Donovan Mitchell’s NBA performance: He scored 71 points for Cleveland and emulated an image that’s already 60 years old

Donovan Mitchell made history: Last night the nets set fire. Those of the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (where his team is at home) and also the social ones. Is that, the notable Cleveland Cavaliers point guard scored 71 points, tying the eighth most goals scored by a player in a game, in his team’s win against the Chicago Bulls (16-21) by 145 to 134, in extra time, for another day of the NBA.

Mitchell’s performance was the highest point total in a single game since Kobe Bryant 81 against Toronto in 2006 with the Los Angeles Lakers. withered chamberlain holds the single-game scoring record with 100 points for Philadelphia against the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962. Donovan himself flipped a historic photo of the record holder.

The Cavaliers won a game overcoming a 21-point deficit, and Mitchell had the most points in a game since the late Kobe Bryant scored 81 for the Lakers against Toronto in 2006.

Mitchell, 26, a former Utah jazzman, played 49 minutes and 48 seconds and was 15-19 in doubles, 7-15 in triples and 20-25 in free throws, with 11 assists and 8 rebounds.

The record belongs to the legendary Wilt Chamberlain who contributed 100 points as the Philadelphia Sixers defeated the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962. Mitchell honored the historic player and emulated a photo from that remembered night.

Mitchell became the seventh player to score 70 or more points in a game and the first for the Cavaliers with that feat in a regular season game.

The Bulls led by 21 points in the second quarter and as many as 18 in the third, but Cleveland rallied and Mitchell forced overtime with a double with three seconds left to tie the game at 130.

More results from last night

New York Knicks 120-Phoenix Suns 83, Indiana Pacers 122-Toronto Raptors 114, LA Lakers 121-Charlotte Hornets 115, Dallas Mavericks 111-Houston Rockets 106;

Philadelphia Sixers 120-New Orleans Pelicans 111; Brooklyn Nets 139-San Antonio Spurs 103; Minnesota Timberwolves 124-Denver Nuggets 111; Golden State Mavericks 143-Atlanta 141,

Portland Trail Blazers 135-Detroit Pistons 106, Miami Heat 110-LA Clippers 100.

In the West the pointer is the Denver Nuggets with 24-13, followed by the Memphis Grizzlies 23-13 and the New Orleans Pelicans 23-14, while in the East the Boston Celtics lead with 26-11, the Brooklyn Nets 25 -12 and Milwaukee Bucks 23-13.