Donovan Mitchell scored a season-high 37 points, Darius Garland had 29 and the Cleveland Cavaliers continued one of the best starts in league history, improving to 14-0 with a 144-126 win over the Chicago Bulls on Friday night in an NBA Cup game.

The Cavs are the sixth team to go 14-0 and first since the Warriors opened 24-0 in 2015-16.

Cleveland’s 14-game winning streak is the longest in the club’s 55-year existence. The Cavs won 13 in a row three times when LeBron James played for them.

lakers 120, spurs 115 >> Anthony Davis had 40 points and 12 rebounds, LeBron James had 15 points, 16 rebounds and 12 assists and Los Angeles opened defense of its Emirates NBA Cup title with the victory over San Antonio. James had his career-high fourth straight triple-double. Victor Wembanyama had 28 points, 14 rebounds, five assists and two blocks for San Antonio.

pelicans 101, nuggets 94 >> Brandon Ingram scored 29 points to lift New Orleansto the victory over Denver, which played without three-time MVP Nikola Jokic. Ingram twisted his left ankle in the second half but stayed in the game to help the injury-riddled Pelicans snap a six-game skid and end the Nuggets’ five-game winning streak. Jokic was out for personal reasons, and head coach Michael Malone remained in Colorado to watch his daughter, Bridget, compete in the state volleyball playoffs.

heat 124, pacers 111 >> Bam Adebayo scored 30 points and had 11 rebounds as Miami beat Indiana in NBA Cup play. Adebayo scored 17 points in the final quarter as the Heat pulled away to even their NBA Cup record at 1-1.

pistons 99, raptors 95 >> Malik Beasley scored seven of his 20 points in the fourth quarter and Cade Cunningham had 15 points and 10 assists as Detroit beat struggling Toronto.

hawks 129, wizards 117 >> Dyson Daniels continued his scoring surge with 25 points and Atlanta beat Washington to improve to 2-0 in the NBA Cup. Kyle Kuzma led Washington, which lost its seventh straight, with 24 points.

magic 98, 76ers 86 >> Franz Wagner had 31 points and 11 rebounds and Orlando pulled away in the fourth quarter for the win over Philadelphia in an NBA Cup game. Joel Embiid, playing 33 minutes in his second game this season for the 76ers, had 20 points and eight rebounds.