PHILADELPHIA — The lane opened and Donovan Mitchell attacked. As he soared to the basket, two points — and a comfortable lead in the final 90 seconds — were there for the taking. Mitchell chose option C. He passed.

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.

Mitchell had 10 in the decisive fourth after originally helping set the early tone. In all, he poured in a game-high 36 points, including 25 in a brilliant first half. His backcourt mate Darius

Cleveland's superstar shooting guard drove to the basket with a wide-open layup. Instead of putting the shot in, he kicked it out to Evan Mobley, who was clearly not expecting the ball. Mobley fumbled it, and the 76ers took possession.

On Wednesday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers survived a valiant effort from the terribly undermanned Philadelphia 76ers that was missing all three of its stars to extend their winning streak to 13 to start the season with a 114-106 win.