Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell has always had a knack for scoring the ball. Since entering the league in 2017, Mitchell has been one of the best shot creating guards in the NBA, never finishing a season with a scoring average below 20 points per game. But his career-high 71-point explosion to lead the Cavs to a 145-134 OT victory over the Chicago Bulls was the stuff of dreams, an absurd scoring night that would make anyone's, much less a true hooper's, head turn.

NBA stars such as Jayson Tatum and Kyle Kuzma, who are Donovan Mitchell's 2017 NBA Draft peers, gushed over his historic scoring night and justifiably so, as this is the second highest scoring output in the 21st century, next to only the late great Kobe Bryant's 81-point night almost 17 years ago.

And of course, Donovan Mitchell's former Utah Jazz teammates such as Mike Conley, Jordan Clarkson, and Eric Paschall showed love for their former franchise talisman. After all, Mitchell has always been incredible for the franchise he called home for the first five years of what should be an illustrious career.

Not to be outdone, Donovan Mitchell's Cavs teammates also expressed their love for their marquee 2022 offseason acquisition. Darius Garland, who was out for their Monday night contest against the Bulls, and even Lamar Stevens and Robin Lopez, who played 19 and seven minutes in their OT victory, respectively, immediately took to Twitter just to appreciate their teammate's monster scoring night.

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Donovan Mitchell definitely deserves all the plaudits after such a bonkers scoring effort. And for at least one night, all will feel right in the world for the Cavs guard.