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Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Cleveland Cavaliers looks on during the game against the Boston Celtics on October 28, 2022 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Brian Babineau, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP/File

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Cleveland Cavaliers v Boston Celtics

Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1733113770278NBA_CLE_Donovan Mitchell_AFP_embed.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Cleveland Cavaliers looks on during the game against the Boston Celtics on October 28, 2022 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Brian Babineau, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Cleveland Cavaliers looks on during the game against the Boston Celtics on October 28, 2022 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. <em>Brian Babineau, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>NEW YORK (<strong>UPDATED</strong>) -- Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers avenged a heartbreaking loss with a 115-111 victory over Boston on Sunday in a matchup of the NBA&#x27;s top teams.</p><p>Mitchell scored 20 points in the fourth quarter as the Cavs rallied from 14 points down in the second half to defeat the reigning NBA champions.</p><p>The Cavaliers started the season 15-0 but suffered their first loss at Boston last month by 120-117 and dropped their two prior games, both losses to Atlanta, before staging a fightback home triumph.</p><p>&quot;For us we&#x27;ve got to go out there and make a statement,&quot; Mitchell said.</p><p>&quot;They beat us in the NBA Cup. No excuse. We&#x27;ve got to go out there and try to build. We had two losses that really hurt. We weren&#x27;t playing like ourselves. We needed this win.&quot;</p><p>The Cavs improved to 18-3 to stay atop the Eastern Conference while the Celtics fell to 16-4 as Cleveland snapped Boston&#x27;s seven-game win streak.</p><p>&quot;You&#x27;ve got to trust your work and what we&#x27;ve been working on since training camp. That&#x27;s the biggest thing,&quot; Mitchell said. &quot;That&#x27;s what you saw tonight and that&#x27;s what it&#x27;s going to continue to be.&quot;</p><p>The Celtics were without starting guards Jaylen Brown due to illness and Derrick White with a sprained right foot.</p><p>&quot;Just because they&#x27;ve got two guys down, they&#x27;ve got a lot of guys who are capable,&quot; Mitchell said. &quot;You&#x27;ve got to respect them. They&#x27;re champions for a reason.&quot;</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RcGDl_9Lbas?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>Cleveland led 51-49 at half-time but the Celtics dominated the third quarter for an 84-72 lead entering the fourth, Jayson Tatum scoring 17 of his 33 points in the third period to lead Boston.</p><p>Mitchell responded in the fourth, making a floater that gave the Cavs a 103-101 lead with 67 seconds remaining and concluded his run of 11 consecutive Cavaliers points.</p><p>&quot;The biggest thing is you&#x27;ve just got to pick your spots, find your moments throughout the game,&quot; said Mitchell. &quot;They kind of went on a run and in the fourth quarter I started to make my imprint.&quot;</p><p>Darius Garland, who had 22 points, joined Mitchell in hitting key free throws late to clinch the victory.</p><p>&quot;We executed on both ends of the floor,&quot; said Mitchell. &quot;I scored offensively but we were getting stops and finding ways to get rebounds, loose balls, different things. That&#x27;s what ultimately ended up getting us the W.&quot;</p><div><strong>- Rockets defeat Thunder -</strong></div><p>In a battle between the Western Conference leaders, Fred VanVleet scored a season-high 38 points to lead the Houston Rockets over visiting Oklahoma City 119-116.</p><p>Houston improved to 15-6 but the Thunder, led by 32 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, fell to 15-5.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/J3Ol85vTgEk?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>French star Victor Wembanyama had a triple double with 34 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists to spark the San Antonio Spurs to a 127-125 victory at Sacramento.</p><p>Also with a triple double was three-time NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic, who produced 28 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists in a losing cause as James Harden had 30 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Clippers over visiting Denver 126-122.</p><p>At Salt Lake City, Anthony Davis had 33 points and 11 rebounds while LeBron James added 27 points and 14 assists to lead the Los Angeles Lakers over Utah 105-104.</p><p>Luka Doncic, back after missing five games with a wrist injury, had game highs of 36 points, 13 assists and seven rebounds to lead Dallas to a 137-131 victory at Portland.</p><p>The Mavericks won without Kyrie Irving (sore shoulder) and Klay Thompson (left foot injury).</p><p>Orlando&#x27;s win streak stretched to six games as Franz Wagner scored 20 points, grabbed nine rebounds and passed off eight assists to power the Magic (15-7) over host Brooklyn 100-92.</p><p>Mikal Bridges scored 31 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 14 points and 19 rebounds to spark the host New York Knicks over New Orleans 118-85.</p><p>Toronto&#x27;s R.J. Barrett scored 37 points and Toronto beat visiting Miami 119-116 while Jaren Jackson led Memphis with 25 points as the host Grizzlies beat Indiana 136-121.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

<p>Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers avenged a heartbreaking loss with a 115-111 victory over Boston on Sunday in a matchup of the NBA's top teams.</p>

Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers avenged a heartbreaking loss with a 115-111 victory over Boston on Sunday in a matchup of the NBA's top teams.

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