Donovan Mitchell poured in 37 points and Darius Garland supplied 29 as the host Cleveland Cavaliers became the sixth team in NBA history to open a season with 14 wins in a row by beating the Chicago Bulls 144-126 on Friday night.<br/><br/>In both teams' first NBA Cup game this season, Chicago fought valiantly, but Cleveland was ultimately able to record its longest winning streak in team history.<br/><br/>It was anybody's game with 10:41 remaining, as Bulls big man Jalen Smith sank a pair of free throws to make it 110-all. The Cavaliers proceeded to rattle off 12 of the next 15 points, <a href="
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https://www.deer-digest.com/?s=franchise%20history">franchise history</a>.</u></i><br/><br/>A triple from Mitchell extended the Cleveland lead to 19 at 57-38 with 10:16 left in the second quarter, but Chicago didn't get discouraged. It put together a monster 27-12 run, pulling within 69-65 with 2:39 to go in the first half.<br/><br/>However, Garland and Allen each converted a three-point play to help the <a href="
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