Danny Cunningham

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Atkinson did say that he would have had Tyson in the closing group tonight if not for his toe injury.

Kenny Atkinson says Jaylon Tyson hurt his toe and couldn’t finish the game.

Gamer from Chicago as the #Cavs avoid disaster against the Bulls. open.substack.com/pub/theinsides…

#Cavs hang on to beat the Bulls 115-110. They led by as many as 29 and toyed with disaster, but ultimately escape. James Harden was phenomenal, finishing with 36 points, nine assists and seven rebounds. Evan Mobley had 26 & 14.

Clutch bucket by James Harden. He's up to 35/9/7 on the night and has tried his best to save the #Cavs from disaster down the stretch. They're up 112-107 with 31.7 left in regulation.

Cavs win the challenge, no imminent possession. Jump ball at midcourt.

Kenny Atkinson is challenging this foul on Keon Ellis. Would be the fifth foul on Ellis and it's worth noting that Jaylon Tyson is not on the bench currently. Not sure what happened.

#Cavs take their use it or lose it timeout with 3:33 left and a 103-101 lead over the Bulls. They were up as many as 29 points before taking their foot off the gas. They haven't been able to find the accelerator since. Offense has gone ice cold -- just 4 of 14 in the 4th.

#Cavs offense has gone ice cold and what should have been a smooth second half with some rest for starters has turned into just a 101-94 lead with 6:01 left in the fourth quarter.

#Cavs lead the Bulls 93-73 after three quarters. They've been able to do whatever they want on both ends of the floor for the most part. The lead has been as large as 29 points. James Harden is flirting with a triple-double at 29/8/7, Evan Mobley has 22 & 9 and Jaylon Tyson has 16 & 10.

James Harden heads to the bench with the #Cavs in front 90-62. He's got 29 points, eight assists and seven rebounds on the night. Cavs don't have anyone with a triple-double this season, and if Harden gets a stint in the fourth quarter he can get there.

Harden is up to 29 points and eight assists so far tonight. He's hit seven 3s in 25 minutes. Vintage performance.

Harden just threw a sensational behind-the-back pocket pass to Evan Mobley in the pick-and-roll. Mobley passed out of a double and the ball found Harden in the corner for his sixth 3-pointer of the night. #Cavs lead 78-55.

The Bulls just had a digital mascot race during that timeout and it was exponentially louder in here for it than because of anything the actual basketball team has done tonight.

#Cavs lead the Bulls 61-45 at the half. They've led by as many as 23 so far but didn't close out the second quarter particularly strong. James Harden leads everyone with 21 points. Jaylon Tyson has 11 and Evan Mobley has 10. Cavs have forced 12 Bulls turnovers thus far.

Nae'Qwan Tomlin just got Donovan Mitchell'd by Matas Buzelis.

The #Cavs trailed the Bulls 11-2 just over three minutes into this game. They're now leading 43-22.

#Cavs lead the Bulls 32-22 after the first quarter here in Chicago. Cavs got off to a terrible start, trailing 11-2, before turning it on. James Harden has 16 points so far -- including a 7-point possession -- for the Cavs.

James Harden is cooking the Bulls early on here. He's got 12 points already. #Cavs are up 23-17. They're on an extended 21-6 run.

That's a 7-point possession for James Harden. Don't see that too often.