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Chicago rallied to take its first lead of the
game at 81-80 early in the fourth quarter, but Cleveland quickly
regained control and held on for its sixth straight win over the
Bulls.
Coby White led the Bulls with 18 points. Zach LaVine and Nikola
Vucevic scored 17 points apiece, and Vucevic grabbed 10
rebounds. Ayo Dosunmu and Alex Caruso each scored 10 points.
DeMar DeRozan was held to six points for Chicago, which has lost
two of its past three.
The Cavaliers shot 41.1 percent from the field, including 20 of
57 (35.1 percent) from 3-point range, and improved to 16-3 this
season against teams with a record under .500.
Chicago connected on 42.2 percent of its shots, including 9 of
32 (28.1 percent) from beyond the arc.
Cleveland turned in an impressive performance in its first game
since beating the Brooklyn Nets in Paris on Thursday. Mitchell
had a season-high 45 points in the international contest.
Mitchell scored 10 points in the first four minutes against
Chicago and helped give Cleveland a commanding 40-21 lead at the
end of the first quarter. The Cavaliers shot 8 of 14 from
3-point range for the period.
Mitchell had 17 points in the first half for the Cavaliers, who
took a 60-46 lead into intermission. Cleveland's bench outscored
the Bulls' reserves 30-5 in the first half.
Chicago battled back and cut the deficit to 80-77 after closing
the third quarter on a 21-3 run. Cleveland hit just 3 of 14
shots from 3-point range in the period.
The Bulls pulled within 93-86 midway through the fourth quarter
before Cleveland used an 11-3 run to secure the victory.
Chicago played without forward Patrick Williams, who missed his
second straight game due to a strained right ankle.
--Field Level Media
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