Mitchell scored 24 of his 48 points in the fourth quarter. He drilled eight 3-pointers on the evening. And in the process, he passed Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and tied Jayson Tatum on the all-time 45-point game list. Tatum and Mitchell have both had nine such games in their careers now, according to StatMuse.

The 2025-26 season for the Cleveland Cavaliers has been a bit more up-and-down than the previous few. At 15-11, it’s not quite the same beginning.After winning 64 games under Kenny Atkinson in year one,