Mitchell scores 37 as Cavs stretch record to 14-0

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

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CLEVELAND -- scored a season-high 37 points, had 29 and the continued one of the best starts in league history, improving to 14-0 with a 144-126 win over the on Friday night in an NBA Cup game. The Cavs are the sixth team to go 14-0 and first since the 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 played for them. added 24 points and had 22 for the Cavs, who have been perfect under first-year coach Kenny Atkinson. Their 144 points is tied for their fifth-most in a game in franchise history, according to ESPN Research.



scored 29 and had 25 for the Bulls, who were still within four points on 's dunk with 2:55 left. However, LeVert and Mitchell dropped 3-pointers as the Cavs blitzed the Bulls 21-7 the rest of the way. The Cavs played without starting forward , who has been battling an illness the past few days.

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