The home team prevailed 115:105 (29:23, 34:25, 28:30, 24:27), achieving the fifth best record in NBA history after 35 games – 31 wins and only four losses.
“Cavaliers” have won all ten victories in a row with a double-digit advantage, which the team had never managed until now. Meanwhile, a better balance in the first 35 championship games in NBA history was achieved only by the Golden State “Warriors” in the 2015/2016 season (33-2), as well as a 32-3 balance by the Philadelphia “76ers” (1966/1967), the Los Angeles “Lakers ” (1971/1972) and Chicago “Bulls” (in 1995.1996).
In Sunday’s match, Darius Garland led the way for the winners with 25 points, while Donovan Mitchell and Jarrett Allen each had 19 points.
Lamelo Ball and Brandon Miller each scored 24 points for the visitors.
The Cavaliers hold the top of the league and the Eastern Conference despite the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 15-game winning streak.
It has already been announced that the leader of the Western Conference “Thunder” (30-5) beat the champion Boston “Celtics” with 19 points on Sunday at home with 105:92 (32:35, 23:30, 21:15, 29:12) Kristaps Porzingis scored.
In another game on Sunday, the Golden State Warriors lost to the Sacramento Kings at home, losing 99-129 (21-36, 30-39, 24-30, 24-24).
Maliks Monks was the top scorer with 26 points and 12 assists in the winning team, which played without offensive leader De’Aron Fox, while Lithuanian Domantas Sabonis had 22+13 and seven assists.
Stephen Curry’s 26 points and Andrew Wiggins’ 18 points could not save the hosts from losing.
In another match, in a duel between the two weakest teams in the league, the Washington “Wizards” hosted the New Orleans “Pelicans” and lost 98:110 (22:33, 23:27, 25:24, 28:26).
Kyle Kuzma scored 28 points for the home team, while Alexander Sarr scored 18+11, while for the Pelicans, Christian James McCollum scored 25 points, Trey Murphy scored 22, and Dejonte Murray scored a triple double with 14+10 and 12. assists.
New Orleans, which has won its second consecutive game, remains in last place in the Western Conference with a record of 7-29, while the Wizards close the Eastern Conference with a record of 6-27.