Cleveland Cavaliers vs Chicago Bulls player stats and box score (Nov. 11) | 2024-25 NBA season

The Cleveland Cavaliers survived a gritty gritty performance from the Chicago Bulls on Monday to win 119-113. Cleveland racked up its 12 straight win to remain as the only unbeaten team in the NBA. Donovan Mitchell had 25 of his 36 points in the first half. Ty Jerome gave the Cavs a big push when they struggled in the third quarter.

Chicago's starters put up impressive numbers but the team got minimal bench contribution. Nikola Vucevic, Coby White and Zach LaVine combined for 66 points, 21 rebounds and 12 assists. Josh Giddey had another superb all-around game and flirted with a triple-double.

The Chicago Bulls trailed 95-92 entering the fouth frame and kept the game close before losing. Vucevic and LaVine made crucial shots but Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell answered them.

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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Chicago Bulls player stats and box score

Cleveland Cavaliers player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
E. Mobley	15	11	2	0	0	3	6-10	0-1	3-3	+11
I. Okoro	3	1	1	1	0	0	1-3	1-2	0-0	-11
J. Allen	9	5	2	0	1	0	3-7	0-0	3-4	-23
D. Garland	17	2	5	4	0	1	7-17	1-5	2-3	-14
D. Mitchell	36	8	2	4	0	0	12-26	7-16	5-6	+7
D. Wade	3	4	2	0	2	0	1-3	1-2	0-2	+12
G. Niang	12	5	0	1	0	0	5-10	1-5	1-1	+15
C. LeVert	12	2	3	1	0	1	3-7	2-4	4-5	+1
T. Jerome	12	4	6	3	0	2	5-9	2-5	0-0	+21
S. Merrill	0	1	3	0	0	1	0-5	0-5	0-0	+11
J. Tyson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
T. Thompson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
C. Porter Jr.	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Chicago Bulls player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
P. Williams	13	10	3	1	1	2	5-13	3-7	0-0	-5
N. Vucevic	20	8	3	1	1	3	9-15	1-3	1-2	+14
C. White	20	7	6	4	1	5	5-13	5-11	5-5	+4
Z. LaVine	26	6	3	0	0	2	12-20	2-7	0-1	+16
J. Giddey	18	8	7	1	1	4	7-11	2-4	2-2	+2
D. Terry	4	4	0	0	0	3	2--4	0-0	0-0	-15
M. Buzelis	0	1	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0
J. Phillips	0	3	0	0	1	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-21
T. Horton-Tucker	0	0	0	0	0	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	-3
A. Sanogo	2	1	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	-1
A. Dosunmu	10	3	0	0	0	1	2-8	1-4	5-6	-21
T. Craig	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
J. Carter	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
C. Duarte	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Chicago Bulls: Game Summary

The 11-0 Cleveland Cavaliers, holders of the NBA's best record, rolled into United Center on Monday for a matchup against the Chicago Bulls. Donovan Mitchell came out smoking hot and dropped 14 first-quarter points. The visitors, however, trailed 35-34 after the first 12 minutes.

The Bulls took the lead behind a balanced attack led by Josh Giddey, who had 10 points, five rebounds and two assists. Every Chicago starter contributed with at least five points to compete against the surging Cavs.

Chicago continued to get contributions from the starters. After two quarters, they already hit double-digit scores. The Bulls needed everything they could from the first-stringers as the bench tallied four points.

Mitchell added 11 more points to his tally in the second quarter. Darius Garland helped with 11 points, four assists and two steals. The Cavs took a slim 67-66 at halftime.

The offensive flow in the first half faded starting the third quarter. Chicago held Mitchell to a point after the All-Star guard dropped 25 in the first two quarters. Cleveland got a boost from Ty Jerome who scored six points with two assists.

The final quarter was a seesaw battle right from the start. Zach LaVine's floater tied the game at 106 with 5:06 to go. The Bulls never took the lead as Mitchell, Garland and Mobley made crucial baskets to give the Cavaliers a 119-113 win.