The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor and Chris Vernon discuss Donovan Mitchell’s historic 71-point game against the Chicago Bulls on Monday night and why he is such a perfect fit for the Cavaliers.
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As a Cavs fan this will be one of those performances I remember for the rest of my life. Unreal. 😤
Lebron going home and they going to win it all again
If the Cavs are able 2 grab Jae Crowder, they’re a legit contender
Didn't Booker drop 71?
Couldn’t believe how low people were on Mitch in the summer, the guy is a borderline superstar
Scoring 71 proves hes a perfect fit? Thats a pretty high threshold
The rest blue, every called his game to Hannah Cleveland game should've never went to overtime Lain violation on the tying basket.. travelling on Jared Allen basket before that that fourth quarter was disgusting. What the refs did people need to stop watching the NBA they've taken away all defence the game sucks now.
Cavs might be right right now. How'd the what did THAT happen so fast?!?!
Cavs needs small forward open for minutes and salary. One person playing 30 minutes would hurt continuity of team dynamic. Two many players get time at that spot. It’s a happy team let’s keep it that way.
Cedi has limitations but his transition play is, by far, the most underrated part of his game. Part of why he is +11.
But come playoffs, the game is all about exploiting defensive weaknesses in the half court.
71 points with 11 assists and 8 rebounds. Very impressive especially with the assists. Scoring 71 points but still being able to drop dimes is amazing.
Getting dean wade back helps too
The Cavs didn't lead once in regulation. Their first lead of the game was Mitchell's first three in OT.
He only had 10 halfway through the second quarter haha and missed his first 5 shots
If Kobe played today he could get 100 easy
Mitchell has always been that guy. He got Utah in the playoffs in the west every year.
I never get as excited for any ringer content as I do for the mismatch
DONOVAN IS NOW A TOP 5 PLAYER IN THE NBA, PERIOD
Cedi Osman's solid. But Dean Wade is probably the best as a starter because he's a superior defender, bigger, and is an excellent catch and shoot 3pt shooter. So he thrives in the halfcourt, where the Cavs prefer to play. Cedi is probably better as their first SF off the bench
whos the Jalen Rose in this story?
Man fuck the cavs
So who's was better? Booker's 70 against an excellent Celtics or Don's 71 against a sad sack Bulls? Not hating at all: both were absolutely remarkable.
Also, is something wrong with NBA defenses? Lots of outlier scoring events this season. A statistician would tell you that "normal" has changed.