Game ID: 22400013
Chicago Bulls @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Friday, November 15, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CLE 49 28 30 37 144CHI 34 39 29 24 126
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
CLE availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Wade missed 2 since 11/04, returns tonight: 18 min (89% of 20)
BACK LeVert back 11/06 after 2, 28 min since (117% of 24)
NEW Okoro 18 to 24 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 11/09 · back-to-backBACK LeVert back 11/06 after 2, 24 min since (103% of 24)
BACK Wade back 11/08 after 2, 18 min since (89% of 20)
NEW Okoro 18 to 25 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 11/11 · 1 day's restBACK LeVert back 11/06 after 2, 27 min since (113% of 24)
BACK Wade back 11/08 after 2, 18 min since (88% of 20)
NEW Okoro 18 to 24 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 11/13 · 1 day's restBACK LeVert back 11/06 after 2, 26 min since (110% of 24)
BACK Wade back 11/08 after 2, 18 min since (89% of 20)
CLE availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restBACK LeVert back 11/06 after 2, 26 min since (109% of 24)
BACK Wade back 11/08 after 2, 19 min since (91% of 20)
CLE availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Merrill missed 2 since 11/13, out tonight
BACK Wade back 11/08 after 2, 21 min since (101% of 20)
CLE availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Merrill missed 3 since 11/13, returns tonight: 19 min (96% of 20)
CLE availability going into 11/20 · back-to-backBACK Merrill back 11/19 after 3, 19 min since (96% of 20)
CLE availability going into 11/24 · 3 days' restOUT LeVert missed 2 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Wade missed 2 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Okoro missed 2 since 11/19, returns tonight: 29 min (155% of 18)
BACK Merrill back 11/19 after 3, 19 min since (96% of 20)
CHI availability going into 11/07 · back-to-backOUT LaVine missed 2 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Ball missed 4 since 10/30, out tonight
BACK Craig back 10/30 after 4, 3 min since (25% of 12)
BACK Horton-Tucker back 11/01 after 2, 17 min since (138% of 12)
CHI availability going into 11/09 · 1 day's restOUT LaVine missed 3 since 11/04, returns tonight: 32 min (93% of 34)
OUT Ball missed 5 since 10/30, out tonight
BACK Craig back 10/30 after 4, 3 min since (25% of 12)
BACK Horton-Tucker back 11/01 after 2, 18 min since (140% of 12)
CHI availability going into 11/11 · 1 day's restOUT Ball missed 6 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 2 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK LaVine back 11/09 after 3, 32 min since (93% of 34)
BACK Horton-Tucker back 11/01 after 2, 18 min since (140% of 12)
CHI availability going into 11/13 · 1 day's restOUT Ball missed 7 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 3 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK LaVine back 11/09 after 3, 34 min since (99% of 34)
CHI availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Ball missed 8 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 4 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK LaVine back 11/09 after 3, 35 min since (101% of 34)
NEW Williams 25 to 31 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Ball missed 9 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 5 since 11/07, returns tonight: 11 min (89% of 12)
BACK LaVine back 11/09 after 3, 35 min since (103% of 34)
NEW Williams 25 to 33 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 11/18 · back-to-backOUT Ball missed 10 since 10/30, out tonight
BACK LaVine back 11/09 after 3, 33 min since (98% of 34)
BACK Craig back 11/17 after 5, 11 min since (89% of 12)
CHI availability going into 11/20 · 1 day's restOUT Ball missed 11 since 10/30, out tonight
BACK Craig back 11/17 after 5, 11 min since (89% of 12)
NEW Williams 25 to 31 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 11/22 · 1 day's restOUT Ball missed 12 since 10/30, out tonight
BACK Craig back 11/17 after 5, 20 min since (156% of 12)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 112, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Garland at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest. Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 122, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; LaVine at 25 and Vučević at 19 a game. Without Ball (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Chicago giving it away 18 times a game to Cleveland's 13 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 112 a night to Chicago's 122. Call it Cleveland 122, Chicago 113.
11/08 vs GSW 136-117 — CLE notes
CLE won 136-117. CLE shot 54% (46 of 85) to GSW's 48%, 20 of 42 from three, and went to the line 28 times to GSW's 14 — 24 points from the stripe to their 10. Garland led with 27 (9 of 17, 6 of 11 from three); Mobley added 23, Jerome 20. The hinge was Q2, 44-20: a lead of 17 became 41. Okoro was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
11/09 vs BKN 105-100 — CLE notes
CLE won 105-100. CLE shot 54% (40 of 74) to BKN's 45%, 10 of 28 from three. Mobley led with 23 (10 of 11); Mitchell added 22, Garland 20. The hinge was Q4, 35-18: CLE came in trailing by 12 and left it ahead by 5, and the lead reached 15. LeVert was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
11/11 @ CHI 119-113 — CLE notes
CLE won 119-113. CLE shot 44% (43 of 97) to CHI's 49%, 15 of 45 from three, and went to the line 24 times to CHI's 16 — 18 points from the stripe to their 13. CLE turned it over 8 times to CHI's 20. Mitchell led with 36 (12 of 26, 7 of 16 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Garland added 17, Mobley 15. The hinge was Q4, 24-21: a lead of 3 became 6. Jerome was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/13 @ PHI 114-106 — CLE notes
CLE won 114-106. CLE shot 49% (42 of 85) to PHI's 45%, 16 of 40 from three, and went to the line 17 times to PHI's 11 — 14 points from the stripe to their 10. Garland led with 25 (10 of 16, 1 of 4 from three); Mitchell added 23, Mobley 14. The hinge was Q3, 34-24: CLE came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 4. CLE trailed 48-54 at the half and won the second half 66-52. Mobley was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/15 vs CHI 144-126 — CLE notes
CLE won 144-126. CLE shot 55% (51 of 93) to CHI's 51%, 21 of 43 from three. Mitchell led with 37 (12 of 23, 7 of 13 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Garland added 29, Allen 24. The hinge was Q1, 49-34: from level to 15 ahead, and the lead reached 19. Wade was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
11/17 vs CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 112, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 26 and Garland at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Merrill (2 straight). One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 105, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 17 free throws a game; Ball at 31 and Miller at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Simpson (5 straight), Richards (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-10 a night and Cleveland minus-1 and the arc, Cleveland at 41 percent from three to Charlotte's 32. Call it Cleveland 118, Charlotte 107, Cleveland by 11.
11/19 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Tatum at 29 and Brown at 26 a game. 2 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 112, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 30 and Garland at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Merrill (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Boston 118, Cleveland 116, Cleveland keeping it close.
11/20 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 116, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 33 and Garland at 21 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 97 a night and allowing 109, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 18 free throws a game; Ingram at 24 and Murphy III at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without McCollum (11 straight), Murray (14 straight), Jones (11 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 40 percent from three to New Orleans's 32 and the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-8 a night and Cleveland plus-1. Call it Cleveland 119, New Orleans 106, Cleveland by 13.
11/24 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 113, shooting 53 percent and 42 from three, 20 free throws a game; Mitchell at 26 and Garland at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without LeVert (2 straight), Wade (2 straight), Okoro (2 straight). 3 days' rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Barrett at 25 and Poeltl at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Quickley (5 straight), Walter (7 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 42 percent from three to Toronto's 36 and the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 17 times a game to Cleveland's 12. Call it Cleveland 121, Toronto 110, Cleveland by 11.
11/07 vs MIN 119-135 — CHI notes
CHI lost 119-135. CHI shot 53% (47 of 88) to MIN's 55%, 15 of 36 from three. Vučević led with 25 (11 of 15, 3 of 5 from three); White added 24, Dosunmu 13. Q1 was theirs, 34-28, but the other 3 periods went 107-85 against them. They led by as many as 13. Dosunmu's -20 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/09 @ ATL 125-113 — CHI notes
CHI won 125-113. CHI shot 50% (46 of 92) to ATL's 46%, 13 of 39 from three, and got to the line 23 times to ATL's 30. Dosunmu led with 19 (7 of 10, 2 of 3 from three); White added 18, LaVine 18. The hinge was Q4, 35-15: CHI came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 12. CHI trailed 60-70 at the half and won the second half 65-43. Phillips was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
11/11 vs CLE 113-119 — CHI notes
CHI lost 113-119. CHI shot 49% (43 of 87) to CLE's 44%, 14 of 38 from three, and got to the line 16 times to CLE's 24. CHI turned it over 20 times to CLE's 8, and CLE turned those into 14 steals. LaVine led with 26 (12 of 20, 2 of 7 from three); White added 20, Vučević 20. Q1 was theirs, 35-34, but the other 3 periods went 85-78 against them.
11/13 @ NYK 124-123 — CHI notes
CHI won 124-123. CHI shot 54% (44 of 82) to NYK's 51%, 14 of 36 from three, and went to the line 27 times to NYK's 18 — 22 points from the stripe to their 12. LaVine led with 31 (12 of 17, 4 of 8 from three, 3 of 6 at the line); White added 22, Vučević 19. The hinge was Q1, 29-22: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 22. LaVine was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/15 @ CLE 126-144 — CHI notes
CHI lost 126-144. CHI shot 51% (45 of 88) to CLE's 55%, 20 of 42 from three. White led with 29 (8 of 15, 6 of 11 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Vučević added 25, Williams 17. Q2 was theirs, 39-28, the deficit cut from 15 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 116-87 against them. Giddey's -27 in 15 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/17 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 127, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; White at 23 and Vučević at 21 a game. Without Ball (9 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 105, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Sengun at 19 and Green at 15 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Whitmore (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Houston allowing 105 a night to Chicago's 127 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-10 a night and Chicago plus-1. Call it Houston 117, Chicago 113, Chicago keeping it close.
11/18 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Cunningham at 24 and Beasley at 22 a game. Without Hardaway Jr. (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 128, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; LaVine at 20 and White at 19 a game. Without Ball (10 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the defense, Detroit allowing 110 a night to Chicago's 128 and the glass, where Detroit has been plus-4 a night and Chicago minus-1. Call it Detroit 120, Chicago 112.
11/20 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 33 and Lopez at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 128, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; LaVine at 21 and White at 21 a game. Without Ball (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the defense, Milwaukee allowing 107 a night to Chicago's 128 and the turnovers, Chicago giving it away 16 times a game to Milwaukee's 13. Call it Milwaukee 119, Chicago 112.
11/22 vs ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 129, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; LaVine at 21 and White at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Ball (12 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 115, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Johnson at 19 and Hunter at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Nance Jr. (2 straight), Wallace (2 straight), Gueye (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-5 a night and Chicago minus-7 and the defense, Atlanta allowing 115 a night to Chicago's 129. Call it Chicago 119, Atlanta 118, Atlanta keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CLECL C. LeVert
CP C. Porter Jr.
DG D. Garland
DM D. Mitchell
DW D. Wade
GN G. Niang
IO I. Okoro
JA J. Allen
TJ T. Jerome
TT T. Thompson
CHIAD A. Dosunmu
CD C. Duarte
CW C. White
DT D. Terry
JG J. Giddey
JP J. Phillips
JS J. Smith
MB M. Buzelis
NV N. Vučević
PW P. Williams
ZL Z. LaVine
CLE/CHI the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Donovan Mitchell scores 37, Cavaliers stay perfect and improve to 14-0 with 144-126 win over Bulls
CLEVELAND -- — 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.
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.
Takeaways Bulls: The league's fastest-paced team by most offensive metrics had too many rushed shots and poor possessions to pull off the win.
Cavaliers: At home. On the road. Short-handed. It doesn't matter. They're playing with energy and a connectivity that's only building their confidence and trust in Atkinson, who inherited a great situation and is only making it better.
Key moment Sensing the need to take over, Mitchell opened the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer and scored Cleveland's first nine points of the period. He had 18 in the last 12 minutes.
Key stat Cleveland set a franchise record for points in a quarter with 49 in the first.
Up next Cleveland hosts Houston on Sunday, the same day the Cavs welcome the Hornets.