Cavs improve to 15-0 even with Donovan Mitchell out

Danny Cunningham: #Cavs beat the Hornets 128-114 to move to 15-0. Even without Donovan Mitchell, this offense just keeps rolling along. Jerome, Garland, Allen and Mobley all score 20 or more points. Up next is a showdown in Boston, which could be one of the premier games of the NBA season.

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Danny Cunningham RealDCunningham #Cavs beat the Hornets 128-114 to move to 15-0. Even without Donovan Mitchell, this offense just keeps rolling along. Jerome, Garland, Allen and Mobley all score 20 or more points. Up next is a showdown in Boston, which could be one of the premier games of the NBA season. – 8:28 PM StatMuse statmuse Ty Jerome tonight: 24 tepped up without Donovan Mitchell. pic.x.com/0kHy0o1pO2 – 8:27 PM Danny Cunningham RealDCunningham No Donovan Mitchell, no problem for the #Cavs in that half. They're up 72-59 at halftime on Charlotte. Evan Mobley leads all scorers with 16 points, Ty Jerome has 13 in his first start of the season and Darius Garland has 11 points and nine assists. – 7:08 PM Danny Cunningham RealDCunningham Craig Porter Jr. with a steal and a dunk gives the #Cavs a 15-point lead with 6:44 left in the first half. Even without Donovan Mitchell, the Cavs have a chance to reach 70 points in the first half. – 6:53 PM Rylan Stiles Rylan_Stiles Former Thunder Ty Jerome has 13 points in 14 minutes and has the Cavs up 50-39 without Donovan Mitchell looking to remain unbeaten. – 6:50 PM Danny Cunningham RealDCunningham #Cavs lead Charlotte 38-28 after the first quarter. Cavs have been the best first quarter team in the NBA this season, and it keeps up without Donovan Mitchell tonight. Evan Mobley leads the scoring with 10 points and five guys in total have scored five or more. – 6:38 PM Danny Cunningham RealDCunningham Donovan Mitchell was awesome early and late, Darius Garland was too, the your Cleveland Cavaliers are 14-0. pic.x.com/fSvbo57SsL – 11:37 PM Danny Cunningham RealDCunningham Another really good start for Donovan Mitchell tonight. He's hit all four shots he's taken and has 10 points in the first 3:28 of this one. #Cavs with a quick 14-7 lead, prompting a Chicago timeout. – 7:46 PM KC Johnson KCJHoop Donovan Mitchell has 10 points in 3:28. LaVine has contested the shots well. Mitchell is just rising up and heat checking. – 7:45 PM Danny Cunningham RealDCunningham #Cavs are sliding Georges Niang into the starting lineup tonight with Evan Mobley out. He joins Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, Isaac Okoro and Jarrett Allen as the first five. – 6:45 PM Tim Bontemps TimBontemps How the Cavs plan to get Donovan Mitchell to the playoffs in peak form, a look into KAT's defense, the emergence of Dyson Daniels & Brandin Podziemski on being the subject of trade talks – and more – in this week's look around the NBA with espn.com/nba/insider/st... – 4:02 PM

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Cleveland Plain Dealer: Donovan Mitchell will not play tonight against Charlotte, as head coach Kenny Atkinson said this was a planned night of rest. Photo: Joshua Gunter, clevelanddotcom pic.x.com/OMHYHpqKBP -via Twitter / November 17, 2024 They continued their perfect start, improving to 14-0 on Friday night with a 144-126 win over the Chicago Bulls in an NBA Cup opener that served as another showcase for a Cavs team clicking like never before. After the final buzzer, Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland and Jarrett Allen celebrated more history by dancing on the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse court with a giant green frog, which has quickly become an impromptu mascot to an unscripted start. "It's Cleveland," Allen said, trying to explain the amphibian's sudden arrival. "It's just a vibe in the city, and I hope it doesn't change." -via ESPN / November 16, 2024 Danny Cunningham: #Cavs beat the Chicago Bulls 144-126 and move to 14-0 on the season. Donovan Mitchell had 37 points, Darius Garland had 29. Both were spectacular early and to close this one out. The defense needs to get better, but this offense is elite. They'll go for 15 straight on Sunday. -via Twitter / November 15, 2024