The Cleveland Cavaliers triumphed over the Chicago Bulls with a score of 139:117, marking their 11th straight win in the NBA.

Montenegrin center Nikola Vučević was sidelined again for the Bulls due to injury. Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers to victory, scoring 28 points, along with seven rebounds and five assists. Jarrett Allen contributed 25 points and 17 rebounds.

Mitchell has now crossed the 13,000-point milestone in his career, averaging 24.8 points per game over his eight seasons.

Darius Garland added 19 points and seven assists, while Ty Jerome scored 16 points for Cleveland, who currently holds the best record in the league at 51 wins and 10 losses, ahead of Oklahoma’s 50-11.

Despite trailing by 15 points in the first half, the Cavaliers turned the game around, achieving their third double-digit winning streak of the season, previously going 15-0 and 12-0 in December and January.

For the Bulls, Kobe White finished with 25 points and seven assists, Taylen Horton-Tucker added 22 points and six assists, while Zach Collins had 20 points and 12 rebounds.

The Los Angeles Lakers claimed victory over the New Orleans Pelicans, 136:115, extending their winning streak to seven games. A standout moment of the game was LeBron James becoming the first player in NBA history to score 50,000 points in both the regular season and playoffs.

He entered the game needing 22 points in his 49,999th NBA season and finished with 34 points, along with eight rebounds and six assists. He now trails Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who scored a total of 44,149 points over 20 seasons in the regular season and playoffs.

Luka Dončić supported the Lakers with 30 points, 15 assists, and eight rebounds. Jackson Hayes added 19 points and 10 rebounds, while Jared Vanderbilt contributed 12 points and eight rebounds.

This seven-game winning streak is the Lakers’ longest in four years, and they’ve won 17 of their last 20 games, currently sitting second in the Western Conference with a 39/21 record.

For the Pelicans, Zion Williamson scored 37 points along with six assists and four rebounds. Trey Murphy added 19 points, six rebounds, and five assists, while Jordan Hawkins contributed 17 points.

The Phoenix Suns edged the Los Angeles Clippers 119:117, handing them their third straight defeat.

Kevin Durant led the Suns with 37 points, seven rebounds, and four assists. Devin Booker chipped in with 17 points, eight assists, and five rebounds. Nick Richards and Mason Plumlee scored 16 and 14 points, respectively, with Plumlee also grabbing six rebounds and dishing out four assists.

Ivica Zubac was the most efficient player for the Clippers, scoring 35 points along with 10 rebounds. James Harden contributed 21 points, 15 assists, and six rebounds, while Kawhi Leonard also scored 21 points. Bogdan Bogdanović rounded out the performance with 13 points, four rebounds, and three assists.

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