De’Andre Hunter, Donovan Mitchell react to ‘all-time’ crossover

Cleveland Cavaliers forward De’Andre Hunter had one of the nastiest crossovers in the NBA for a long time on Saturday night, sending Chicago Bulls guard Josh Giddy to the floor and finishing it off with a two-handed dunk. That streak prompted a series of amusing reactions at this point, and they continued in the Cavs locker room after the 128-122 win.

“I was more impressed with the dunk, too. He followed it up, you know what I mean? I was just in shock,” Cleveland All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell he said.

“I was really just looking at the bench,” Hunter added, smiling as his postgame media confrontation began. “I wanted to see how they reacted. I was turned on. Definitely excited.”

Hunter saw Nae’Kwan Tomlin and Darius Garland lose their minds first, jumping off the Cavs bench. Thomas Bryant melted to the floor and lay on the ground when he saw the replay. The The 27-year-old felt that the highlight-reel game was “definitely up there” in terms of the best of his NBA career.

“I don’t think I’ve ever had anybody go down and dunk like that,” Hunter said. “So definitely one of the best, but I’m not going to rank them.”

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Mitchell admitted he didn’t know Hunter had it in him.

“I didn’t realize there was no contact,” Mitchell said. “It was just a flat ankle break and then he got through them and finished. So if you look at me, I’m speechless. But it was tough, and I’m thankful Josh Giddy is OK, obviously. I know he limped, but it was an all-time game for sure.”

Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson believes that was a great example Hunter’s offseason is paying off.

“He’s worked really hard on his game this summer,” Atkinson said. “I think some of the work he’s done has been self-creation, trying to be able to be a little better at creating off the dribble. So that was the first thing I thought of, watching all his work in California and all his hard work, working on his handles and stuff. So that was impressive.”

“I’d say I’ve come really far,” Hunter told ClutchPoints among a group of reporters. “I think if you look at my game over the years, it’s definitely evolved. I’ve put in a lot of work to get to this point. Hopefully there’s more in the tank, and I’ll keep working to do more and get better.”

Returning after a quiet Friday in the nation’s capital, Hunter provided the Cavs with 29 points, four rebounds, two assists and a block in 30 minutes.

Atkinson made the first play for him out of the gate, bringing him down to catch and shoot a 12-footer from Evan Mobley to start the game. The rest was history.

“I like the pass he made to Jaylon (Tyson) for the three,” Atkinson said, referring to Hunter’s drive and layup in the fourth quarter. “Then, big box on (Nikola) Vucevic and two free throws. You don’t make that box, it’s probably a tie, overtime, or we’ll get a chance to win it. But that’s the sign of a great player. They don’t have two bad games in a row. And I knew De’Andre was going to come out)”