Mitchell scores 29 and the Cavaliers beat the Pelicans 131-122 for their first 9-0 start

Donovan Mitchell scored 29 points and nan Cleveland Cavaliers defeated nan New Orleans Pelicans 131-122 to unfastened 9-0 for nan first clip successful their 55-year NBA history

NEW ORLEANS -- Donovan Mitchell scored 29 points and nan Cleveland Cavaliers defeated nan New Orleans Pelicans 131-122 connected Wednesday nighttime to unfastened 9-0 for nan first clip successful their 55-year NBA history.

Caris LeVert and Jarrett Allen each added 16 points, and Allen grabbed 14 rebounds arsenic nan Cavaliers surpassed an 8-0 commencement by nan 1976-77 squad that vanished 43-39 nether coach Bill Fitch.

Zion Williamson returned from a two-game absence and had 29 points for nan Pelicans. He temporarily took himself retired aft playing 10 minutes, but returned to commencement nan 2nd half and scored 23 aft halftime.

Jose Alvarado deed each 7 3-pointers he took and vanished pinch 27 points for New Orleans. Brandon Ingram added 20 points for nan Pelicans, who person mislaid 3 consecutive and six of seven.

Cavaliers: Cleveland had nary problem rallying backmost from an early 12-point shortage connected nan roadworthy and did truthful successful portion by shooting 54.2% overall, including 48.6% from 3-point range.

Pelicans: The injury-depleted Pelicans played pinch effort but simply lacked nan firepower needed to bent pinch nan hottest squad successful nan NBA for a afloat 48 minutes.

After Alvarado's back-to-back 3s made it 112-106, Mitchell responded pinch a hesitation move successful nan lane and a floater to make it 114-106 and stem nan Pelicans' momentum pinch 5:20 left. Cleveland kept New Orleans astatine arm's magnitude from past on.

Cleveland sewage 50 points from reserves, led by LeVert and Ty Jerome (11 points).

The Cavaliers play astatine location Friday against nan Golden State Warriors, who ain nan champion commencement successful NBA history astatine 24-0 successful 2015-16.

The Pelicans sojourn Orlando connected Friday night.

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