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Cavaliers go 12-0 to continue perfect start to NBA season

The Cleveland Cavaliers picked up a 119-113 victory over the Chicago Bulls at the United Center to extend their unbeaten streak to 12-0.

The Cavs showed complete determination to win the game with Donovan Mitchell scoring a season-high 36 points with 7 three-pointers. They attempted a total of 98 field goals showing utter resilience to win the game and keep their offense going.

Although, the Chicago Bulls also exhibited a strong performance going on a 10-2 run in the middle of the first quarter, while also turning their 4-point trail into a 4-point lead. The Cavs showed dominance after going on an 8-0 run to grab a 34-31 lead late in the first quarter, Ty Jerome scoring 6 points during the run. The Bulls led the game 35-34 going into the end of the first quarter. Josh Giddey converting 10 points, he also grabbed 5 rebounds and 2 assists, that while also shooting two-to-two from three.

At Half time, the Cavaliers held a narrow lead of 67-66 with Donovan Mitchell leading the points with 25 points, getting a shooting percentage of 60 from the field and getting 5-10 from three, setting a career-high for the first-half three-points attempts.

At the end of the game, the Bulls were not able to break the Cavs Undefeated streak in the league as Donovan Mitchell and the Cavs showed strong performance to secure the win and extend their unbeaten run.

Cleveland had a tight defence with 14 steals, with both Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland grabbing 4 each. Zach Lavine came out on top with 26 points for the bulls, while Coby white also contributed 20-points and equaled his career high with 4 steals.

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