Force was a clear theme — a word used more than 20 …
Force was a clear theme — a word used more than 20 times in Cleveland’s postgame locker room. “We weren’t forceful enough,” Donovan Mitchell said. “I think the force is the biggest thing.
” Toronto’s Scottie Barnes and RJ Barrett led all scorers with 33 points apiece. Raptors rookie Collin Murray-Boyles added 22 off the bench. Battle, the unsung hero who logged just three minutes in the first two games, chipped in with 14 points.
Across five games against Cleveland, with the regular season included, the former Buckeye has now gone 13 of 14 from the field. “He’s a shooter,” Mitchell said of Battle. “If you give a guy an open a look, once you see one go in, it goes from there.
Credit to him, credit to them. But we’ve got to get better. ” Cleveland Plain Dealer This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: Force was a clear theme — a word used more than 20 …