Cavs' Donovan Mitchell scores 71 in eighth-highest scoring performance in NBA history
Donovan Mitchell has become the seventh player in NBA History to score 70 or more points in a Game . The Cleveland Cavaliers star finished the 145-134 win over the Chicago Bulls with an incredible 71 points, joining Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant, David Thompson, David Robinson, Elgin Baylor, and Devin Booker in the illustrious 70-point club. As Booker score d 70 exactly, Mitchell now has the highest single- Game point total of any active player in the NBA . It was the 12th 70-point Game in NBA History , as Chamberlain reached that figure six times. Cleveland needed every one of Mitchell's 71 points to secure the critical victory. The Cavs had lost three Game s in a row, and were it not for Mitchell's exploits, would have lost a fourth. With less than five seconds to go, Mitchell stood at the free-throw line needing a miss, an offensive rebound and a bucket to send a 130-128 Game to overtime. Just a...