Donovan Mitchell’s late explosion lifts Cavaliers over Celtics: 6 takeaways

Donovan Mitchell of the Cavaliers and Kristaps Porzingis of the Celtics dive for a loose ball Sunday night.Donovan Mitchell and the Cavaliers claimed a 115-111 victory over a short-handed Celtics team that was without Jaylen Brown and Derrick White on Sunday, maintaining their spot at the top of the Eastern Conference.

Here are the takeaways.

Donovan Mitchell put the Cavaliers on his back.

The Cavaliers rallied back from a double-digit deficit, but the Celtics were still in a good position to win until Donovan Mitchell went absolutely berserk in the fourth quarter.

Mitchell scored 15 of his 35 points in the final 3:13, punishing the Celtics with three consecutive triples and a go-ahead floater…