"Mitchell scored 24 of his 48 points in the fourth quarter, and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied to beat the Washington Wizards 130-126 on Friday night. With both teams coming off a five-day layoff, the Cavaliers shot just 15-of-53 from 3-point range. It would have been worse if not for Mitchell's 8-for-15. The Wizards fell to 3-20 on the season. Mitchell scored 11 points in about 2½ minutes to start the fourth."
"He ended up with the highest-scoring fourth quarter in the NBA this season, surpassing the 22 points by Orlando's Jett Howard on Nov. 23 against Boston. Mitchell's 24 points also tied the second most by a Cavaliers player in the fourth quarter in the play-by-play era (since 1997-98). Darius Garland scored 27 points in the fourth quarter of a loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in November 2023. And LeBron James had 24 in the final quarter of a loss at Chicago in April 2008."
"Mitchell finally tied the game at 122 with a 3-pointer, then scored inside with a minute remaining to give Cleveland the lead. Then came a moment when the 6-foot-3 guard appeared overmatched -- a jump ball between him and 6-foot-11 Marvin Bagley III. But both players mistimed their jumps, and the ball ended up with Cleveland's Lonzo Ball, who made two free throws with 30.9 seconds left that put the Cavs up by four."
Donovan Mitchell scored 48 points, including 24 in the fourth quarter, to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 130-126 victory over the Washington Wizards. Cleveland trailed by 17 after allowing 40 points in the third and entered the fourth down 100-85. Mitchell scored 11 points in about 2½ minutes to start the fourth, tied the game at 122 with a 3-pointer, then scored inside with a minute remaining to give Cleveland the lead. The Cavaliers shot 15-of-53 from 3-point range with Mitchell 8-for-15. Lonzo Ball made two late free throws to seal the win. The Wizards fell to 3-20, and Mitchell is averaging a league-best 9.6 fourth-quarter points per game.
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