Cavs' Donovan Mitchell makes Cleveland basketball history only ever done in NBA by LeBron James originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Cleveland Cavaliers were super shorthanded on Monday night. They didn't have Darius Garland, or Jarrett Allen, or Sam Merrill, or Lonzo Ball.

Donovan Mitchell scored 43 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 135-119 victory over the Indiana Pacers.

After four days off, the Cavaliers are back tonight looking for a win as they head to Atlanta for their last NBA Cup matchup.

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Jalen Johnson had 29 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 130-123 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in an NBA Cup game on Friday night.

The Cavs have had two schedule changes after they whimpered out of the NBA Cup to the already eliminated Atlanta Hawks.

The Rockets have the league’s easiest December schedule regarding cumulative opponent winning percentage (.405), though it includes two games against Denver. They were the only team that, prior to Sunday, hadn’t played a back-to-back. Their first was a Nov. 30-Dec. 1 back-to-back in Utah, and their first rest-disadvantage game isn’t until Jan. 16.

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