PHILADELPHIA -- — Donovan Mitchell scored 11 of his 23 points in the final three minutes of the game and the Cleveland Cavaliers became the sixth team in NBA history to start a season 13-0 with a 114-106 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night.

Mitchell also grabbed 13 rebounds and added nine assists as Cleveland became the first team since the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors to win 13 straight to begin a season. That Warriors team holds the record for most wins to begin a campaign at 24 straight.

Darius Garland scored 25 points while Evan Mobley had 14 points with seven rebounds.

Jared McCain had a career-high 34 for the 76ers, who played without Paul George and Joel Embiid on the second night of a back-to-back as part of left knee injury maintenance. Kelly Oubre Jr. had 20 points while Caleb Martin added 18 for the Sixers.

Takeaways

Cavaliers: On a night when Cleveland didn’t come with its best game, the team had enough firepower to hold off a gritty bunch of young Sixers who played perhaps their best all-around game of the season.

76ers: The best news of the day for the Sixers came pre-game when both George and Embiid were cleared to play on Friday night in Orlando. Head coach Nick Nurse said George’s minutes restriction would be lifted.

Key moment

Mitchell hit three 3-pointers with less than three minutes to play to extend Cleveland's lead to seven, seemingly taking the starch out of the Sixers final push.

Key stat

The Cavaliers have won 13 in a row for the fourth time in franchise history. The other three times — in 2009, 2010 and 2017 — were when they had LeBron James on the roster.

Up next

Cavaliers: Play hosts to Chicago on Friday night.

76ers: Play at Orlando on Friday night.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Jarrett Allen vs. Guerschon Yabusele (Evan Mobley gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Jarrett Allen makes dunk (Darius Garland assists)	0	2
11:21	Kelly Oubre Jr. misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	0	2
11:18	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	0	2
11:12	Darius Garland bad pass (Caleb Martin steals)	0	2
11:06	Jared McCain makes 27-foot three point shot (Guerschon Yabusele assists)	3	2
10:54	Donovan Mitchell misses driving layup	3	2
10:51	Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound	3	2
10:49	Jared McCain misses 25-foot three point shot	3	2
10:45	Caleb Martin offensive rebound	3	2
10:32	Guerschon Yabusele misses 26-foot three point jumper	3	2
10:29	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	3	2
10:21	Evan Mobley bad pass (Caleb Martin steals)	3	2
10:06	Kelly Oubre Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jared McCain assists)	6	2
9:44	Jarrett Allen misses layup	6	2
9:40	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	6	2
9:40	Jarrett Allen misses tip shot	6	2
9:40	Guerschon Yabusele defensive rebound	6	2
9:35	Caleb Martin misses 23-foot three point shot	6	2
9:33	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	6	2
9:29	Darius Garland misses 27-foot three point shot	6	2
9:25	Guerschon Yabusele defensive rebound	6	2
9:07	Jared McCain misses two point shot	6	2
9:04	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	6	2
9:00	Kyle Lowry personal foul	6	2
8:57	Darius Garland offensive foul	6	2
8:57	Darius Garland turnover	6	2
8:40	Kyle Lowry misses 28-foot three point jumper	6	2
8:37	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	6	2
8:34	Evan Mobley misses driving floating jump shot	6	2
8:32	Guerschon Yabusele defensive rebound	6	2
8:14	Kelly Oubre Jr. misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	6	2
8:12	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	6	2
8:01	Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three pointer	6	5
7:43	Kelly Oubre Jr. makes layup (Kyle Lowry assists)	8	5
7:28	Isaac Okoro makes 22-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	8	8
7:16	Guerschon Yabusele makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jared McCain assists)	11	8
7:03	Jarrett Allen makes dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists)	11	10
6:54	76ers Full timeout	11	10
6:54	Dean Wade enters the game for Evan Mobley	11	10
6:54	Caris LeVert enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	11	10
6:41	Guerschon Yabusele makes driving layup (Jared McCain assists)	13	10
6:28	Isaac Okoro misses 23-foot three point jumper	13	10
6:25	Caleb Martin defensive rebound	13	10
6:20	Jared McCain misses two point shot	13	10
6:17	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	13	10
6:11	Darius Garland makes driving layup	13	12
5:56	Kelly Oubre Jr. makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot	15	12
5:45	Darius Garland makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot	15	14
5:19	Jared McCain misses 9-foot pullup jump shot	15	14
5:11	Kyle Lowry offensive rebound	15	14
5:07	Kelly Oubre Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	15	14
5:04	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	15	14
4:53	Dean Wade makes 23-foot three point jumper (Caris LeVert assists)	15	17
4:35	Jared McCain makes 27-foot three pointer	18	17
4:21	Caris LeVert misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	17
4:18	Jared McCain defensive rebound	18	17
4:01	Caleb Martin makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jared McCain assists)	21	17
3:47	Caris LeVert makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dean Wade assists)	21	20
3:34	Caleb Martin makes 20-foot step back jumpshot	23	20
3:34	Cavaliers Full timeout	23	20
3:34	Adem Bona enters the game for Caleb Martin	23	20
3:34	Jeff Dowtin Jr. enters the game for Kelly Oubre Jr.	23	20
3:34	Eric Gordon enters the game for Kyle Lowry	23	20
3:34	KJ Martin enters the game for Guerschon Yabusele	23	20
3:34	Georges Niang enters the game for Isaac Okoro	23	20
3:18	Caris LeVert makes driving layup (Jarrett Allen assists)	23	22
3:04	Eric Gordon out of bounds lost ball turnover	23	22
3:04	Evan Mobley enters the game for Darius Garland	23	22
3:04	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Jarrett Allen	23	22
2:50	Evan Mobley lost ball turnover (Jared McCain steals)	23	22
2:43	Caris LeVert blocks Jared McCain 's 3-foot two point shot	23	22
2:39	Adem Bona offensive rebound	23	22
2:37	Jeff Dowtin Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper	23	22
2:33	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	23	22
2:24	Georges Niang makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	23	25
2:04	Eric Gordon misses driving layup	23	25
2:00	Adem Bona offensive rebound	23	25
2:00	Adem Bona makes tip shot	25	25
1:49	KJ Martin shooting foul	25	25
1:49	Caris LeVert makes free throw 1 of 2	25	26
1:49	Caleb Martin enters the game for Jared McCain	25	26
1:49	Caris LeVert makes free throw 2 of 2	25	27
1:33	Caleb Martin lost ball turnover (Donovan Mitchell steals)	25	27
1:28	Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot	25	27
1:26	Jeff Dowtin Jr. defensive rebound	25	27
1:17	Eric Gordon makes two point shot (Jeff Dowtin Jr. assists)	27	27
1:10	Georges Niang makes layup (Caris LeVert assists)	27	29
55.1	Eric Gordon bad pass (Caris LeVert steals)	27	29
50.1	Caris LeVert misses two point shot	27	29
50.0	76ers defensive team rebound	27	29
29.0	KJ Martin misses 23-foot three point jumper	27	29
24.1	Jeff Dowtin Jr. offensive rebound	27	29
20.1	Jeff Dowtin Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	27	29
17.1	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	27	29
1.1	Evan Mobley makes layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)	27	31
0.1	Caleb Martin misses 50-foot three point jumper	27	31
0.1	76ers offensive team rebound	27	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	31

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Xfinity Mobile Arena

Philadelphia, PA

Date & Time

12:30 AM, November 14, 2024

Coverage

NBA League Pass, NBC Sports Phil, FanDuel SN OH

Attendance

19,777

Referees

John Goble, Eric Dalen, Sean Corbin

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

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	39	20	.661	W1
New York	38	22	.633	W1
Toronto	35	25	.583	W1
Philadelphia	33	26	.559	W3
Brooklyn	15	44	.254	L7

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