Donovan Mitchell has (again) put the Cavs on his back. It’s already the 853rd time we’ve written this, but it’s a bit like Spida’s daily life in Cleveland. Tonight the knights you fell from Ohio received their neighbors from Indiana. The Pacers led for a long time, but basketball is a 5-on-5 sport, and in the end it’s Donovan Mitchell’s team that wins, except in the playoffs.
The home stats of this FC Donoland vs Pacers is right here
Unbelievable end to Cleveland. Led by 11 points in attacking the last quarter, the Cavs finally managed to bend farmers the Pacers. Donovan Mitchell takes the opportunity to slam 18 of his 41 points in money time, and still carries the 2016 champions on his broad shoulders.
A big night for Spida in Cleveland:
41 PTS
3 AST
8 3PM
W pic.twitter.com/OxigVwQkPu— NBA (@NBA) December 17, 2022
On the Pacers side, if Tyrese Haliburton continued to distribute cookies to his friends (14 sweets for the best passer in the League), in the shoot we were clearly not there (5/13 in shooting including 0/8 from a distance, like the Gold Blooded who finish at 11/36 from a distance), and if Tyrese made it rain something tonight in the Q Arena (how is that not his name anymore?), it is above all concrete blocks. Big match for Mathurin on the other hand since the rookie, still off the bench, puts down a very serious 22 points in 29 minutes.
But let’s come back to this fourth quarter.
Indiana still leads by 12 points with ten minutes on the clock, but the Cavs’ comeback run begins very early in this last period, with an innocent floater from Cedi Osman (particularly effective this evening). A little over two minutes later, Cleveland is back at only seven lengths and doubt settles in the troop of Rick Carlisle. Spida has already started its show but does not intend to stop there. With the help of Darius Garland (20 points, 10 assists), the best back in the League (what?) gives his team the advantage with less than four minutes remaining. Evan Mobley completely thwarts bob carriers in the racket, the exteriors are just as well guarded, and Indiana will register only 18 small points in the last quarter. Yeah, like Donovan Mitchell, that’s it.
BIG SHOT SPIDA ????️
39 PTS
3 AST
8 3PMCavs lead 115-112 in Q4 ????
???? https://t.co/1pomQZMAZK pic.twitter.com/5Cr8X51wSZ— NBA (@NBA) December 17, 2022
Spida sign donc the 15th game with 30 or more points of his season (15 more than Rudy Gobert), all in just 26 games. A third above 40 units in passing, which allows the new star from Ohio to winnow his ex-teammate legitimize his place in the MVP race. Yes Yes.