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Donovan Mitchell had another quality night at the office on Wednesday night for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHe led the Cavs to a blowout win over the Philadelphia 76ers in a nationally broadcast game on ESPN.
In the process, Mitchell passed LeBron James on an all-time NBA record list.
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First, Mitchell's final stats:
35 points
7 rebounds
9 assists
1 steal
11-22 FG
5-12 3FG
8-8 FT
The feat: games with 35-plus points and 5-plus 3s.
Mitchell now has more of those than James, according to Real Sports.
The key here is those 3-pointers. James is the NBA's all-time leading scorer, but he does a lot of his work inside the arc.
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Mitchell, on the other hand, lets it fly from 3-point range early and often in most games he plays.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementReal Sports didn't share who holds the top spot of this NBA record board, but it pretty much has to be Stephen Curry, and he's likely well out of reach.
But for Mitchell to pass James in anything is still a cool basketball feat, and Donovan will keep doing what he can to make the Cleveland fans proud.
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