Facing Thunder, Donovan Mitchell knows he has to ‘deal with mistakes’
Even more than the number of shots attempted by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (9.2), which especially annoys opponents Thunderit’s the impression of an imbalance between what they feel they can do to keep MVP … compared to what the refs authorize in defending the latter’s teammates.
In Oklahoma City, we even theorized this conceptcounting on the fact that the officials could not whistle everything.
“Yes, they make mistakes” smile like that Donovan Mitchell when asked if they are judges let things pass To Lou Dort and his teammates on defense. “But hey, it’s no secret. They make mistakes.”
however, last nightThe Cavaliers were penalized the most by the referees, with 22 fouls called, compared to 19 for the Thunder. Furthermore, if Oklahoma City was the 6th most fouled team last year (19.7) per game, it is only 22nd (19.1) this season in that area.
Isn’t a foul called a foul?
But OKC’s art is to draw “good fouls,” ones that don’t change possession enough to force the referees to blow the whistle, but that still slow down and frustrate the opposition.
“At the end of the day, it’s been like that for a season and a half, maybe even two seasons. What are we going to do? We’re doing the same thing over and over, but they don’t whistle, so… Yeah, they make fouls, but they don’t call them, so they’re not fouls. You know what I mean?” concludes the Cleveland quarterback. “It’s frustrating, but we can’t let it get to us. Like I said, we figured it out ourselves.”
Especially since one of the challenges for Donovan Mitchell and Cleveland, to pass the semi-final stage of the conference, is precisely to overcome the opponent’s aggressiveness, which will certainly happen. Especially in the playoffs.
| Donovan Mitchell | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
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| Saison | The team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Ft | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2017-18 | UTA | 79 | 33:24 | 43.7 | 34.0 | 80.5 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 20.5 |
| 2018-19 | UTA | 77 | 33:44 | 43.2 | 36.2 | 80.6 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 23.8 |
| 2019-20 | UTA | 69 | 34:16 | 44.9 | 36.6 | 86.3 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 24.0 |
| 2020-21 | UTA | 53 | 33:25 | 43.8 | 38.6 | 84.5 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 26.4 |
| 2021-22 | UTA | 67 | 33:49 | 44.8 | 35.5 | 85.3 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 25.9 |
| 2022-23 | CLE | 68 | 35:46 | 48.4 | 38.6 | 86.7 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 28.3 |
| 2023-24 | CLE | 55 | 35:19 | 46.2 | 36.8 | 86.5 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 26.6 |
| 2024-25 | CLE | 71 | 31:26 | 44.3 | 36.8 | 82.3 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 24.0 |
| 2025-26 | CLE | 54 | 11:30 p.m | 48.6 | 37.1 | 85.4 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 28.6 |
How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / 3 points in an attempt; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.
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