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CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell scored 37 points, Sam Merrill had a career-high 19 off the bench and the Cleveland Cavaliers earned their 11th consecutive overtime victory by beating the Houston Rockets 135-130. Merrill had five points and Max Strus added four in the extra period, when Cleveland outscored Houston 13-8 to match the second-longest OT winning streak in NBA history. New Orleans owns the record with 13 victories in a row from 2006-08. Fred VanVleet had season highs of 27 points and 17 assists, along with eight rebounds, and Alperin Sengun had 24 points, eight rebounds and six assists for the Rockets.
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