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Every game I write up a preview, but apparently I am missing some key facts.
Yes, the Knicks had lost four in a row, they were missing their best defensive player by far, they were 0-3 since his injury while allowing 123, 125, and 139 points, and they have a losing record at home. On top of that, the Cavs were getting Mitchell back. All the arrows were pointing up.
What I forget to mention was the two most important considerations. One, the Cavs suck on the road. Two, the Cavs tend to choke in the final two minutes if the game is close, usually because either Garland or Mitchell abandons the game plan and tries to win the game by himself.
The good thing is these guys are accountable. They take responsibility.
Poor execution on my part down the stretch. They drew up perfect plays and I just didn’t execute them. - Donovan Mitchell
Instead, he drove into a Knick team meeting in the paint, forced up a missed shot over a 7-footer, and re-injured himself in the process. This was after the Cavs had about ten minutes to draw up a "perfect play" while the refs were trying to figure out whether the last Knicks' shot grazed the rim.
If you have a perfect play, then run the perfect play. SMH.
On the two previous possessions Mitchell drove into a crowd of Knicks in the paint and coughed up the ball each time, not even getting a shot up on critical possessions. I'm sick of the hero ball. I get that he was counting on getting a foul call as the worst case scenario, but that's not how it worked out. You can't just drive into a crowd of defenders and depend on the refs to call, especially on the road in a game that's close and late. They will figure it's best to let the players decide the game, not a referee's judgement.
Yes, the Knicks had lost four in a row, they were missing their best defensive player by far, they were 0-3 since his injury while allowing 123, 125, and 139 points, and they have a losing record at home. On top of that, the Cavs were getting Mitchell back. All the arrows were pointing up.
What I forget to mention was the two most important considerations. One, the Cavs suck on the road. Two, the Cavs tend to choke in the final two minutes if the game is close, usually because either Garland or Mitchell abandons the game plan and tries to win the game by himself.
The good thing is these guys are accountable. They take responsibility.
Poor execution on my part down the stretch. They drew up perfect plays and I just didn’t execute them. - Donovan Mitchell
Instead, he drove into a Knick team meeting in the paint, forced up a missed shot over a 7-footer, and re-injured himself in the process. This was after the Cavs had about ten minutes to draw up a "perfect play" while the refs were trying to figure out whether the last Knicks' shot grazed the rim.
If you have a perfect play, then run the perfect play. SMH.
On the two previous possessions Mitchell drove into a crowd of Knicks in the paint and coughed up the ball each time, not even getting a shot up on critical possessions. I'm sick of the hero ball. I get that he was counting on getting a foul call as the worst case scenario, but that's not how it worked out. You can't just drive into a crowd of defenders and depend on the refs to call, especially on the road in a game that's close and late. They will figure it's best to let the players decide the game, not a referee's judgement.
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