Cleveland’s 14-game winning streak is the longest in the club’s 55-year existence.
CLEVELAND (AP) — 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.
Best starts in NBA history
24-0 – Golden State Warriors (2015-16)
15-0 – Houston Rockets (1993-94)
15-0 – Washington Capitols (1948-49)
14-0 – Cleveland Cavaliers (2024-25)
14-0 – Dallas Mavericks (2002-03)
14-0 – Boston Celtics (1957-58)
12-0 – Chicago Bulls (1996-97)
12-0 – Seattle SuperSonics (1982-83)
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.
