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Cavaliers become 6th NBA team to start season 13-0
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Cavaliers become 6th NBA team to start season 13-0

Cleveland’s perfect start continues as Donovan Mitchell scores 11 of his 23 points in the final 3 minutes.

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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 13-0 mark. Victory 114-106 against the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night.

Mitchell also grabbed 13 rebounds and added nine assists as Cleveland became the first team since the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors to win 13 straight to start a season. This Warriors team holds the record for most wins to start a campaign 24 times.

Darius Garland scored 25 points while Evan Mobley had 14 points with seven rebounds.

Jared McCain had a career-high 34 for the 76ers, who played without Paul George and Joel Embiid for the second night of a row while nursing a left knee injury. Kelly Oubre Jr. had 20 points while Caleb Martin added 18 for the Sixers.