Donovan Mitchell just scored 43 Points against the Orlando Magic, recording his 4th Straight 40+ point game.
Donovan Mitchell is now the first Cavalier, and 11th player ever to score 40+ points in 4 straight games. The current record for consecutive 40-point games is held by Wilt Chamberlin with 14 games.
Mitchell's stats in these last 4 games:
Vs. Hawks - 44 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds
Vs. Knicks 42 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds
Vs. Pacers - 40 points, 1 assist, 6 rebounds
Vs. Magic - 43 points, 4 assists, 5 rebounds
Cleveland won 2 of these 4 games.
Even before Mitchell's past few games, he had still been having a great season. This season he is averaging 28.3 points, 4.4 assists, and 4.3 rebounds, while making 48.4% of his shots.
Donovan Mitchell's impressive performance this season secured him a spot as an NBA All-star for the fourth time in his career. He has also had a major role in the Cavaliers claiming the sixth-best record in the league and clinching the fourth seed in the playoffs.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are expected to play the New York Knicks in the first round of the playoffs.
During the regular season, the Knicks won 3 out of the 4 times that these teams played each other.
Although the Knicks won the season series, The Cavaliers will have home-court advantage in the first 2 games of the playoffs, and Mitchell has been on a hot streak, so this will be an exciting first-round matchup.