Cleveland Cavaliers: Donovan Mitchell Stunned, Says No MORAL VICTORY For Cavs — ‘Let The City Down’

Cleveland Cavaliers: Donovan Mitchell Stunned, Says No MORAL VICTORY For Cavs — ‘Let The City Down’

Hey, what do you feel like this series came down to? Um, they’ve been there. We had some mental lapses. um they capitalized and those can change a series. You lose game one, you’re chasing a series. Game two happens chasing and you give a lot of energy game three and then game four like you know find the uphill battle against a team that has the fastest pace in league history. Um, yeah. I saw that you went back out on the court a little bit after the final buzzer. What was going through your mind at that point? What were you trying to process? Just couldn’t believe it. Um, didn’t want to believe it. Don’t want to believe it. Still don’t want to believe it. It’s tough. It’s tough to win this league. Give them credit. We didn’t do the things necessary. I love playing in that arena, man. Like that energy, that crowd. We’re owning three at home, you know? Let the city down, man. That’s This place is special. This place is really special. And we didn’t get it done, Chris. I guess especially at home that’s what hurts, you know. Um yeah, I mean just feel like for us we had a lot of positives, a lot of but you know I told you during the year we’re going to be judged off this. There going to be a lot of talk. It’s what comes with it. And we’ve we didn’t capitalize. Um, so now we got to use this as motivation. Everybody’s going to write us off. Everybody in here, I mean, it’s not personal. So, what are we going to do about it next year? And um, yeah. black and white, but considering that you guys had a 64 win season last year, do you view this year as a success? Um, we took a step in the right direction, but we didn’t win a championship and we didn’t complete the end goal. So, no, there’s no moral victories here. Um, we just didn’t get the job done. There’s really nothing else to be said. Sorry. Go ahead. Go ahead. What do you think needs to happen between right now? I’m going to be um I just feel like this is a lesson. Um like I said, winning is winning is tough. You got to be willing to damn near die out there on the floor. Um not to say we weren’t. Um but for a full 48 minutes on a consistent basis, you got to be that desperate. um can’t have little mistakes. I can’t get a steal and get momentum, go behind my back knowing everybody’s behind me and lose the ball and give the ball right back to him. You know what I’m saying? I can’t not Tyrese has hit four threes. I can’t not switch up. He hits a three from the logo. Like changes the game. I can’t miss three free throws. Like I don’t give a damn how tired. I don’t give Here we are. Like you know what I mean? Um, yeah. Toughness isn’t just physical. There’s a bunch of different components of it. Mental, emotional, physical is part of it. When you look at this group, do you think this group is tough enough as a collective? Yeah. I think I think the biggest thing is I mean, I’ve been doing this eight years and I’ve been in the same round eight years. Um, these things aren’t easy. Just when you think you’re gotten somewhere, there’s another level. You know what I’m saying? And I think to Danny’s point, like to Danny’s question, like we took a step, wasn’t we didn’t take two, we took one. Um, and getting beat down like this and y’all are going to write some about us, man. And that’s going to be fuel. Like, you know, fuel for everybody. Y’all gonna say a lot of Y’all are. And that’s what it takes. I’ve been here. So, I understand. We understand. And now we just got to use it as fuel for next year. Do you think there’s any do you think this team lost a little rhythm between the Miami series, the week layoff and slow start in this series? I think game one set the tone. I don’t think it was damn near the same week we had before we played Miami. Um, game one set the tone and obviously guys are out game two and like I said, you’re fighting an uphill battle. Um, it’s a different pace. It’s a different, you know, it’s different. Um, so I don’t think it was a rhythm. I think we just No, I don’t think we got out of rhythm. Last one. Cam talked about the core and keeping this unit together. There was a lot of questions and you guys stayed confident in it. Is that something you go to bat for keeping this team as a whole? I go to bat for every guy in that locker room like willing to die out there for those guys. We are for each other. Um I mean we get so like winning is not easy. Some things have to go right. So, you got to play well. You know, you got to capitalize on opportunities. Like, you know, I’m obviously, you know, you you you look at around the league like it’s just, you know, you got to capitalize and um we have a window with this group. I believe in everybody in here. Um we believe in each other. That’s what sucks, man. It’s just we’re a good team and for five, four games, three games, we didn’t show, you know, what we’re capable of. And ultimately, that’s what we’re judged on. So, get in the gym, weight room, nutrition, whatever the hell it is, and get back at it, cuz y’all going to write us the off, man. But we’ll be back. We let s city down, letting each other down. We’ll be back. Think on.

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell meets with the media after the team’s disappointing 114-105 Game 5 defeat and series loss to the Indiana Pacers in the second round of the NBA Playoffs.

A completely shocked Mitchell passionately made it clear how much he loves his team and the city of Cleveland. He also vehemently vowed that the wine-and-gold “will be back” in the playoffs at this stage again and move further.

Mitchell finished with 35 points, 9 rebounds, 4 steals, an assist and a block.

The Cavs have lost in the Eastern Conference semifinals in five games in back-to-back seasons.
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