Donovan Mitchell became the seventh player in NBA history to score 70-plus points in a single game while setting a franchise record for the Cleveland Cavaliers with 71 points in the Cavs’ 145-134 overtime win over the Bulls.
Mitchell’s 71 marked the most points in a game by any player since Kobe Bryant’s 81-point game in January 2006.
NBA Twitter, including fans, reporters, and players… reacted accordingly.
New Year New Me😂… 71 of them thangs ‼️‼️ pic.twitter.com/eqTSqAEKk8
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) January 3, 2023
🕷️ you're INSANE!!!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
— LeBron James (@KingJames) January 3, 2023
71!???? @spidadmitchell you’re a BAD MAN!!!
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) January 3, 2023
71….Donny a certified bucket
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) January 3, 2023
71 Is Crazy 😵💫😵💫😵💫 @spidadmitchell
— 13am Adebayo💥 (@Bam1of1) January 3, 2023
Aye @spidadmitchell 70????
— Montrezl Harrell (@MONSTATREZZ) January 3, 2023
That was the most insane thing I have ever seen! Spida is a BADDDDD man!
— Dean Wade (@deanwade3232) January 3, 2023
Donovan 71 is crazy.
— Kevin Huerter (@KevinHuerter) January 3, 2023
MAN WHAT !!!!
— IsaacOkoro (@isaacokoro303) January 3, 2023
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
71 is wild 😳
— JJJ (@jarenjacksonjr) January 3, 2023
71 is INSANE
— Cole Anthony (@The_ColeAnthony) January 3, 2023
71 is crazy 🤯
— Jordan Clarkson (@JordanClarksons) January 3, 2023
— Darius Garland (@dariusgarland22) January 3, 2023
71 D Mitch!!!!!
— Jayson Tatum (@jaytatum0) January 3, 2023
70?! Omg @spidadmitchell
— Eric Paschall (@epaschall) January 3, 2023
🕷️🕷️🕷️
— Mike Conley (@mconley11) January 3, 2023
DONOVAN MITCHELL TONIGHT:
71 POINTS
11 ASSISTS
8 REBOUNDS
22/34 FG
7/15 3PTGood lord 😳 pic.twitter.com/CH0HSF32JV
— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) January 3, 2023
Donovan Mitchell in tonight’s Cavaliers win over Bulls: 71 points – becoming the seventh player in NBA history to score 70 or more in a game.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 3, 2023
Donovan Mitchell 71 PTS on 78.9 TS% and 11 AST in a W tonight?
NBA seeing some all-timers this season. What a delightful time to be a fan of this sport pic.twitter.com/54l3neVYtv
— NBA University (@NBA_University) January 3, 2023
Donovan Mitchell tonight:
71 PTS
11 AST
22-34 FG
7-15 3P
20-25 FTOnly the 5th player with a 70-point game since Wilt. pic.twitter.com/aZGfHMpKNc
— StatMuse (@statmuse) January 3, 2023
Donovan Mitchell tonight:
— 71/8/11
— Sends it to OT on a tip
— First 70p/10 a game in NBA history
— 3rd 70-point game of the century
— 13 points in OTOne of the greatest performances of all-time. pic.twitter.com/qEeoZhjHXt
— StatMuse (@statmuse) January 3, 2023
Y’all better hype donovan mitchell like y’all do luka 71/8/11
— Nick Young (@NickSwagyPYoung) January 3, 2023
Joel Embiid (42 PTS)
LeBron (43 PTS)
Demar Derozan (44 PTS)
Klay Thompson (44 PTS)
Donovan Mitchell (71 PTS)All in one night of NBA basketball
— 500 🏎 (@Kameron_Hay) January 3, 2023
"I knew as soon as DMitch got that quad feed, he was going to be locked in tonight." pic.twitter.com/9dFj16jfGJ
— The Cleveland Baron (@CBGaming216) January 3, 2023
LeBron reacts to Donovan Mitchell's historic nightpic.twitter.com/1Nclls3ZkL
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) January 3, 2023
“In my 15 years, that’s the best performance I’ve ever seen.”
– Kevin Love on Donovan Mitchell
(h/t @RealDCunningham ) pic.twitter.com/6zmOwU4KON
— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) January 3, 2023
Along with Donovan Mitchell’s 71 points, he also accounted for 28 more off his 11 assists. So Mitchell had a hand in 99 of the Cavs’ 145 points. Just incredible.
— Jason Lloyd (@ByJasonLloyd) January 3, 2023
We drafted Donovan Mitchell and didn’t even give him a chance to chose to leave.
I’ll never get over it.
— Marc (@marc2sn3s) January 3, 2023
Luka Doncic :
60 points – 10 assists – 21 reboundsDonovan Mitchell :
71 points – 11 assists – 8 reboundsBasketball is greatest sport ever 😤 pic.twitter.com/wI2k4i8uxd
— CarlosStory (@CarlosxcStory) January 3, 2023
Donovan Mitchell with the most points in a game since Kobe Bryant (81) pic.twitter.com/IzIe1FVp8H
— CarlosStory (@CarlosxcStory) January 3, 2023
Devin Booker watching Donovan Mitchell break his 70-point game record pic.twitter.com/LgXnAFvfQ9
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) January 3, 2023
The Jazz lost the Donovan Mitchell trade.
— Mark (@MarkW_E01) January 3, 2023
I’m still not giving up RJ Barrett, Quentin Grimes, and 4 firsts for Donovan Mitchell
— Teg🚨 (@IQfor3) January 3, 2023
Among players who have had 70 points in a game, number of assists:
Donovan Mitchell (tonight): 11
Devin Booker: 6
David Robinson: 5
No one else above 3— Ben Dowsett (@Ben_Dowsett) January 3, 2023
Donovan Mitchell might be the second greatest player to ever touch a basketball in a Cavs uniform.
— Always the Jake (@alwaysthejake) January 3, 2023
