Donovan Mitchell: “It’s one game, we could have lost by 40, still would have been 1-0”
He gonna get hate because they threw a crazy lead but it’s a good mentality.
Yeah this is exactly the mindset you need. Some people are acting like he should be crying about it and losing hope. No you take it 1 game at a time, each one in isolation.
dmitch didnt do wrong so he quite chill. he knows the blame was all on atkinson, any coach would call time out on 3rd time brunson score on harden and bench him. they got fucking max strus on the bench.
They just came back 0-2 last series. They know it’s getting started.
Catching a beat down is easy to recover from. But giving up a 22 point lead in the fourth quarter of game 1 on the road? That shit breaks you. Cavs are done in 5.
Just because it’ll break you doesn’t mean it’ll break the Cavs. Just have to wait and see, yall are just guessing the results anyways
Knicks are better anyway. Cavs needed to steal this one and now they are in a boat taking water
The cavs looked better for three quarters so not sure how you can say that. They really lost cause of harden and bad coaching in the 4th
Did they look better while losing the first quarter?
I turned on the game at the half so honestly can’t say, but my point was just that people are way over reactionary. I didn’t think the Knicks looked a lot better
Nah you’re right. The Knicks were not playing anywhere close to the level that they were during the sixers series. Heck, even during the comeback it was basically just “attack Harden” instead of solid teamwork.
The adjustment is Allen was allowed to sag off hart. I doubt Mike brown lets that happen again as the media questioned him on it last night and he said he discussed it with his assistant coaches
Fair enough. I am biased but I thought the cavs looked like the cavs and the Knicks played pretty badly for most of the game. Other than the fields shot at the end I don’t think the Knicks for particularly lucky or that the cavs got unlucky. All playoffs long the cavs go through periods of the game where they forget how to play basketball, they have to be incredibly frustrating to root for.
Landry shamet v Landry fields
Not guessing the results and he shouldn’t be broken down but also shouldn’t be saying how it’s just one game. He should be mad that it’s 0-1 instead of 1-0
Meh, this post game stuff means nothing most the part. Sometimes you get an interesting sound bite but mostly it’s throwaway PR talk
Which is why the mentality he’s going with is that a loss is a loss. All that matters is they’re now 0-1
Didn’t the Grizzlies beat yall by 50+ in the playoffs when yall won the title in 2022? Shit happens
Exactly. It’s a massive choke job, but it counts as one. Don’t make it bigger than that.
I’m sure Orlando feels the same way after choking a big lead then losing in 7.
Orlando offense is putrid without Franz Wagner
It’s a great mentality…it’s the mentality that tbh most of them should feel because from a general perspective consensus because most people would’ve thought Cleveland wouldn’t have even remotely been in the GM In general just high off a GM7 played on Sunday…traveling by Monday to come in play GM1 of the ECF tonight…you’d think they were exhausted…
But you also honestly saw the fatigue and just unbalanced offense of the Cavs early…they were kicking and really way more loose with the ball than i remembered them ever being…if our defense was hunting or playing hard nose press early…there’s about 5-6 passes and or more that I thought could’ve gotten picked or TO’d just off the lackadaisical and just unawareness passing from the Cavs…
They eased in once our offense started also TO the ball but then getting cold from The outside which they capitalized off of…once that happened that’s where they built their lead off of and managed for most of the night
This the mentality they need & it was in MSG so while it was a gut punch for them, it should be easier to rally not losing on your homecourt.
It’s the only way the team is gonna recover if they act like it doesn’t matter. If they fixate on blowing Game 1, they’re gonna be in their heads and it’s over.
He know its cooked, better to leave it behind and focus on the next one
For sure. They had some bad losses against Detroit. They still won the series.
Can’t dwell too much on by how much or in which way you lost. It still only counts as one, and you get to hit the reset button.
It’s a good mentality as long as someone actually watches the film and says, “Harden will not be guarding Brunson ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever…”
Yeah this is the mentality that is needed. Very fixable too, they were up freaking 22.
Sometimes it feels like teams forget what the advantage of having a big lead is: you don’t have to force anything anymore, you can react and actually take what the defense is giving you patiently.
The flip side of that is you can reuse the effort saved not offensively forcing things by tightening up your defense.
Yeah plus it’s not like they’re facing an absolute juggernaut of a team like OKC or prime GSW. They could recover from throwing a single game
but u lost to the knicks so the fans will make you feel like ur going to China
Doesn’t help that the coach gave an “all-time” press conference a few minutes ago
No need for quotations, definitely an all timer, just not for the right reasons
If I ever want to get fired from my job in the future, I’ll make sure to look back on Kenny’s conference and take notes.
Hey man he just likes to hold his timeouts. Likes the way they feel
It legit gave me a headache
I’m surprised he’s not their already. NBA gettin soft.
China? Hes joining Bol Bol in the Philippines basketball Association
Going 1-6 in the 4th + OT is pretty “Deport to China” worthy.
You didn’t lose by 40. You lost a game you had a 99.9% chance of winning. That’s even worse lmao
Collapsing is just so much worse cause SO many things had to go wrong for the other team to come back.
And also, how the fuck do you rally the team after that?
You rally them behind the fact you were up 20+ in the fourth on the road in a hostile environment in a game/series in which you’re a heavy underdog. Then work step by step on the things led to the collapse.
That’s my best shot.
No, they should just not show their face again in the garden not even for game 2
I mean, it was tied at halftime and it went to OT. The Knicks had an equally bad 3rd quarter as the Cavs 4th quarter…
Knicks should be pumped but it’s just one game.
Kind of the story of the Cavs this season. It wasn’t as big a deal but they melted down in G6 against Toronto and lost on a crazy bounce. Still won G7 handily. Had some bad losses to Detroit where they looked dead in the water. Still won G7 handily. If they win G2 tomorrow they still go home 1-1 which was nearly the best case scenario for them anyways.
Easy. The same as they did last year against the Pacers. Wait for the Knicks to implode from injuries in the finals and run it back in 2027.
I don’t get why fans seemingly want their players to act like them and be a doomer and panic. Is this not exactly the type of attitude you want this guy to have so he can get back out there in game 2 and get after it?
One loss is one loss at the end of the day…
Sure. But you caught a rusty Knicks team playing their worst ball for 3 1⁄2 quarters and still lost.
Were they rusty or just sucked from 3? Entering the 4th Cavs out 3ed the Knicks 12-4, that was basically the difference in the game
Sucking from 3 and being rusty really can go hand in hand lol. A week and a half off from playing actual games will throw your shot off
A good portion of those shots didn’t hit rim, I’d really argue rust in this case
That shot from OG where he missed wide right and just turned and started laughing
He was way off all night but luckily he physically seemed fine and over the injury
Wide Right
Don’t look, Bills fans…
That’s the thing no one wants to admit. Knicks played like garbage for 3 quarters. They’re not going to play that bad going forward.
I think rusty. It’s not like shots just weren’t falling, some of those misses damn near landed in Jersey.
Wasn’t just three, KAT, Brunson, and OG were all missing their usual shots in the first half
Both. Knicks had some decent looks some were wide open that they were easily making if they kept their rhythm.
Yeah that’s the worrying part. If you’re gonna talk that talk you gotta close out games like that, especially at home.
Just unlucky
I’m really, really happy as a Knicks fan if the Cavs want to learn zero lessons from tonight and just put it in the rearview.
“i like to hold my timeouts” son… lmao
“I’m proud of the guys” WHAT
That’s not what “watch the film”means…
Nah, you know Thibs is gonna have them locked in for game 2. Cavs better learn something quick or they’re gonna be down 2-0 before they even realize what happened.
Thibs?
I think if Thibs tries to get them locked in he will be trespassing
Sure its just one game but before tonight teams up 22 in the 4th had a record of 594-1.
Don’t forget that pretty 99.92% statistic.
Losing by 40 would have been much more understandable
id rather lose by 40 tbh
all losses aint created equal and we def stole a game we shouldn’t have won, this is the right mentality to have but I wonder if his whole team feels this way
They know they cooked with harden
sure jan
The Knicks were rusty as hell and didn’t play well
And you still lost
Damn, Game 2 they’re gonna lose by 40 aren’t they…
Not every loss is created equally. You blew a 22 point lead in the 4th quarter. A historic collapse. This team ain’t coming back mentally. Knicks in 5.
Donny disappearing act shouldn’t go unnoticed. He hit a 3 with about 8:20 to go in the 4th.
Zero involvement in the game from that point on outside of a turnover.
If he was half as good at his job as his camp is at PR, he’d be winning 16-0 this year.
Their legs have to be shot, let’s see if fatigue sets in next game.
I mean he’s not wrong
Nah dude there’s a huge difference between getting blown out by 40 and blowing a 22 point lead. The latter is so demoralizing that it crushes your soul. There is no coming back from that. Cavs are toast
disagree with this being “the mentality they need”. this mentality is why they lost.
“I don’t believe you” Will Ferrell meme gif
I will be shocked if they win a single game.
Mental gymnastics. It should be 1-0 Cleveland, but they somehow blew that…
They lost by 30 in the last 12mins or so
Knicks have the experience where the Cavs struggled to get out of the second round recently
Cavs basically have to win 5 games. Reminds me of Game 1 2018 Finals. Would not be surprised if this now ends in a sweep
Why is it the same clip of Caruso always ?
Whatever loser. Cavs getting swept now.
I mean that’s the only mentality you can have if you want to win after a loss like that
Nah thats a loss you take personally and one that forces you to lock in. A close game or a blow out is one thing. Losing a massive lead half way in the 4th is an outlier in which multiple aspects of your game plan and execution failed. Thats a big problem for players, coaches, and staff because it demonstrates capability and incompetence at the same time
Say what you will but seeing this type of mentality from him does make me feel a little better about it. Good leadership right here.
This guy rocks. I’m a fan of
40 point loss incoming
This is a Knicks sweep
He don’t believe that , but what else is he going to say ?.That was a historic collapse, that the Cavs in general will not recover from mentally. Happened to the Knicks last year in the ECF never recovered after game 1.
okay bro whatever helps u sleep
Brother this was it you’re more than likely getting swept there’s no coming back
Knicks were playing with rust, and were under 20 percent from 3 before the 4th quarter. OG just got back from an injury and he looked stiff in the beginning. I’m not sure if the Knicks are going to be that bad again in the series.
Cavs were 16-50 from 3….
by the end….they were shooting respectable prior to that
So you use an excuse as one team shooting bad from 3 but then you say the other team who actually shot worse started better 😂
Yea, bc part of the reason the Cavs were up was bc they were shooting well from 3 up to a point. Just like the Knicks shot poorly from 3 up to a point….game flow…
The difference is the Knicks shot bad from 3 in the begining and picked up in the end, the Cavs were shooting ok for the most part and then dove off a cliff
If you’re the Cavs you have to look at it as if you win game 2, you still steal home advantage. Might be coping but if they won today, they probably would have lost game 2 so end result might have been 1-1 no matter what but game 2 is a must-win to improve morale.
They gambling 😂 Knicks lose first half and then they cover Vegas won
One loss isn’t always one loss. I’ll explain later