What this says is the media and people watching the game saw the EXACT SAME THING we saw….Garland dribbling too much and not giving the ball up.
Everyone dribbled and clanked, not just DG:
Possession 1 (4:10): DG brings ball up court, passes it to Mitchell, Mitchell passes it back; DG drives, kicks to LeVert, clanks the 3.
Possession 2 (3:45): Mitchell brings the ball up the court, dribbles the clock down; Mitchell drives, kicks it to Love,
clanks the 3.
Possession 3 (3:13): DG brings the ball up the court, dribbles the clock down;
Mitchell's defender denied him the ball, DG clanks a 3.
Possession 4 (2:49): Mitchell recovers OREB from DG's shot, dribbles the clock down,
wanted to pass it to DG but DG was being denied the ball so Mitchell passes it to Kevin for a contested 3, clanks it.
Possession 5 (2:36): DG brings the ball up court, passes it to Mitchell, Mitchell passes it to LeVert who clanks the 3.
Possession 6 (2:16): JA steals ball,
DG brings the ball up court, drives, beats his man but the layup was too strong, rims out.
Possession 7 (1:53): Mitchell brings the ball up court, dribbles the clock down,
Mitchell passes it to DG, DG then tries passing it back to Mitchell, results in a turnover and 2 points.
Possession 8 (1:41): DG inbounds to Mitchell,
Mitchell brings the ball up court, Mitchell gives up to Mobley who gives it up to DG; DG loses his handle and turns the ball over.
Possession 9 (1:22): DG brings the ball up court, dribbles the clock down, Mitchell sets a screen, DG beats his man, drives, and drops it off to JA, JA is fouled but nothing is called.
Possession 10 (56.0): DG brings the ball up court, dribbles the clock down,
Mitchell asks for the ball but his man would have intercepted it and ran, DG gets space for a step back 3, clanks it.
Possession 11 (37.2): Mitchell is inbounded the ball, dribbles the clock down, hits Mobley as they bring the trap and Mobley lays it in for 2 (DG was wide open in the weak side corner, neither Mitchell or Mobley saw him; same as the ending of the second Celtics game in regulation where DG was open).
Possession 12 (15.0): DG brings the ball up the court; Mitchell points like he was supposed to get it, but DG attacks Jackson and is fouled. Clanks second FT. Legitimate gripe if that was why Mitchell was pointing.
Possession 13: (5.0): Mitchell brings the ball up court, shoots 3. Gets fouled.
Final possession (01.4): Neither touches the ball.