Mitchell scored 23 points, pulled down 13 rebounds, and dished out nine assists, leaving him one dime shy of his first career triple-double. With less than two minutes to go and the Cavaliers nursing a seven-point lead, Mitchell drove aggressively to the basket—only to pass out of a wide-open look to center Evan Mobley in the corner.

Even after Cleveland’s narrow 114-106 victory — the 13th straight to open the 2024-25 season, becoming just the sixth NBA team to reach that feat — Mitchell was still distressed.

"It’s great to be a part of history," Mitchell said as Cleveland became just the eighth team in NBA history to win its first 12 games.