Darius Garland scored 25 points, Ty Jerome matched his career-high with 24 in place of Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers stayed unbeaten with a 128-114 win over the Charlotte Hornets. The Cavs are the fourth team to start 15-0, joining the Golden State Warriors (2016), Houston Rockets (1994) and Washington Capitols (1949).
Cleveland Cavaliers ’ Darius Garland lays in a shot as Charlotte Hornets ’ Josh Green, right, defends and Hornets’ Brandon Miller watches during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Cleveland, Sunday, Nov 17, 2024. Cleveland Cavaliers ’ Ty Jerome drives around Charlotte Hornets ’ LaMelo Ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Cleveland, Sunday, Nov 17, 2024.
Evan Mobley had 23 points and 11 rebounds and Jarrett Allen had 21 and 15 rebounds for Cleveland, which will play at defending champion Boston on Tuesday. Although they wanted to keep their winning streak alive, the Cavs felt getting Mitchell rest was more important. It’s a long season with bigger games ahead, and first-year coach Kenny Atkinson, who has yet to lose with Cleveland, said sticking to the plan with Mitchell was a priority.James Harden breaks tie with Ray Allen, moves into No. 2 on NBA’s career 3-point listHornets: Showed some fight in the second night of a back-to-back, but couldn’t get stops down the stretch.
Cavaliers: Barely missed a beat without Mitchell, who was coming off a season-high 37-point performance. One of the many plusses during the winning streak is that it’s allowing Atkinson to further develop his bench.With Charlotte still hanging around, Garland kicked it out to Jerome for a 3-pointer — and his 12th assist — from the corner with 2:45 left.
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