Cavaliers' Mitchell extends NBA-record streak of 30-point games to 9 in series openers
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Donovan Mitchell has more support on the Cleveland Cavaliers roster going into this year’s postseason run.
But even with the deeper roster, Mitchell still has the mentality of delivering the statement in the first game of a series.
The All-Star guard did that again Saturday with a game-high 32 points in the Cavaliers’ 126-113 victory over the Toronto Raptors in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round series.
It is an NBA-record nine straight games in which Mitchell has scored at least 30 points in a series opener.
Mitchell is 5-4 during this run in series openers, including 3-3 with Cleveland since coming over in a trade from Utah in September 2022.
Cavaliers dominate Raptors in series opener
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