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Donovan Mitchell scores 33 points and propels NBA-leading Cavaliers to easy 118-92 win over Suns
CLEVELAND (AP) 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 dominating the Phoenix Suns 118-92 in a Martin Luther King Jr. Day matinee on Monday.
The Cavs, who opened the season with 15 straight wins, improved the NBA's best record to 36-6 - tied for the eighth-best start in history. They're also 21-2 at home and 13-1 against Western Conference teams.
Cleveland had little trouble handling the Suns despite missing three rotational players as forwards Evan Mobley (calf), Isaac Okoro (shoulder) and guard Caris LeVert (wrist) sat out with injuries.
Kevin Durant scored 23 to lead Phoenix, which had won five of six. Devin Booker added 15 - 10 below his average - and had six turnovers.
Suns guard Bradley Beal returned after missing the last two games with left ankle sprain and scored just five points in 25 minutes.
Suns: Booker never got going offensively and failed to reach 30 points for the first time in six games.
Cavaliers: Without Mobley, Cleveland was missing 18.8 points, 8.6 rebounds and his defensive presence. It put stress on Cleveland's front line, but Jarrett Allen scored 12 and backup Tristan Thompson gave coach Kenny Atkinson a season-high 10 rebounds in 26 minutes.
With the Suns making a push in the third, Mitchell made consecutive 3-pointers in the final 36 seconds to give Cleveland a 93-70 lead.
Garland’s first 3-pointer was the 803rd of his career, moving him past Mark Price (802) on the Cavs' all-time list. Only LeBron James (1,251) and Kevin Love (1,096) made more in Cleveland history.
The Suns visit Brooklyn on Wednesday, while the Cavaliers play in Houston that night. Cleveland is traveling a day early to get ahead of a winter storm forecast to hit Texas.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nick Richards vs. Jarrett Allen (Darius Garland gains possession) | ||
| 11:48 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:45 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 11:44 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point putback dunk | 0-2 |
| 11:22 |  | Devin Booker misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:20 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | Dean Wade misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:08 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 10:53 | | Dean Wade shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 10:53 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-2 |
| 10:53 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-2 |
| 10:43 | | +3 | Dean Wade makes three point jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 2-5 |
| 10:25 | | +3 | Tyus Jones makes three point jump shot (Nick Richards assists) | 5-5 |
| 10:14 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving floating jump shot | 5-7 |
| 10:00 | | +2 | Ryan Dunn makes two point cutting layup (Tyus Jones assists) | 7-7 |
| 9:50 | | Darius Garland misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:48 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 9:42 | | Ryan Dunn misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:40 | | Dean Wade defensive rebound | ||
| 9:32 | | Darius Garland turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:20 | | Devin Booker misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:17 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | Tyus Jones shooting foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 9:10 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-8 |
| 9:10 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-9 |
| 8:59 | | Tyus Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:55 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 8:55 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Darius Garland steals) | ||
| 8:48 | | Nick Richards blocks Dean Wade's two point running dunk | ||
| 8:47 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 8:38 | | Nick Richards offensive foul (Dean Wade draws the foul) | ||
| 8:38 | | Nick Richards turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:27 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving floating jump shot | 7-11 |
| 8:12 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 9-11 |
| 7:58 | | Kevin Durant blocks Donovan Mitchell's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:57 | | Donovan Mitchell offensive rebound | ||
| 7:53 | | +3 | Max Strus makes three point jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 9-14 |
| 7:37 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving layup | 11-14 |
| 7:23 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 7:22 | | Donovan Mitchell offensive rebound | ||
| 7:22 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point tip layup | ||
| 7:20 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 7:05 | | Devin Booker turnover (bad pass) (Darius Garland steals) | ||
| 7:00 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:58 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 6:45 | | +2 | Tyus Jones makes two point pullup jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 13-14 |
| 6:45 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:40 | | Max Strus misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:38 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | Devin Booker turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:23 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jarrett Allen assists) | 13-16 |
| 6:02 | | Kevin Durant misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:00 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | Devin Booker shooting foul (Ty Jerome draws the foul) | ||
| 5:49 | | Ty Jerome misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:49 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | +1 | Ty Jerome makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-17 |
| 5:39 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point jump shot (Bradley Beal assists) | 15-17 |
| 5:30 | | Darius Garland misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:27 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 5:12 | | +3 | Bradley Beal makes three point jump shot (Mason Plumlee assists) | 18-17 |
| 4:58 | | +3 | Georges Niang makes three point jump shot (Max Strus assists) | 18-20 |
| 4:42 | | +2 | Mason Plumlee makes two point cutting dunk (Bradley Beal assists) | 20-20 |
| 4:28 | | +2 | Ty Jerome makes two point driving floating jump shot | 20-22 |
| 4:09 | | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 23-22 |
| 4:09 | | Ty Jerome shooting foul (Grayson Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 4:09 | | Grayson Allen misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:08 | | Tristan Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:51 | | Ty Jerome misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:49 | | Suns defensive rebound | ||
| 3:49 | | Tristan Thompson personal foul (Loose ball) (Mason Plumlee draws the foul) | ||
| 3:36 | | Mason Plumlee misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 3:34 | | Tristan Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:22 | | +2 | Ty Jerome makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Tristan Thompson assists) | 23-24 |
| 3:07 | | Georges Niang personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 2:58 | | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:56 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 2:42 | | +3 | Sam Merrill makes three point jump shot (Georges Niang assists) | 23-27 |
| 2:40 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:24 | | Bradley Beal turnover (bad pass) (Sam Merrill steals) | ||
| 2:11 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:08 | | Bradley Beal defensive rebound | ||
| 1:58 | | Kevin Durant turnover (lost ball) (Donovan Mitchell steals) | ||
| 1:51 | | Ty Jerome misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:47 | | Suns defensive rebound | ||
| 1:26 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 25-27 |
| 1:07 | | Georges Niang misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 1:05 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 0:47 | | +2 | Bradley Beal makes two point stepback jump shot | 27-27 |
| 0:33 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:31 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 0:14 | | Kevin Durant misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:12 | | Cavaliers defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | Ty Jerome misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | | Royce O'Neale misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:36 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 11:27 | | +3 | Sam Merrill makes three point jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 27-30 |
| 11:18 | | Donovan Mitchell personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 11:09 | | Nick Richards misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 11:08 | | Tristan Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:51 | | Sam Merrill misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:49 | | Bradley Beal defensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | Devin Booker misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:31 | | Cavaliers defensive rebound | ||
| 10:20 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving layup | 27-32 |
| 10:20 | | Nick Richards defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 10:03 | | Bradley Beal misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:01 | | Sam Merrill defensive rebound | ||
| 9:52 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving layup | 27-34 |
| 9:52 | | Nick Richards defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 9:33 | | Bradley Beal misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:29 | | Tristan Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:18 | | Sam Merrill offensive rebound | ||
| 9:14 | | Ty Jerome turnover (traveling) | ||
| 9:01 | | Nick Richards offensive foul (Jaylon Tyson draws the foul) | ||
| 9:01 | | Nick Richards turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:51 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving floating jump shot | 27-36 |
| 8:42 | | +3 | Tyus Jones makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 30-36 |
| 8:30 | | Georges Niang misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:28 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 8:17 | | +2 | Nick Richards makes two point cutting dunk (Grayson Allen assists) | 32-36 |
| 8:01 | | Tyus Jones personal foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 7:54 | | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point pullup jump shot | 32-39 |
| 7:33 | | Devin Booker misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:30 | | Darius Garland defensive rebound | ||
| 7:11 | | Darius Garland misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:06 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 6:54 | | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point stepback jump shot | 32-42 |
| 6:52 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:31 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point jump shot (Grayson Allen assists) | 35-42 |
| 6:20 | | Nick Richards shooting foul (Jaylon Tyson draws the foul) | ||
| 6:20 | | +1 | Jaylon Tyson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-43 |
| 6:20 | | +1 | Jaylon Tyson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-44 |
| 6:01 | | Ryan Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:57 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 5:57 | | Jarrett Allen personal foul (Loose ball) (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 5:51 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 37-44 |
| 5:38 | | Jarrett Allen misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 5:36 | | Suns defensive rebound | ||
| 5:17 | | Kevin Durant misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:15 | | Dean Wade defensive rebound | ||
| 5:00 | | Darius Garland misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:58 | | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 4:50 | | Dean Wade shooting foul (Grayson Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 4:50 | | +1 | Grayson Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-44 |
| 4:50 | | +1 | Grayson Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-44 |
| 4:37 | | Max Strus turnover (bad pass) (Grayson Allen steals) | ||
| 4:32 | | Tyus Jones misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:29 | | Cavaliers defensive rebound | ||
| 4:29 | | Kevin Durant personal foul (Loose ball) (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 4:18 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point cutting layup (Darius Garland assists) | 39-46 |
| 4:18 | | Ryan Dunn shooting foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 4:18 | | +1 | Jarrett Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 39-47 |
| 4:03 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Jaylon Tyson steals) | ||
| 3:54 | | +3 | Jaylon Tyson makes three point jump shot (Dean Wade assists) | 39-50 |
| 3:33 | | Bradley Beal turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 3:20 | | Max Strus misses three point stepback jump shot |