{"id":668909,"date":"2026-03-20T15:02:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/668909\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T15:02:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:02:33","slug":"james-harden-scores-36-as-cavaliers-hang-on-to-beat-bulls-115-110-with-mitchell-sidelined-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/668909\/","title":{"rendered":"James Harden scores 36 as Cavaliers hang on to beat Bulls 115-110 with Mitchell sidelined"},"content":{"rendered":"

James Harden scored 36, Evan Mobley added 26 points and 14 rebounds and Cleveland hung on to beat the Chicago Bulls 115-110 on Thursday night even though Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell missed the game because of a bruised left eye.<\/p>\n

Harden nailed seven 3-pointers. Jaylon Tyson chipped in with 18 points and 11 rebounds, and the Cavaliers hung on after a 29-point lead in the third quarter dwindled to one in the game’s closing minutes.<\/p>\n

Chicago’s Tre Jones cut it to 103-102 when he made two free throws with 3:33 remaining. Sam Merrill answered with a 3 for Cleveland.<\/p>\n

The Cavaliers were up 110-107 when Jones missed a potential tying 3 and Leonard Miller missed a layup with about a minute left. Harden hit a pull-up jumper to make it a five-point game with 33 seconds left and Cleveland hung on for the win.<\/p>\n

Mitchell was hurt in a collision in practice with Mobley. The seven-time All-Star played through the injury in Cleveland’s victory at Milwaukee on Tuesday night and finished with 19 points on 4-for-14 shooting. He said after the game that he was having trouble seeing.<\/p>\n

Coach Kenny Atkinson said the injury is “nothing serious,” but the Cavaliers need to “let it clear up.”<\/p>\n

Jones scored 20 for Chicago, which lost for the fourth time in five games. Rob Dillingham added a season-high 17 points. Nick Richards finished with 16 points and eight rebounds.<\/p>\n

Cavaliers: Visit New Orleans on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Bulls: Host Houston on Monday. ___<\/p>\n

AP NBA: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/nba<\/p>\n

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