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Cavaliers keeping perspective as first team since 2015 to start season 13-0

Nov. 13, 2024 23:49 PM EST

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Amid the giggles and the talk of history that filled the Cleveland Cavaliers' locker room, Donovan Mitchell tried to add a little perspective about the team's 13-0 start to the NBA season. “We’re the hunted, but it’s also November,” Cleveland’s star...

Cavs beats Sixers 114-106 to become 6th NBA team to start a season 13-0

Nov. 13, 2024 21:57 PM EST

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — 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...

Analysis: Injuries are a common theme for teams off to fast — or slow — starts as NBA Cup begins

Nov. 12, 2024 13:47 PM EST

Cleveland has won its first 12 games and is off to the best start in the league. There are 10 teams in the Western Conference with winning records. And somehow, only two teams in the Eastern Conference have winning records. There is a common denominator on both sides of the ledger:...

Mitchell scores 36 as the Cavs beat the Bulls 119-113 for 12th straight win

Nov. 11, 2024 23:37 PM EST

CHICAGO (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored a season-high 36 points, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Chicago Bulls 119-113 on Monday night to become the eighth NBA team to begin a season with 12 straight wins. Darius Garland scored 17 points for Cleveland, and Evan Mobley had 15...

Evan Mobley scores 23 points and Cavaliers rally past Nets 105-100 to remain perfect at 11-0

Nov. 09, 2024 22:37 PM EST

CLEVELAND (AP) — Evan Mobley had 23 points and 16 rebounds, and Donovan Mitchell scored 22 as the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied for a 105-100 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night, becoming the 12th team in NBA history to start a season 11-0. Darius Garland scored eight of his...

Cavaliers take 41-point halftime lead and rout Warriors 136-117 to improve to 10-0

Nov. 08, 2024 23:42 PM EST

CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland scored 27 points and Evan Mobley had 23 as the Cleveland Cavaliers routed the Golden State Warriors 136-117 on Friday night, extending their franchise-best start to 10-0 this season. The Cavaliers became the first team in NBA history to win their...

Perfect 10: High-scoring Cavaliers extend best start in team history under new coach Kenny Atkinson

Nov. 08, 2024 23:42 PM EST

CLEVELAND (AP) — Kenny Atkinson couldn’t help but smile as he looked at the box score and stared at the record of his Cleveland Cavaliers. His first season as their coach has gone perfectly. “10-0 is something. It’s kind of a magic number, right?” Atkinson...

Cavaliers mark historic 9-0 start by getting coach Kenny Atkinson all wet

Nov. 07, 2024 00:22 AM EST

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Taking their cues from Jarrett Allen, the Cleveland Cavaliers celebrated the first 9-0 start to a season in franchise history by pouring water bottles over coach Kenny Atkinson's head in the locker room. There will be much bigger games, with higher stakes, than...

Mitchell scores 29 and the Cavaliers beat the Pelicans 131-122 for their first 9-0 start

Nov. 06, 2024 22:47 PM EST

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 29 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 131-122 on Wednesday night to open 9-0 for the first time in their 55-year NBA history. Caris LeVert and Jarrett Allen each added 16 points, and Allen grabbed 14...

Cavaliers match 1976 squad for best start in franchise history, improve to 8-0 by edging Bucks

Nov. 04, 2024 23:44 PM EST

CLEVELAND (AP) — The win total is growing quickly, and so is the Cavaliers' confidence. At 8-0 so far, they're the only unbeaten team left in the Eastern Conference and at this point they might as well win them all. “That's the plan,” center Jarrett Allen said...