Another record-setting night for a star NBA player.
Donovan Mitchell dropped 71 points and almost got a triple-double in a win against the Bulls. They needed all of those points.
DONOVAN MF MITCHELL TONIGHT:
71 POINTS (CAREER-HIGH)
11 assists
8 rebounds
64% FG
20-25 FTMUNBELIEVABLE. 🤯🤯🤯 pic.twitter.com/Cecw9HACHE
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) January 3, 2023
A 70-point game is a rarity in the NBA: just 11 in league history, heading into 2023.
Make it 12, now, though. On Monday night, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell did the unimaginable, erupting for a career-high 71 points to notch an incredible 145-134 overtime victory against the Chicago Bulls.
He was responible for 99 points:
Donovan Mitchell scored or assisted on 99 points tonight for the Cavaliers
That's the second most in a game in NBA HISTORY behind Wilt Chamberlain (104)
(Via @OptaSTATS ) pic.twitter.com/zLKmswIujy
— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) January 3, 2023
Kyrie added more:
Kyrie Irving says he knew Donovan Mitchell was “locked in” tonight after playing Call of Duty with him earlier, per @TimBontemps pic.twitter.com/0NnZgH6SLr
— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) January 3, 2023