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Donovan Mitchell scores 31 points, Cavaliers beat Warriors to end 16-game series skid
CLEVELAND (AP) Donovan Mitchell had 31 points and seven assists and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Golden State 115-104 on Sunday night, ending a 16-game losing streak against the Warriors.
Darius Garland added 24 points and seven assists, Evan Mobley had 13 points and 16 rebounds and Max Strus scored 15 points for Cleveland, which had lost its first three home games.
The Cavaliers beat Golden State for the first time since Dec. 25, 2016, spanning 12 regular-season and four playoff losses.
“It’s a hell of a feeling,” Mitchell said. “I know this is a rivalry, so I know how much this one meant to the fans. We’re trying to ultimately get to the level they’ve been at for a long time, and we put together a full game tonight.”
Stephen Curry scored 28 points and made seven of 11 3-pointers, and Draymond Green had 18 points and eight assists for the Warriors. Golden State never got closer than five points in the second half and lost for the first time on the road.
The Warriors were 4-0 in away games - matching the second-best start in franchise history - and had won five in a row overall. Klay Thompson and Jonathan Kuminga each scored 15 points.
“We didn’t play with the force we needed to win this game,” Thompson said while folding the box score into a paper airplane. “We definitely need to rebound the ball better. You can’t give this team that many second-chance points.”
Golden State and Cleveland squared off in four straight NBA Finals from 2015-18. The Cavaliers’ lone championship occurred in 2016, when they rallied from a 3-1 series deficit and won Game 7 on the road.
The teams will complete the two-game season series Saturday night in San Francisco.
“I enjoy coming back here,” said Warriors coach Steve Kerr, who also played for Cleveland. “Of course, you think about the four straight trips to the Finals. It was a very historic time for us, for them and for the NBA.”
UP NEXT
Warriors: At Detroit on Monday night.
Cavaliers: At Oklahoma City on Wednesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Kevon Looney vs. Jarrett Allen (Draymond Green gains possession) | ||
| 11:40 |  | +3 | Draymond Green makes three point jump shot (Kevon Looney assists) | 3-0 |
| 11:19 | | Darius Garland misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:17 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 11:13 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Jarrett Allen assists) | 3-3 |
| 10:58 | | Klay Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Max Strus steals) | ||
| 10:52 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Darius Garland assists) | 3-5 |
| 10:39 | | +2 | Klay Thompson makes two point pullup jump shot (Kevon Looney assists) | 5-5 |
| 10:24 | | Evan Mobley offensive foul (Charge) (Draymond Green draws the foul) | ||
| 10:24 | | Evan Mobley turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:13 | | Andrew Wiggins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:07 | | Andrew Wiggins offensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | Draymond Green turnover (bad pass) (Donovan Mitchell steals) | ||
| 9:55 | | Darius Garland misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:53 | | Evan Mobley offensive rebound | ||
| 9:50 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point turnaround hook shot | 5-7 |
| 9:41 | | Stephen Curry turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 9:26 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:22 | | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | Evan Mobley shooting foul (Andrew Wiggins draws the foul) | ||
| 9:20 | | Andrew Wiggins misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:20 | | Warriors offensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | Andrew Wiggins misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:17 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | +3 | Max Strus makes three point jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 5-10 |
| 8:45 | | Stephen Curry misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:40 | | Kevon Looney offensive rebound | ||
| 8:40 | | +2 | Kevon Looney makes two point putback layup | 7-10 |
| 8:33 | | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:24 | | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | ||
| 8:19 | | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point jump shot (Kevon Looney assists) | 10-10 |
| 8:10 | | Darius Garland misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:08 | | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point running pullup jump shot (Stephen Curry assists) | 13-10 |
| 8:03 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:48 | | +3 | Georges Niang makes three point jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 13-13 |
| 7:35 | | Donovan Mitchell personal foul (Klay Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 7:26 | | Stephen Curry misses three point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 7:23 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 7:08 | | +2 | Max Strus makes two point cutting layup (Darius Garland assists) | 13-15 |
| 6:46 | | Jarrett Allen shooting foul (Draymond Green draws the foul) | ||
| 6:46 | | +1 | Draymond Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-15 |
| 6:46 | | +1 | Draymond Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-15 |
| 6:29 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point cutting layup (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 15-17 |
| 6:23 | | Andrew Wiggins misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:20 | | Andrew Wiggins offensive rebound | ||
| 6:18 | | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point jump shot (Andrew Wiggins assists) | 18-17 |
| 5:57 | | Jarrett Allen turnover (bad pass) (Klay Thompson steals) | ||
| 5:45 | | +2 | Andrew Wiggins makes two point stepback jump shot | 20-17 |
| 5:27 | | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:25 | | Dario Saric defensive rebound | ||
| 5:10 | | Klay Thompson misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:07 | | Dario Saric offensive rebound | ||
| 5:05 | | Dario Saric turnover (bad pass) (Caris LeVert steals) | ||
| 4:55 | | +3 | Georges Niang makes three point jump shot (Max Strus assists) | 20-20 |
| 4:55 | | Warriors 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:38 | | Draymond Green misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:34 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 4:31 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point running layup (Max Strus assists) | 20-22 |
| 4:22 | | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point stepback jump shot (Draymond Green assists) | 23-22 |
| 4:03 | | +2 | Tristan Thompson makes two point floating jump shot (Caris LeVert assists) | 23-24 |
| 3:43 | | +3 | Draymond Green makes three point jump shot (Stephen Curry assists) | 26-24 |
| 3:24 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:22 | | Draymond Green defensive rebound | ||
| 3:14 | | Tristan Thompson shooting foul (Stephen Curry draws the foul) | ||
| 3:14 | | +1 | Stephen Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 27-24 |
| 3:14 | | Stephen Curry misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | ||
| 3:14 | | Warriors offensive rebound | ||
| 3:14 | | +1 | Stephen Curry makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 28-24 |
| 2:56 | | Georges Niang misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:54 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | ||
| 2:47 | | Stephen Curry turnover (lost ball) (Dean Wade steals) | ||
| 2:42 | | Caris LeVert misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:37 | | Dean Wade offensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | Dario Saric shooting foul (Tristan Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 2:33 | | Tristan Thompson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:33 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | Tristan Thompson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:30 | | Dario Saric defensive rebound | ||
| 2:09 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 2:06 | | Tristan Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:03 | | Chris Paul shooting foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 2:03 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-25 |
| 2:03 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-26 |
| 1:54 | | Dario Saric misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 1:51 | | Tristan Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:46 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point running pullup jump shot | 28-28 |
| 1:29 | | Jonathan Kuminga turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 1:17 | | Jonathan Kuminga blocks Caris LeVert's three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:17 | | Moses Moody defensive rebound | ||
| 1:17 | | Tristan Thompson personal foul (Moses Moody draws the foul) | ||
| 1:17 | | Moses Moody misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:17 | | Warriors offensive rebound | ||
| 1:17 | | +1 | Moses Moody makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-28 |
| 1:00 | | Jonathan Kuminga blocks Tristan Thompson's two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 0:57 | | Tristan Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 0:56 | | Georges Niang misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:53 | | Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound | ||
| 0:47 | | Chris Paul misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:44 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 0:36 | | Darius Garland turnover (lost ball) (Moses Moody steals) | ||
| 0:18 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:18 | | Warriors offensive rebound | ||
| 0:18 | | Georges Niang personal foul (Loose ball) (Andrew Wiggins draws the foul) | ||
| 0:18 | | +1 | Andrew Wiggins makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-28 |
| 0:18 | | Andrew Wiggins misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:15 | | Max Strus defensive rebound | ||
| 0:04 | | Kevon Looney shooting foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 0:04 | | Darius Garland misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:04 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:04 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-29 |
| 0:00 | | Moses Moody misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Warriors offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | Georges Niang misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 11:42 | | Dario Saric defensive rebound | ||
| 11:40 | | Darius Garland personal foul (Jonathan Kuminga draws the foul) | ||
| 11:28 | | Dario Saric misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:23 | | Darius Garland defensive rebound | ||
| 11:21 | | Jonathan Kuminga personal foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 11:02 | | Georges Niang misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:00 | | Evan Mobley offensive rebound | ||
| 10:56 | | Dean Wade misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:53 | | Dario Saric defensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:31 | | Dean Wade defensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | +3 | Dean Wade makes three point jump shot (Evan Mobley assists) | 30-32 |
| 9:55 | | Dario Saric misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:53 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | Dean Wade misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:38 | | Evan Mobley offensive rebound | ||
| 9:32 | | Evan Mobley turnover (traveling) | ||
| 9:21 | | Chris Paul misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:18 | | Gary Payton II offensive rebound | ||
| 9:15 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:12 | | Caris LeVert defensive rebound | ||
| 9:04 | | Andrew Wiggins personal foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 8:54 | | Jarrett Allen misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:51 | | Evan Mobley offensive rebound | ||
| 8:47 | | Darius Garland misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:44 | | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | ||
| 8:32 | | Klay Thompson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:30 | | Caris LeVert defensive rebound | ||
| 8:18 | | Darius Garland misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:14 | | Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:06 | | Kevon Looney offensive rebound | ||
| 8:01 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:57 | | Darius Garland defensive rebound | ||
| 7:53 | | Jonathan Kuminga shooting foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 7:53 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-33 |
| 7:53 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-34 |
| 7:32 | | Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:29 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 7:15 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving layup | 30-36 |
| 7:01 | | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point jump shot (Kevon Looney assists) | 33-36 |
| 6:46 | | Darius Garland misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:43 | | Stephen Curry defensive rebound | ||
| 6:39 | | Moses Moody misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:37 | | Cavaliers defensive rebound | ||
| 6:37 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:23 | | Evan Mobley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:20 | | Draymond Green defensive rebound | ||
| 6:13 | | +2 | Klay Thompson makes two point stepback jump shot (Draymond Green assists) | 35-36 |
| 5:56 | | +2 | Caris LeVert makes two point fadeaway jump shot |