most points ever in a single game by a cavaliers player

Donovan Mitchell has posted the most points for the Cavaliers in a game, with 71 points against the Bulls on January 2, 2023.

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most points ever in a single regular-season game by a cavaliers player

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	71	1/2/2023	CLE	vs	CHI	50	8	11	0	1	22	34	64.7	7	15	46.7	20	25	80.0	78.9	3	5	4	3	+19
2	LeBron James L. James	57	11/3/2017	CLE	@	WAS	43	11	7	3	2	23	34	67.6	2	4	50.0	9	9	100.0	75.1	5	6	3	2	+6
3	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	57	3/12/2015	CLE	@	SAS	47	3	5	4	0	20	32	62.5	7	7	100.0	10	10	100.0	78.3	1	2	2	3	+6
4	LeBron James L. James	56	3/20/2005	CLE	@	TOR	48	10	5	2	0	18	36	50.0	6	12	50.0	14	15	93.3	65.7	2	8	4	0	-7
5	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	55	1/28/2015	CLE	vs	POR	39	4	5	2	0	17	36	47.2	11	19	57.9	10	10	100.0	68.1	2	2	3	0	+12
6	LeBron James L. James	55	2/20/2009	CLE	@	MIL	40	5	9	0	0	16	29	55.2	8	11	72.7	15	22	68.2	71.1	1	4	6	3	+13
7	LeBron James L. James	52	2/4/2009	CLE	@	NYK	44	9	11	0	2	17	33	51.5	2	7	28.6	16	19	84.2	62.9	0	9	3	1	+7
8	LeBron James L. James	52	12/10/2005	CLE	@	MIL	43	7	7	2	0	19	29	65.5	5	9	55.6	9	10	90.0	77.8	0	7	3	5	-3
9	Darius Garland D. Garland	51	11/13/2022	CLE	vs	MIN	40	2	6	2	0	16	31	51.6	10	15	66.7	9	13	69.2	69.4	1	1	2	3	+6
10	LeBron James L. James	51	3/13/2009	CLE	@	SAC	47	4	9	2	3	16	30	53.3	4	11	36.4	15	17	88.2	68.0	0	4	3	2	+6
11	LeBron James L. James	51	1/15/2008	CLE	@	MEM	47	8	9	3	1	18	28	64.3	6	12	50.0	9	16	56.3	72.8	3	5	4	1	+10
12	LeBron James L. James	51	1/21/2006	CLE	@	UTA	43	5	8	2	0	19	35	54.3	4	8	50.0	9	11	81.8	64.0	0	5	3	4	+19
13	LeBron James L. James	50	3/5/2008	CLE	@	NYK	44	8	10	4	0	16	30	53.3	7	13	53.8	11	16	68.8	67.5	1	7	2	3	+11
14	Walt Wesley W. Wesley	50	2/19/1971	CLE	vs	CIN	44	12	1			20	34	58.8				10	14	71.4	62.3				3
15	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	49	1/23/2017	CLE	@	NOP	42	2	4	2	1	15	28	53.6	8	14	57.1	11	11	100.0	74.6	0	2	0	4	+12
16	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	48	12/12/2025	CLE	@	WAS	35	4	4	2	0	17	31	54.8	8	15	53.3	6	6	100.0	71.3	0	4	3	1	+9
17	LeBron James L. James	48	12/30/2009	CLE	vs	ATL	43	10	6	2	2	15	23	65.2	4	6	66.7	14	16	87.5	79.9	3	7	3	3	+7
18	LeBron James L. James	47	2/6/2010	CLE	vs	NYK	44	8	8	5	0	17	31	54.8	6	12	50.0	7	7	100.0	69.0	1	7	5	2	+4
19	LeBron James L. James	47	2/10/2009	CLE	@	IND	41	7	4	1	1	15	21	71.4	4	7	57.1	13	14	92.9	86.5	0	7	7	1	+7
20	LeBron James L. James	47	4/1/2006	CLE	vs	MIA	45	12	9	2	0	16	25	64.0	2	6	33.3	13	14	92.9	75.4	4	8	4	3	+13
21	LeBron James L. James	47	3/12/2006	CLE	@	MIA	45	7	4	0	1	11	27	40.7	1	6	16.7	24	28	85.7	59.8	2	5	5	2	-7
22	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	46	11/5/2025	CLE	vs	PHI	35	4	8	1	0	15	21	71.4	6	11	54.5	10	10	100.0	90.6	0	4	2	0	+17
23	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	46	1/10/2023	CLE	@	UTA	36	5	6	3	0	14	27	51.9	7	18	38.9	11	11	100.0	72.2	1	4	0	0	-4
24	Darius Garland D. Garland	46	12/26/2022	CLE	vs	BKN	40	3	8	1	0	14	20	70.0	5	7	71.4	13	15	86.7	86.5	1	2	1	1	+6
25	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	46	3/19/2017	CLE	@	LAL	38	2	3	0	0	15	21	71.4	6	10	60.0	10	10	100.0	90.6	0	2	3	2	+9

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Team Leaders

PPG

29.0

Mitchell

RPG

8.6

Mobley

APG

6.9

Garland

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.4

10th

DRTG

115.6

15th

NETRTG

1.8

11th

3P%

35.7

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	76ers	23	19	.548	8.5
6	Magic	23	19	.548	8.5
7	Cavaliers	24	20	.545	8.5
8	Heat	22	21	.512	10.0
9	Bulls	21	22	.488	11.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 1/21	CLE	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Fri 1/23	SAC	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Sat 1/24	CLE	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Mon 1/26	ORL	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 1/28	LAL	@	CLE	7:00 PM

Last Game

Thunder

36 - 8

136

Final

104

Cavaliers

24 - 20

Mon 19 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.3

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.0

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.6

Towns

11.4

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.2

Sarr

2.1

Huff

2.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

4.5

Curry

3.8

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.1

Williams

69.2

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.9

122.1

120.0

119.9

118.7

DRtg Rankings

106.6

109.3

112.4

113.1

113.2

113.3

NetRtg Rankings

13.3

7.2

7.0

6.6

5.3

5.0

Tank Leaderboard

10-35

10-34

10-32

12-31

12-29

14-29

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,127.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,078.3

Maxey

2,035.3

Jokić

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

2,133.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,122.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.9

Brown

33.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.5

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.57

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.67

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

31-13

24-17-1

25-18

24-18

25-19

Worst Record ATS

15-29

17-26

17-25

18-23

19-24

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	31	10	.756
2	Celtics	26	16	.619	5.5
3	Knicks	25	18	.581	7.0
4	Raptors	25	19	.568	7.5
5	76ers	23	19	.548	8.5
6	Magic	23	19	.548	8.5
7	Cavaliers	24	20	.545	8.5
8	Heat	22	21	.512	10.0
9	Bulls	21	22	.488	11.0
10	Hawks	20	25	.444	13.0
11	Bucks	18	24	.429	13.5
12	Hornets	16	27	.372	16.0
13	Nets	12	29	.293	19.0
14	Wizards	10	32	.238	21.5
15	Pacers	10	34	.227	22.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	36	8	.818
2	Spurs	30	13	.698	5.5
3	Nuggets	29	14	.674	6.5
4	Timberwolves	27	16	.628	8.5
5	Rockets	25	15	.625	9.0
6	Suns	27	17	.614	9.0
7	Lakers	25	16	.610	9.5
8	Warriors	25	19	.568	11.0
9	Trail Blazers	22	22	.500	14.0
10	Clippers	19	24	.442	16.5
11	Grizzlies	18	23	.439	16.5
12	Mavericks	18	26	.409	18.0
13	Jazz	14	29	.326	21.5
14	Kings	12	31	.279	23.5
15	Pelicans	10	35	.222	26.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 12/24	SAS	@	OKC	117-102
Wed 12/24	DAL	@	GSW	116-126
Wed 12/24	HOU	@	LAL	119-96
Wed 12/24	MIN	@	DEN	138-142
Thu 12/25	MIA	@	ATL	126-111

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 1/21	CLE	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Wed 1/21	IND	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Wed 1/21	BKN	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Wed 1/21	ATL	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Wed 1/21	DET	@	NOP	8:00 PM

Donovan Mitchell has posted the most points for the Cavaliers in a game, with 71 points against the Bulls on January 2, 2023.

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