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.
TIMBERWOLVES 130, KINGS 126 (OT): Anthony Edwards had 36 points, as Minnesota beat short-handed Sacramento despite a franchise-record 60 points from De’Aaron Fox.Fox had 26 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, but it wasn’t enough for a Kings team without DeMar DeRozan (lower back tightness) and Malik Monk (ankle).
WARRIORS 123, GRIZZLIES 118: Draymond Green had 13 points, eight rebounds and seven assists before a late ejection after two technical fouls in a 33-second span, and Golden State beat Memphis in a physical NBA Cup game. Stephen Curry overcame a slow start to finish with 13 points, eight rebounds and five assists, while Buddy Hield had 18 points and Moses Moody scored 14.
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. 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.
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 Toronto.
HAWKS 129, WIZARDS 117: Dyson Daniels continued his scoring surge with 25 points and Atlanta handed Washington its seventh straight loss.
MAGIC 98, 76ERS 86: Franz Wagner had 31 points and 11 rebounds, Jalen Suggs added 19 points and seven rebounds, and the Orlando pulled away in the fourth quarter for the win over Philadelphia in an NBA Cup game.
KNICKS 124, NETS 122: Jalen Brunson made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 6.2 seconds left after the Knicks had blown a 21-point lead, and New York edged Brooklyn to improve to 2-0 in the NBA Cup.
THUNDER 99, SUNS 83: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points and Oklahoma City beat short-handed Phoenix.
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