Video: Donovan Mitchell Has One Of NBA's Greatest Games Of All-Time

Donovan Mitchell has become only the 7th player in the history of the NBA to score 70 points, and now owns the only 70-10 game of all-time, as he put up one of the greatest stat lines ever, with 71 points, 11 assists and 8 rebounds. 

DONOVAN MITCHELL WITH AN ALL-TIME PERFORMANCE WOW 🤯🤯

- 71 PTS yeah you read that right
- 11 AST
- 8 REB
- 22/34 FG
- 7/15 3PT
- OT win

I MEAN WHATTT pic.twitter.com/16mirnipvU

— BasketballNews.com (@basketbllnews) January 3, 2023

It came in a huge come-from-behind 145-134 overtime win over the Chicago Bulls. 

71 PTS
8 REB
11 AST
W

Donovan Mitchell sets a new scoring record for the Cleveland Cavaliers and becomes only the 7th player in NBA history to score 70+ points in a game. pic.twitter.com/qbOwr3sqyH

— NBA (@NBA) January 3, 2023

Spida sent the game into overtime with a ridiculous tap-in at the regulation buzzer, which also broke LeBron James' Cleveland Cavaliers franchise record for points at 58.

Full list of players in the 70-point club:

◽️ Wilt Chamberlain 

◽️ Elgin Baylor

◽️ David Thompson

◽️ David Robinson

◽️ Kobe Bryant

◽️ Devin Booker

◽️ Donovan Mitchell

That is some list Mitchell joins. 

The last time we saw a performance like this in the NBA was one of the legendary games of all-time by Kobe Bryant.   

Donovan Mitchell’s 71-point performance is the highest-scoring game in the NBA since Kobe Bryant’s 81, per @StatsWilliams.

— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) January 3, 2023

Bryant scored 81 against the Toronto Raptors in 2006. 

Here's what Mitchell had to say after the game. 

Hear the full postgame interview with Donovan Mitchell following his @cavs franchise record 71 points vs. the Bulls pic.twitter.com/rYyNTUGEqV

— Bally Sports Cleveland (@BallySportsCLE) January 3, 2023

We'll leave the final word to Mitchell's teammate, reserve center Robin Lopez.

I'm going to get it out of the way and point out that Donovan Mitchell and Robin Lopez combined for 72 tonight. Hashtag Historic Game.

— Robin Lopez (@rolopez42) January 3, 2023