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Cavaliers top Hornets, tie 2nd-best start to NBA season (15-0)

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CLEVELAND -- Darius Garland scored 25 points, Ty Jerome matched his career-high with 24 in place of Donovan Mitchell, and the Cleveland Cavaliers stayed unbeaten with a 128-114 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday night.

The Cavs are the fourth team to start 15-0 and are tied for the second-best start to a season in NBA history, trailing only the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors (24-0). The Warriors set the league record by winning their first 24 games on the way to a 73-9 season.