Donovan Mitchell finished with a campaign-high 45 points, and the Cleveland Cavaliers won against the Brooklyn Nets 111-102 today in the league’s 3rd regular-season match in Paris.
Victoire. ✨
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Donovan’s phenomenal start sent Cleveland to a lead the team would never lose, and he notched 21 points in the 4th quarter, scoring 4 3-pointers after going 0 for 6 before that, to keep New York from making an inspiring comeback after trailing by 26 points.
Caris LeVert notched 21 points in the Cavs’ 1st time playing outside North America in the regular campaign. In comparison, Jarrett Allen had 12 points and 12 boards in his career-best 8th consecutive double-double. Cleveland won 4 matches in a row, improving to 9-3 since December 16th.
Spida in the 2024 Paris Game:
45 PTS
12 REB
6 AST
4 STLFirst player since The Admiral to reach these numbers in a game.https://t.co/ltzPVglFgX
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Isaac Okoro also notched 12 points, while Donovan also grabbed 12 boards.
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Mikal Bridges and Cam Thomas each notched 26 points for the organization from the Big Apple, who matched their worst half of the campaign with 34 points in the 1st half and have been defeated in 12 of 15.