Cavs guard Donovan Mitchell scored a game-high 27 points to go along with six rebounds and five assists. Center Jarrett Allen chipped in with 21 points eight boards. Wings Isaac Okoro and De'Andre Hunter combined for 27 points off the bench.
With their win, the Cavs got their magic number for the No. 1 seed down to three. But shortly after their game ended, they got a little extra help from the Celtics.
Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points to pace the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers, as they used a fourth-quarter run to put away the visiting New York Knicks 124-105 on Wednesday night.
The Knicks saw a 34-point second-half swing doom them in their 124-105 loss to the Cavaliers in Cleveland. The loss broke a streak of 71 consecutive wins when they were up by 15-plus points in a game.
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Inquirer Sports on MSNNBA: Cavaliers cool off Knicks with fourth-quarter outburstDonovan Mitchell scored 27 points to pace the NBA Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers, as they used a fourth-quarter run to put away the visiting New York Knicks 124-105 on Wednesday night.
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