Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell led all scorers in this game with 37 points, but it was 76ers forward Paul George who led his team to victory with 30 points, five rebounds and three assists in 36 minutes of action. Appearing in his 29th game of the season, George raised his season scoring average to 17.4 points.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have been one of the NBA's most pleasant surprises this season. From the beginning of the year, they have looked to be one of the league
Cleveland's Ty Jerome and Donovan Mitchell both had remarkable offensive games against Philadelphia on Friday night.
Donovan Mitchell scored 33 points — 23 in the second half — and Darius Garland added 16 as the Cleveland Cavaliers began the season's unofficial second half by dominating the Phoenix Suns 118-92 in a Martin Luther King Jr.
In a bounce-back victory over the Pacers, the Cavs were led by Donovan Mitchell, who put the team on his back.
Alexander, Donovan Mitchell and Karl-Anthony Towns were named starters Thursday night for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game.
It's Mitchell's sixth straight All-Star appearance and second career starting nod, both of which have come with the Cavs.
After Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell was named an NBA All-Star starter on Thursday, his head coach earned a role in the game as well.
One interesting takeaway is that the biggest difference was how much voting Ball for from fans relative to how little he got from the media. You can read more about this from Stephen Noh on Sporting News. Ball finished with the most among East guards by fans but seventh by media.
Most players in the NBA know they will get a week off for the All-Star break in mid-February — a time they look forward to as a chance to reenergize for the second half of the season. Not so for
James — a pick for 21 straight years — now has two more All-Star selections than anyone else in NBA history (Abdul-Jabbar was a 19-time pick) and is three years clear of anyone else for the longest streak of consecutive selections. Kobe Bryant was picked for 18 consecutive All-Star Games, the second-longest such streak.