PHILADELPHIA — The lane opened and Donovan Mitchell attacked. As he soared to the basket, two points — and a comfortable lead in the final 90 seconds — were there for the taking. Mitchell chose option C. He passed.

Mitchell scored 23 points, pulled down 13 rebounds, and dished out nine assists, leaving him one dime shy of his first career triple-double. With less than two minutes to go and the Cavaliers nursing a seven-point lead, Mitchell drove aggressively to the basket—only to pass out of a wide-open look to center Evan Mobley in the corner.

On Wednesday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers survived a valiant effort from the terribly undermanned Philadelphia 76ers that was missing all three of its stars to extend their winning streak to 13 to start the season with a 114-106 win.

Donovan Mitchell needed just one assist to secure his first triple-double late in the fourth quarter in the Cleveland Cavaliers win against the Philadelphia 76ers. Instead of taking a wide-open layup that would’ve given the Cavs a nine-point lead with under two minutes to play,

Donovan Mitchell put the Cleveland Cavaliers on his back in the fourth quarter during their historic victory over the Philadephia 76ers. Spida finished the game with 25 points, 13 rebounds, and nine assists.

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell keeps inching closer to the NBA's elite. On Wednesday night against the Philadelphia 76ers, Mitchell took over in the fourth quarter. He scored 11 straight points in the game's final three minutes,