Donovan Mitchell, James Harden, and Evan Mobley all starred for the #Cavs in their Game 2 win over the Raptors, but each of them, to a man, went out of their way to praise Dean Wade for the job he's done on both ends: “Y’all need to give him his credit.”
Nuggets-Wolves always delivers!
There's nothing like losing your train of thought trying to ask a question to a professional athlete because of how detailed a specific play is. I'm cracking up.
FINAL: #Cavs 115, Raptors 105.
Cleveland takes a 2-0 series lead.
END 3Q: #Cavs 84, Raptors 77
TOR: Barrett 16p, 7r, 5a. Barnes 15p, 3a, 2r, 2stl, blk. Mamukelashvili 10p, 8r, 2a, stl. Murray-Boyles 11p, 4r, 1a, blk, stl. Walter 12p.
CLE: Mobley 23p, 8r, 2a, blk. Harden 21p, 3r, 3stl, 2a, blk. Mitchell 21p, 6r, 4a, stl.
HALF: #Cavs 54, Raptors 48
TOR: Barrett 10p, 6r, 3a. Barnes 9p, 2r, 2a, blk, stl. Mamukelashvili 8p, 3r, 1a, stl. Murray-Boyles 8p, 3r, stl.
CLE: Mitchell 15p, 4r, 2a, stl. Harden 16p, 2r, 1a, blk, stl. Mobley 12p, 3r, 2a, blk. Allen 6p, 2blk, 1r.
END 1Q: #Cavs 26, Raptors 19
TOR: Murray-Boyles 4p, stl. Poeltl 2p, 4r, 2a.
CLE: Mitchell 7p, 2r, 1a, stl. Allen 6p, 1r, blk, stl. Harden 6p, 1r. Mobley 4p, 2r, 2a.
#Cavs vs. Raptors Game 2 thread!
Game 2 Starters:
Raptors - Shead, Barrett, Ingram, Barnes, Poeltl
#Cavs - Harden, Mitchell, Wade, Mobley, Allen
Immanuel Quickley is out for Raptors vs. #Cavs in Game 2.
Game 2 ⚔️
The #Cavs made the Raptors pay dearly for their defensive strategy in Game 1.
“It was one of the reasons I felt good about coming into this game because of where he is headed, the state he is in right now.”
That was a team-wide #Cavs win in Game 1 vs, the Raptors, but Evan Mobley’s performance popped.
FINAL: #Cavs 126, Raptors 113.
Cleveland takes a 1-0 series lead.
END 3Q: #Cavs 97, Raptors 76
TOR: Barrett 18p, 3a, 2r, 2stl. Ingram 17p, 4a, 2r. Barnes 13p, 5a, 1r. Shead 14p, 1r, 1a. Murray-Boyles 8p, 3r, 3a.
CLE: Mitchell 24p, 4a, 2r, 2stl. Harden 18p, 7a, 3r, blk, stl. Strus 19p, 4r. Mobley 17p, 7r, 3a. Allen 8p, 7r.
HALF: #Cavs 61, Raptors 54
TOR: Ingram 13p, 4a, 2r. Barnes 11p, 4a, 1r. Barrett 11p, 2r, 1a, stl. Shead 11p, 1r, 1a.
CLE: Harden 15p, 6a, 2r, stl. Mitchell 13p, 4a, 2stl. Mobley 9p, 4r, 2a. Strus 11p, 2r. Allen 6p, 5r.
END 1Q: #Cavs 35, Raptors 31
TOR: Ingram 9p, 3a. Barnes 9p, 2a. Shead 5p, 1r, 1a.
CLE: Mitchell 8p, 2a, 2stl. Harden 7p, 3a, 1r. Strus 6p, 1r. Allen 6p. Merrill 4p, 3r.
Game 1 Starters:
Raptors - Shead, Barrett, Ingram, Barnes, Poeltl
#Cavs - Harden, Mitchell, Wade, Mobley, Allen
To no surprise, Darko Rajakovic was also coy when asked if Jamal Shead will get the starting nod for the Raptors: “I don’t know, there’s a lot of time.”
Immanuel Quickley is out for Game 1 of #Cavs vs. Raptors.
Kenny Atkinson isn’t willing to reveal #Cavs fifth starter quite yet, says Darko Rajakovic and the Raptors are holding their cards as well.
“This is what we signed up for.”
In this playoff run, the #Cavs won’t fight the narratives or pay attention to what people think. They know there’s an expectation, but the goal in mind within those walls drives them more than any perception or validation.
“I think you just remember those feelings.”
Without looking backwards, Donovan Mitchell and the #Cavs still harbor the emotions from last year’s early playoff exit, and that can drive them this postseason.
I mean this is just a vintage close for the Warriors.
Let ‘Em Know 🔟
“We conditioned yesterday, we're conditioning today, we're gonna condition tomorrow.”
Safe to say James Harden, Evan Mobley, and the #Cavs are anticipating a track meet against the Raptors in the playoffs.
“I'd hate to be Kenny [Atkinson] having to pick all of us.”
The #Cavs playoff rotation is generally set, but what are the minute counts going to look like? Who makes the most sense against the Raptors?
Tried my hand at a best guess for Round 1.
We live for the Play-In Tournament.
Haven't heard that place rocking like this in a while. Good on Buzz City for showing up for the Hornets.