became the sixth team in NBA history to start a season with a 13-0 record. after defeating the Philadelphia 76ers 114 -106 on Wednesday.
Mitchell also had 13 rebounds and added nine assists for Cleveland, the first team since the Golden State Warriors in 2015-16 to win 13 consecutive games to start a season.
That Warriors team holds the record for most wins to start a season with 24 in a row.
Darius Garland scored 25 points and Evan Mobley had 14 points with seven rebounds.
Jared McCain scored a career-high 34 points for the 76ers, who played without Paul George and Joel Embiid. Philadelphia played games on consecutive nights and preferred to give Embiid the opportunity to rest his left knee.
Kelly Oubre Jr. 20 points and Caleb Martin added 18 for the Sixers.
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This story was translated from English by an AP editor with the help of a generational artificial intelligence engine.
2024-11-14 09:40:00
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