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Boston, playing without Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis, came out firing with a dominant 25-3 start and finished the first quarter with a 12-point lead. However, they failed to maintain their momentum as Cleveland fought back behind a sensational performance from Donovan Mitchell .

Unsurprisingly, much of that success was fueled by a dominant performance from 28-year-old guard Donovan ... Mitchell definitely has a point. The match-up itself— No.1 in the East vs. the ...

Mitchell's latest scoring explosion marked his first 40-point game of the season and the 19th of his Cavaliers career. When adding in Mitchell's five made threes, he tied Cleveland legend LeBron James for the most games (12) in Cavaliers history with at least 40 points and five threes ( via StatMuse ).

Donovan Mitchell keeps demolishing the Celtics ... We would never deny Tatum his opportunity to be petty – NBA players love to take any amount of negativity and turn it into motivation ...

Mitchell leads the Cavaliers with 24.0 points per game, but that’s his lowest scoring average since 2019-20, when he made the first of six straight All-Star appearances. His 31.1 minutes per