NBA Gametime | Donovan Mitchell scores 40 Pts as Cavaliers beat Wizards 114-106 for 7th straight win

NBA Gametime | Donovan Mitchell scores 40 Pts as Cavaliers beat Wizards 114-106 for 7th straight win

They win 114 106 over the Washington Wizards Donan 40 yes sir G you got to get used to that right that’s the fifth time this season that Donovan has dropped 40 or more right stop begging and politi and he ain’t going to play for your little raggedy Nick so stop

Leave that alone we got a special guest joining the show now he’s happy Donovan Mitchell and Sam recruit you to the Knicks we talking about the Cleveland cavali sign the extension and stay clean exactly JB sign that extension Donovan you guys are 15- one in your last 16 games 20

And4 in your last 24 games um dealing with injuries with Darius Garland and Evan Moy now they’re all back what have you guys learned about each other during this winning streak and how you’ve been able to put it together in this time yeah I think the biggest thing we

Figured out is just how deep of a team we have you know you can go down the list um you know you got Sam Marl Craig Porter um obviously bring in Max stru and George Nang um Jared Allen’s been at a All-Star level I think he should have

Been in the All-Star game um and we’re doing this without two of our you know defensive one one defensive player the year and an All-Star and Darius scarland so now that they’re coming back to to continue to roll just speaks to the unselfishness of the group and you know

We can even be better you know so I think the biggest thing now is just continuing to build upon what we’ve been doing and U Peak at the right time well you talk about peaking you you’ve been on a tear here here of late and for you

Coming over you know Darius like you said he had been an Allstar is there an adjustment for you guys you know because you’re both kind of First Option kind of guys but did you feel like maybe that kind of stuned the growth of your back court in in terms of

You know maybe you not wanting to take over and and take away from his shine or what have you and now it seems like though you’re starting to establish yourself as as the guy we all know you to be yeah I think you know for for me I’ve had the opportunity fortunately to

Play with you know two other point guards in Ricky Rubio and Mike Conley dgs kind of came into the league as like the guy kind of just going off rip so there’s definitely an adjustment period I think the biggest thing is like we won a lot of games through the adjustment

Period we won 50 games last year obviously you know 50 games are 50 games but we didn’t get the uh playoff performance that we wanted to so now you have a whole summer of learning new things and getting to play with each other and then on top of that he gets

Hurt for for two months so you’re still trying to figure it out but I think you know the biggest thing just continue to build um it’s not it’s not always going to just click right away but for us the way it did last year was was impressive

You know especially for for a guy like him you know not necessarily having to play with a ball dominant guard before like myself and being able to adjust being able to still play at his level and now for him just continue to get back into game ship continue to find it

Um so I think you know I wouldn’t call it I wouldn’t say stunning the growth but I think it’s just you know a building block you know I think now that we’re starting to see it starting to feel uh feel that I think we’re you know

Going to continue to go well go up from here Donovan we’ve said it this death for the past two season we’ve talked about the talent you know in the back court you and Darius we’ve talked about the front Court The Bigs we’ve talked about the shooting you guys have death

Do you think this year is finally you guys year to make that next jump because I’m watching you guys play every night you guys in my opinion you guys have a chance to come out to East and contend for a championship are you guys starting to talk like that feel out like that

Think like that is it quietly starting to permeate through that locker room hey guys you know what we’re good as anybody in the West and East if we come together and keep playing and check our OS at the door yeah I think the I think you said

It I think everybody you know did check their egos out the door I think the biggest thing now is you know it’s one thing to have the talent you know but the next thing to believe it you know on a consistent basis and I think we do I

Think we feel that but the biggest thing like at the end of the day it’s only February 7th you know what I mean so we’re playing great basketball but it’s how we build and this is what I’ve been talking about all year contining to build through our habits you know even

We’re going to win some games we’re going to lose some games but how are we playing good B are we playing good basketball are we moving in are we getting stops you know sometimes a shot may not fall are we are we holding teams under 100 if was I know that’s tough in

This league but that’s like our goal you know so continuing to do the little things but I think you know we there’s a there’s a aura in this locker room we believe uh but the biggest thing now is we can’t let it you know affect us and

Let us get too high you know at the end of the day we got to stay even kill cuz like I said it’s February you know this is all good and well but you know once April comes it’s a different ball game we still got to continue to build and

Get ready for April you know fifth consecutive All-Star appear for you so congratulations being a allar we got to start with that but coach bicker staff right uh break it down for us what makes him such a good coach and what you guys went through like you said last year you

Won 51 games you lose in the first round but you bounce back this year and you still have you know the tenacity to come out and be second in the Eastern Conference can you take us through what he’s like as a head coach because we have him as a coach of the year

Candidate as it stands right now yeah you know I think the the biggest thing is you you know the defensive approach you know I think for there’s a lot of things I’ve played with the defensive player of the year uh three time Defensive Player of the Year and Rudy

Gobear um and it’s a it’s a different system over here it took me a while to get addressed but it’s benefited me as well you know I mean I’m at up there in steals and finding ways to you know having one of the better defensive years of my career just because I’m thinking

The game and seeing it but the system that he set up defensively I think has been the biggest thing and that’s what we that’s what we can fall back on you know that’s what you want to have something defensively where you can fall back cuz offensively you guys see if we

Have enough Talent we have enough shooting we’re going to score but how do we get stops and I think that’s something that you know really stood out to me when I got here and it stands out and it’s it’s carrying over you know into our play we got to let you go but

One request you got to tell Omar cook I said what’s up Christ the King I know you working with him that’s my guy Oh my he one of the best New York City Guards and the guy you talking to never was and never will be hey he hey do he spend his life

Living in our dreams hey Omar cook used to give me nightmares Donovan so I’m glad he’s still wake up up Omar congrats young fell I appreciate y’all fellas thank you oh Sam man well you just you know you just got to reference your little redy basketball career at each and every

Moment you can don’t you and I just want to show some love to a New York City Point God no you were just trying to let everybody know that was your teammate and that you actually played on the team and you won the water boy that’s what you’re trying to you actually had

Sneakers and you got a uniform so we get it you were on the team Chris you made the cut don’t matter that you know your have your parttime job was you know dishing out the water and stuff like that so you had you know you was a key

Member of the team doc he be going at he be going really he I go at him no I been name every RB singer from 1929 to 2024 you have to get your birth year in there Sam stop oh I better leave you alone cuz you winning right now he’s winning right now

But G knows Omar cook I know Omar cook he was a great player CH King great program great tradition lot of men’s and women and Chris actually played and actually was on the team and played he wasn’t a water boy people I’m sorry he was the manager I got it confus oh man

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NBA Gametime | Donovan Mitchell scores 40 Pts as Cavaliers beat Wizards 114-106 for 7th straight win