Cleveland Cavaliers’ Darius Garland shoots past Chicago Bulls’ Nikola Vucevic (9) and Ayo Dosunmu during a game on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023 (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)

CLEVELAND, AP — Donovan Mitchell had 29 points, including 19 in the second half, and Jarrett Allen had 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Cleveland Cavaliers, who beat the Chicago Bulls 97-89 on Saturday.

Mitchell added 10 boards and Darius Garland scored 19 points for Cleveland, which trailed 61-48 in the third quarter before sparking a 43-17 run to take a 13-point lead.

The Cavs have won their sixth in a row and are 24-6 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

Zach LaVine scored 23 points, Nikola Vucevic added 14 with as many rebounds and DeMar DeRozan finished with 16 points and six assists for Chicago, which was outscored 20-4 early in the fourth quarter for its third straight loss.

The Cavaliers played for the second straight night. They arrived in Cleveland at 4 a.m. after winning a nationally broadcast game in New Orleans that started after 10 p.m. Eastern.

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