The Cavs believed the next time against the reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics would be different. They were right. Cleveland avenged its November loss Sunday night, rallying from a double-digit second-half deficit and beating the short-handed Celtics,

Donovan Mitchell scored 20 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter as the Cleveland Cavaliers ended Boston's seven-game winning streak with a 115-111 victory over the Celtics on Sunday night in the second intense matchup between the Eastern Conference’s top teams this season.

Scoring 20 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter, Mitchell helped the Cavs avenge a loss in Boston last month that ended their historic start.