Despite all those points Mitchell was horrible and is actually why they lost

The Nesmith putback off Siakam's 2 misses was his fault. Without that you get the board you're up 7 and probably getting fouled and that's it game over.

And that was actually the 2nd time late in the 4th quarter that he didnt box out and gave up an offensive board.

He also committed that stupid offensive foul which was a huge turnover, and on the game winner he got lost on defense and wasn't guarding anyone while Ty Jerome was left to defend Haliburton on his own. For some reason now he is under the basket like he's boxing out. Dude literally got it all wrong the 4th quarter.

Cleveland always sucks though, doesn't really matter what sport. Loser city always has been other than that brief time Lebron was there and he bolted because it's a losery dump.

Pacers vs Celtics for the east, book it. I actually love the way the Pacers play they live up to their name. So funny the announcers didn't say anything about Tyrese's celebration just holding his massive balls.

u cant blame mitchell. 

Mitchell balled out 

Ty Jerome 

@J_Dash_Score

 They don't lose without that offensive foul AND that putback which were both 100% his fault so yeah, you can

Don't count the Knicks out either they stole home court.  And Boston is poorly coached

NBA is a joke.  We see 15-20 point leads disappear on a regular basis, but how often do we see those 15-20 point leads balloon to 30-40 point leads? Not very often. It's an entertainment first and foremost.

Mitchell was gassed and forgot the basics with the game on the line. Top 5 worst Cavs playoff loss. Series is over.

the phantom injuries are classic as well

Celtics one single 2 point attempt 3rd quarter,  and only five 2 point shot attempts entire 2nd half.

Poorly coached is an understatement.

I agree. Mitchell deserves a lot of blame for this loss in crunch time. Cavs might get swept which would be their worst playoff series in history given how good they’ve been this year 

@UnderdogKing

15 -20 points leads are misleading in basketball they can disappear in as little as 5 to 7 possesions 3 to 4 minutes. 

Dude wrote an essay. The league is predetermined and all the players and every possession is controlled 

@SPark1

 Celtics took 60 3's. missed 45 

Cavs thought they will win it all after sweeping Miami 

unreal. without his 48 points the game isn’t close

Just watched that replay again. Jarrett Allen was also awful on the missed FT sequence by TH. Just stood there flat footed, horrible box out attempt. Just didn’t want it. 

@IfYaSmellLALALA

 If you think that's an essay I'm gonna assume you're not exactly Penske material. Why go on a text based forum if you're so averse to reading?

Btw some libraries give free reading lessons to illiterates, no forms to fill in to apply just call the free helpline and grunt into the phone.

@brianx

 I agree , any coach who allows his team to shoot 75 3s  is not a coach 

@NutinButtLove

Kenny Atkinson as well.

The Cavs acted as if this was the first time the every got preassure inbounding the ball. The confusion is beyond comprehension.

You call timeout, and the play you design is Max Strus, throwing the ball across the court?

The same Max Stus who had just had trouble inbounding the ball, so you had to call timeout?

The end of the Knicks game (regulation), Brunson inbounded the ball. The Knicks in bounder 99.999% isBridges. The second i saw Bruson, I knew Tibbs had a play design on. It was a great design, Bruson missed the shot. But, it got the Knicks a chance.

Did Kenny Atkinson really design Max Stus to lob the ball into the paint?

@ActionMagnet

 Agree zero hustle and zero fundamentals

Penske material...great line Costanza!

No win no cigar. Mitchell is 14-14 scoring 40 or more points in his career. He doesn't make the team better by scoring more. Jordan on the other hand won 85% of the games he scored 40 or more... Like comparing apples and oranges, but safe to say Mitchell wins 50 percent of his games scoring 40 points or more. Examine the macro vs. the game.