If you want to know what motivates Donovan Mitchell, trash talking him on NBA 2K is apparently a good place to start.

Donovan Mitchell joked that a kid talked so much trash while playing the NBA 2K video game that it fueled his 46-point performance against the 76ers.

Donovan Mitchell scored 46 points and became the second player in Cavaliers history with 20 40-point games, joining LeBron James.

Cleveland Cavaliers star guard Donovan Mitchell tallied a season-high 46 points as he guided his club to a 132-121 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers that improved the Cavs to 5-3 on Wednesday night.

What got into Donovan Mitchell Wednesday night? It wasn’t the navy-blue Classic Edition jerseys that harken back to one of the best eras in franchise history. It wasn’t the video that accompanied those threads.

The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers with a 132–121 victory on Wednesday at home behind 46 points from Donovan Mitchell on 71 percent shooting from the field.

Donovan Mitchell poured in 37 points, and the short-handed Cavs beat the Hawks at Rocket Arena. Here's how the game unfolded.

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell's seventh signature adidas basketball shoe is 20% in four colorways online.

Garland wasn't on his A-game. But it didn't matter much for the Cleveland Cavaliers as Mitchell thrived in an off-ball role.