Donovan Mitchell’s basket with lower than a second remaining allowed the Cleveland Cavaliers to keep up their unbeaten begin to the NBA season with a spectacular 114-113 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Bucks had been seemingly on monitor for victory when Damian Lillard’s jumper put them forward with 10 seconds remaining.
However Mitchell’s late response pushed the Cavs again in entrance, earlier than a buzzer-beater try from Lillard bounced off the backboard in an exhilarating end.
The win means Cleveland stays atop the Jap Convention with an ideal 7-0 document – their finest begin since 1976 – whereas the Bucks are second from backside with 5 losses in six video games.
“It is a massive win. They performed arduous,” stated Mitchell, who completed with 30 factors, 4 assists and three rebounds. “As a bunch we simply maintain combating and clawing.”
Lillard led the Bucks in scoring with 41 factors, 9 assists and 4 rebounds, whereas Giannis Antetokounmpo completed with 34 factors and 16 rebounds.
“I have been within the league 13 years and I’ve had my share of robust nights, ups and downs, individually and as a workforce,” Lillard stated.
“The one solution to get from right here is to get again to work, maintain a transparent thoughts and check out not to consider it an excessive amount of.”
THE Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder stay the one different undefeated workforce within the league after beating the Los Angeles Clippers 105-92 to remain on the high of the Western Convention.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the workforce in scoring with 25 factors and 9 assists because the Thunder opened the season with six straight wins for the primary time of their historical past.
Luguentz Dort, Jalen Williams, Aaron Wiggins, Isaiah Joe and Chet Holmgren all reached double figures for Oklahoma Metropolis, which has received its six video games by at the least 12 factors.
Amongst different scores of the night time, Nikola Jokic’s 27 factors helped the Denver Nuggets earn their first dwelling win of the season by beating the Utah Jazz 129-103. The Jazz stay the one winless workforce within the NBA.
And the defending champion Bolton Celtics made it six wins out of seven with a 113-103 win over the Charlotte Hornets.
