CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell, the reigning NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month, is picking up right where he left off in January.
On Monday, the Cleveland Cavaliers guard was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the first time this season and the sixth time in his career. The Cavs are riding a nine-game win streak and Mitchell led the Wine and Gold to a 4-0 record between Feb. 5 and Feb. 11, averaging 27.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 5.0 assists in those four victories.
Mitchell opened the week with a game-high 29 points, five assists and two steals in 33 minutes in Cleveland's 26-point win (136-110) over Sacramento on Feb. 5. Two nights later, Mitchell erupted for 40 points (14-25 FG, 5-10 3FG, 7-7 FT), eight rebounds and five assists during the Cavs' 114-106 road win at Washington. It was his 27th career 40-point game, including his 18th as a Cavalier (second-most in team history), and fifth 40-point effort of the season. Mitchell followed that up on Feb. 8 with 27 points (10-18 FG, 4-10 3FG), five rebounds, four assists, three steals and a career-high three blocks in Cleveland's 23-point victory (118-95) at Brooklyn. Mitchell closed out the Cavaliers’ undefeated week by helping the team pick up their sixth straight road win, a 119-95 win in Toronto on Feb. 10 as he tallied 15 points, four rebounds, six assists, two steals and one block in 31 minutes.
For the season, Mitchell is averaging a team-best 28.2 points (fifth-best in NBA), a career-high 5.4 rebounds, a career-high 6.3 assists (20th in NBA) and a career-high 1.88 steals (second in NBA) in 35.3 minutes. Selected as a 2024 NBA All-Star and Eastern Conference Player of the Month for January, Mitchell is one of just two NBA players this season averaging at least 25.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.5 steals (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander).
Coming into Monday night's game against Philadelphia, Cleveland is 35-16 (.686) on the season, including an NBA-best 22-4 (.846) since Dec. 16. The Cavs currently have the longest active win streak in the NBA at nine straight victories and have also won 17 of their last 18.