Cavaliers booed, Donovan Mitchell understands fan reaction

Against the Wizards, the Cavaliers were already terribly attractive, they just saved them Donovan Mitchell, in superhero mode won with his 24 points in the last quarter. Against hornets, therefore, there is no salvation overtime loss.

If we go into the details, it’s even scarier: The Cavaliers didn’t score in overtime (!), and this is only Charlotte’s eighth win this season, won without LaMelo Ball, Colin Sexton or Tre Man…

“No one will feel sorry for us. I didn’t”, chains Donovan Mitchell. “The only way out of this is to do it together. I know right now we’re in the fog, in the dark and we’re being booed. We deserve it. Our game isn’t fantastic. I was a fan. I’d be booed too. We’re not playing well and the city deserves better than what we’re offering. As long as we stick together in the dressing room, we’ll be fine.

« If I’m at 50% of my level, we win. it’s my fault”

The Cleveland guard can obviously feel concerned because he wasn’t fantastic in this setback, finishing with just 17 points on 6-of-24 shooting, including an abysmal 1-of-11 from 3-point range and missing the game-winning shot at the end of regulation.

“I had a bad night, a night where things didn’t go right. If I had been better, we would have won this match.”he thinks. “I don’t want to put this responsibility on others. It’s for me. We fought, but I was bad on both ends of the court. Here’s what happened. If I’m at 50% of my level, we win. It’s my fault. I know my teammates won’t say it, but I say it.”

Let’s also remember that the Cavaliers lost Evan Mobley, their defensive pillar, injured in the lower leg. Not to mention the absences of Max Struss, Larry Nance Jr. and Sam Merrill. But for Darius Garland, also physically hampered by a left big toe, that’s not enough to justify this loss.

“There are no excuses. I have answered all the questions about my toe and I will not answer this topic again. I play, I am here for my teammates, to help them win. We have to find our energy, our state of mind”asks the playmaker.