Cavaliers beat Rockets 135-130 for their 11th straight overtime win

CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 37 points, Sam Merrill had a career-high 19 off the bench and the 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.