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Donovan Mitchell was at home with Kyrie Irving playing "Call of Duty" hours before he entered the court in Cleveland. Mitchell was clearly "locked in," according to the Brooklyn Nets star. That was without a doubt accurate. Mitchell scored 71 points to pull the Cavaliers back from a 21-point deficit in overtime against the Chicago Bulls on Monday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. This is the eighth-most points scored in a single game in league history, as well as the most scored in a game this season. The 71 points are also the most by a Los Angeles Lakers player since Kobe Bryant scored 81 against the Toronto Raptors in 2006. The Bulls dominated for the most of the game Monday night, holding an 18-point advantage at the half. The Cavaliers didn't take their first lead of the game until overtime. Mitchell had to pull off a remarkable sequence to get there.
Mitchell was at the line with fewer than five seconds remaining in regulation and the Cavaliers down by two. He summoned his inner Luka Doncic and brilliantly missed his free throw, grabbed his own rebound, and tipped the shot back in to tie the game. That gave him 58 points, breaking LeBron James' previous Cleveland team record for points in a game. The Cavaliers then went on a 15-4 run in overtime to win by 11 points. Mitchell scored all but two of their points in overtime. Mitchell ended with 71 points, 11 assists, and eight rebounds on the night. He hit seven 3-pointers and went 22-of-34 from the field.
For the Cavaliers, Jarrett Allen had 21 points and eight rebounds, and Cedi Osman scored 19 points off the bench. Cleveland won its second straight game over the Bulls, following a one-point victory in Chicago on Saturday. The Bulls were led by DeMar DeRozan's 44 points, while Zach LaVine ended with 26 points, six rebounds, and six assists. Nikola Vucevic chipped in with 20 points and 13 rebounds.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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