Cleveland beats Philadelphia for sixth 'opening 13-game winning streak' in NBA history
Cleveland beats Philadelphia for sixth 'opening 13-game winning streak' in NBA history
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The National Basketball Association's (NBA) Cleveland Cavaliers extended their unbeaten streak to 13 games to open the 2024-2025 season.
The Cavaliers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 114-106 on Thursday night (Jan. 14) at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in a 2024-2025 NBA regular season road game.
The Cavaliers took sole possession of first place in the Eastern Conference with a 13-game winning streak dating back to their first game of the season, a 136-106 victory over the Toronto Raptors on December 24th.
The 13-game opening streak is the sixth-longest in NBA history. The longest streak in history is the Golden State Warriors' 24-game winning streak during the 2015-2016 season.
Cleveland was led by Derrius Galland with 25 points, six assists and five rebounds and Donovan Mitchell with 23 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists, including five 3-pointers.
Evan Mobley added 14 points and seven rebounds and Jarrett Allen added 11 points and 12 rebounds.
Philadelphia led 54-48 at halftime, but the Cavs rallied in the second half to take a 60-59 lead on Allen's dunk with 8:17 left in the third quarter.
Cleveland led 82-78 at the end of the third quarter.
The Cavaliers maintained a slim lead, trailing 103-100 with just over three minutes left in the fourth quarter, but Mitchell's outside shooting exploded to win the game.
Unable to contain Mitchell, 카지노사이트 who scored 11 points in the final three minutes, Philadelphia dropped to 2-9 on the season and remained 14th out of 15 teams in the Eastern Conference. Jared McCain led the way with 34 points and 10 assists.
San Antonio Spurs “Alien” Victor Wembanyama poured in a career-high 50 points to lead the Spurs to a 139-130 home win over the Washington Wizards.
Wembanyama became the fourth-youngest player in NBA history (20 years, 314 days) to reach 50 points in a game. The youngest player to reach 50 points is Brandon Jennings at 20 years, 52 days in 2009.
Wembanyama, a 6-foot-9 forward who has been called the “talent of the century,” is in his second season after winning Rookie of the Year last season.
He exploded for a career-high eight 3-pointers in 32 minutes, 28 seconds, to go along with six rebounds and three blocked shots.
San Antonio, which has been without head coach Gregg Popovich, the NBA's all-time winningest coach (1,390 wins), since the beginning of the month due to health issues, has won six of its last seven games, including two straight, to sit in 10th place in the Western Conference.
Popovich suffered a “mild stroke” and has entered a rehabilitation program, according to a team announcement. There was no timetable for his return.
Washington has lost six straight games and is 13th in the Eastern Conference with a 2-8 record.
Los Angeles Lakers “living legend” LeBron James recorded his third straight triple-double with 35 points, 14 assists, and 12 rebounds in a win over the Memphis Grizzlies.
Notably, James, who turns 40 next month, also set the NBA record for the oldest three-game triple-double streak in history (39 years, 319 days). James set the previous record of 34 years and 310 days in November 2019, a mark he surpassed more than five years later by remaining at the top of the league.
James' performance helped the Lakers, who won 128-123 and improved to 7-4 with their third straight victory, leapfrog the Cavaliers into sixth place in the Western Conference.
Memphis, meanwhile, saw its three-game winning streak come to a halt and slipped to seventh place in the West (7-5).