CLEVELAND -- — 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 Golden State 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.

Jarrett Allen added 24 points and Caris LeVert had 22 for the Cavs, who have been perfect under first-year coach Kenny Atkinson.

Coby White scored 29 and Nikola Vucevic had 25 for the Bulls, who were still within four points on Ayo Dosunmu'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 Evan Mobley, who has been battling an illness the past few days.

Takeaways

Bulls: The league's fastest-paced team by most offensive metrics had too many rushed shots and poor possessions to pull off the win.

Cavaliers: At home. On the road. Short-handed. It doesn't matter. They're playing with energy and a connectivity that's only building their confidence and trust in Atkinson, who inherited a great situation and is only making it better.

Key moment

Sensing the need to take over, Mitchell opened the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer and scored Cleveland's first nine points of the period. He had 18 in the last 12 minutes.

Key stat

Cleveland set a franchise record for points in a quarter with 49 in the first.

Up next

Cleveland hosts Houston on Sunday, the same day the Cavs welcome the Hornets.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Nikola Vucevic vs. Jarrett Allen (Georges Niang gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Darius Garland makes 1-foot two point shot	2	0
11:30	Zach LaVine misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot	2	0
11:27	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	2	0
11:17	Donovan Mitchell makes 17-foot step back jumpshot	4	0
10:59	Coby White makes 26-foot three point jumper (Patrick Williams assists)	4	3
10:39	Darius Garland misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	3
10:38	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	4	3
10:31	Isaac Okoro blocks Josh Giddey 's 1-foot two point shot	4	3
10:31	Bulls offensive team rebound	4	3
10:29	Nikola Vucevic makes 22-foot jumper (Josh Giddey assists)	4	5
10:12	Jarrett Allen makes finger roll layup (Darius Garland assists)	6	5
9:50	Nikola Vucevic bad pass (Jarrett Allen steals)	6	5
9:44	Donovan Mitchell makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot	9	5
9:27	Josh Giddey misses 23-foot three point jumper	9	5
9:26	Georges Niang defensive rebound	9	5
9:21	Jarrett Allen out of bounds bad pass turnover	9	5
9:09	Nikola Vucevic makes 1-foot two point shot (Zach LaVine assists)	9	7
9:03	Coby White personal foul	9	7
8:55	Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup (Isaac Okoro assists)	11	7
8:45	Josh Giddey misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	7
8:43	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	11	7
8:32	Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three pointer	14	7
8:32	Bulls Full timeout	14	7
8:32	Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Josh Giddey	14	7
8:20	Coby White bad pass (Jarrett Allen steals)	14	7
8:08	Donovan Mitchell misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	14	7
8:06	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	14	7
7:57	Coby White misses 27-foot three point shot	14	7
7:54	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	14	7
7:49	Georges Niang misses 22-foot three point jumper	14	7
7:47	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	14	7
7:31	Georges Niang shooting foul	14	7
7:31	Patrick Williams misses free throw 1 of 2	14	7
7:31	Bulls offensive team rebound	14	7
7:31	Dean Wade enters the game for Georges Niang	14	7
7:31	Patrick Williams makes free throw 2 of 2	14	8
7:18	Jarrett Allen makes 5-foot two point shot (Darius Garland assists)	16	8
7:16	Coby White bad pass (Isaac Okoro steals)	16	8
7:05	Isaac Okoro makes driving dunk	18	8
7:01	Coby White makes 26-foot three point jumper (Patrick Williams assists)	18	11
6:52	Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot dunk (Darius Garland assists)	20	11
6:26	Ayo Dosunmu makes 23-foot three point jumper (Coby White assists)	20	14
6:13	Darius Garland makes 21-foot pullup jump shot	22	14
6:06	Nikola Vucevic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Patrick Williams assists)	22	17
6:04	Cavaliers Full timeout	22	17
6:04	Caris LeVert enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	22	17
6:04	Josh Giddey enters the game for Coby White	22	17
5:47	Jarrett Allen makes driving layup (Darius Garland assists)	24	17
5:47	Josh Giddey shooting foul	24	17
5:47	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 1 of 1	25	17
5:36	Zach LaVine misses 23-foot step back jumpshot	25	17
5:34	Darius Garland defensive rebound	25	17
5:27	Isaac Okoro makes 1-foot layup (Darius Garland assists)	27	17
5:16	Nikola Vucevic misses 26-foot three point jumper	27	17
5:15	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	27	17
5:07	Darius Garland makes 24-foot three pointer	30	17
4:56	Nikola Vucevic makes layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists)	30	19
4:39	Jarrett Allen makes layup (Isaac Okoro assists)	32	19
4:21	Nikola Vucevic makes 12-foot two point shot	32	21
4:12	Darius Garland makes 25-foot three pointer	35	21
3:59	Nikola Vucevic misses 26-foot three point jumper	35	21
3:56	Isaac Okoro defensive rebound	35	21
3:51	Caris LeVert makes 25-foot three point shot (Darius Garland assists)	38	21
3:38	Patrick Williams makes 28-foot three pointer (Nikola Vucevic assists)	38	24
3:27	Darius Garland bad pass (Ayo Dosunmu steals)	38	24
3:21	Josh Giddey makes 1-foot dunk (Zach LaVine assists)	38	26
2:57	Darius Garland makes 29-foot three point step back jumpshot	41	26
2:42	Jarrett Allen blocks Zach LaVine 's 1-foot driving layup	41	26
2:40	Patrick Williams offensive rebound	41	26
2:38	Patrick Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper	41	29
2:26	Darius Garland out of bounds lost ball turnover	41	29
2:26	Georges Niang enters the game for Darius Garland	41	29
2:26	Ty Jerome enters the game for Jarrett Allen	41	29
2:26	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Isaac Okoro	41	29
2:26	Coby White enters the game for Zach LaVine	41	29
2:26	Jalen Smith enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	41	29
2:26	Julian Phillips enters the game for Patrick Williams	41	29
2:07	Josh Giddey misses 26-foot three point jumper	41	29
2:05	Georges Niang defensive rebound	41	29
2:03	Donovan Mitchell lost ball turnover (Josh Giddey steals)	41	29
1:56	Josh Giddey misses two point shot	41	29
1:55	Caris LeVert defensive rebound	41	29
1:51	Caris LeVert bad pass (Coby White steals)	41	29
1:45	Julian Phillips misses 24-foot three point shot	41	29
1:43	Ty Jerome defensive rebound	41	29
1:43	Ayo Dosunmu personal foul	41	29
1:43	Dalen Terry enters the game for Ayo Dosunmu	41	29
1:25	Ty Jerome makes driving layup (Caris LeVert assists)	43	29
1:06	Josh Giddey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Julian Phillips assists)	43	32
44.1	Ty Jerome makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Donovan Mitchell assists)	46	32
32.1	Dalen Terry traveling	46	32
18.1	Josh Giddey personal foul	46	32
18.1	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	47	32
18.1	Jarrett Allen enters the game for Ty Jerome	47	32
18.1	Isaac Okoro enters the game for Georges Niang	47	32
18.1	Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 2 of 2	47	32
16.1	Julian Phillips defensive rebound	47	32
7.1	Isaac Okoro shooting foul	47	32
7.1	Coby White makes free throw 1 of 2	47	33
7.1	Darius Garland enters the game for Isaac Okoro	47	33
7.1	Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Josh Giddey	47	33
7.1	Patrick Williams enters the game for Jalen Smith	47	33
7.1	Coby White makes free throw 2 of 2	47	34
0.1	Coby White shooting foul	47	34
0.1	Darius Garland makes free throw 1 of 2	48	34
0.1	Darius Garland makes free throw 2 of 2	49	34
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	49	34

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Rocket Arena

Cleveland, OH

Date & Time

12:30 AM, November 16, 2024

Coverage

NBA League Pass, FanDuel SN OH, CHSN

Attendance

19,432

Referees

Zach Zarba, Marat Kogut, Evan Scott

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	44	14	.759	W2
Cleveland	37	24	.607	L2
Milwaukee	26	32	.448	L1
Chicago	24	36	.400	L11
Indiana	15	45	.250	L5

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