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Cleveland Cavaliers at Chicago Bulls

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43-27, 21-14 Away
Final
115 - 110

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James Harden scores 36 as Cavaliers hang on to beat Bulls 115-110 with Mitchell sidelined

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Chicago Bulls: Game Highlights

Harden nailed seven 3-pointers. Jaylon Tyson chipped in with 18 points and 11 rebounds, and the Cavaliers hung on after a 29-point lead in the third quarter dwindled to one in the game’s closing minutes.

Chicago’s Tre Jones cut it to 103-102 when he made two free throws with 3:33 remaining. Sam Merrill answered with a 3 for Cleveland.

The Cavaliers were up 110-107 when Jones missed a potential tying 3 and Leonard Miller missed a layup with about a minute left. Harden hit a pull-up jumper to make it a five-point game with 33 seconds left and Cleveland hung on for the win.

Mitchell was hurt in a collision in practice with Mobley. The seven-time All-Star played through the injury in Cleveland’s victory at Milwaukee on Tuesday night and finished with 19 points on 4-for-14 shooting. He said after the game that he was having trouble seeing.

Coach Kenny Atkinson said the injury is “nothing serious,” but the Cavaliers need to “let it clear up.”

Jones scored 20 for Chicago, which lost for the fourth time in five games. Rob Dillingham added a season-high 17 points. Nick Richards finished with 16 points and eight rebounds.

Up next Cavaliers: Visit New Orleans on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 115 - 110
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 115 - 110
4th 0.0 (00:00) [Cavaliers] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED) 115 - 110
4th 1.3 Dennis Schroder makes free throw 2 of 2 115 - 110
4th 1.3 Dennis Schroder makes free throw 1 of 2 114 - 110

Statistics

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40-91 FG 42-94
44 Field Goal % 45
14-41 3PT 15-44
34 Three Point % 34
21-31 FT 11-17
68 Free Throw % 65
54 Rebounds 47
16 Offensive Rebounds 12
38 Defensive Rebounds 35
26 Assists 27
11 Steals 11
5 Blocks 7
14 Turnovers 16
2 Team Turnovers 0
16 Total Turnovers 16
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
1 Flagrant Fouls 1
23 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 19
4 Fast Break Points 19
46 Points in Paint 50
17 Fouls 24
29 Largest Lead 9
3 Lead Changes 3
88 Percent Led 8
Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tobe Awaka, F Out Nov 12
Dailyn Swain, G Day-To-Day Nov 12
Norman Powell, G Day-To-Day Nov 12
Caleb Wilson, F Out Nov 12
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Evan Mobley, C Out Nov 12
Sam Merrill, G Out Nov 10

Game Information

United Center

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 19,763 · Capacity:

2026-27 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 8 3 .727 - W2
Cleveland 6 6 .500 2.5 W1
Indiana 4 8 .333 4.5 W1
Chicago 1 9 .100 6.5 L8
Milwaukee 1 11 .083 7.5 L8
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