Donovan Mitchell is leading the war cry for the Cleveland Cavaliers, who do battle with the San Antonio Spurs tonight (Friday).
From second in mid-November to eighth less than a month later, the Cavs are in freefall, having dropped four of their last five and, after a flicker of light in their dominant win over Indiana, found the lights switched off brutally to the Portland Trail Blazers in Cleveland’s last game.
Mitchell is unhappy but refuses to panic. He knows that things have to change.
“Right now, we’re not where we want to be, not where we need to be,” said Mitchell, who is fourth in the NBA for points, averaging 30.7 per game.
“We can’t lose three in a row, have a promising performance against Indiana and then come out and do this.
“No matter who’s out there, no matter who’s playing, no matter what we’re doing, we all have to have it. But at some point, we’ve got to, as a collective, do it.”