Cavaliers are in trouble in the East finals, especially if Donovan Mitchell is not fully healthy
Donovan Mitchell insists he is feeling good. Questions about Mitchell's health persisted after he and his teammates lost Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals to the New York Knicks on Thursday night. It's the same word Cleveland's leading scorer used after Game 1, when he scuffled down the stretch as part of a collapse from a 22-point lead to a crushing loss.
NEW YORK (AP) — Donovan Mitchell insists he is feeling good. Actually even better than that. He had better be, or the Cleveland Cavaliers are in trouble.
Questions about Mitchell's health persisted after he and his teammates lost Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals to the New York Knicks on Thursday night. They're down 2-0 in the best-of-seven series, and Mitchell twice this week has been asked if he's playing through any sort of injury. “I’m great,” he said.
“Great. Great. ” It's the same word Cleveland's leading scorer used after Game 1, when he scuffled down the stretch as part of a collapse from a 22-point lead to a crushing loss.
In Game 2, Mitchell at least showed some signs of progress. At halftime, coach Kenny Atkinson agreed with the idea that Mitchell was lacking the usual burst on his lift. After scoring just seven points in the first half, Mitchell had 19 in the second to finish with 26.