The Cavs believed the next time against the reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics would be different. They were right. Cleveland avenged its November loss Sunday night, rallying from a double-digit second-half deficit and beating the short-handed Celtics,

Mitchell scored 11 points in a row down the stretch as the Cavs overcame a 14-point deficit to maintain the NBA's best record.

Donovan Mitchell scored 20 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter as the Cleveland Cavaliers ended Boston's seven-game winning streak with a 115-111 victory over the Celtics on Sunday night in the second intense matchup between the Eastern Conference’s top teams this season.