Player Grades: Cavs vs Thunder – Poor three-point shooting dooms the Cavs

The Cleveland Cavaliers took a big loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder 136-102. Cleveland shot 22% from deep.

All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player.

Donovan Mitchell

19 points, 3 assists, 4 rebounds

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This is a nightmare matchup for Mitchell. He’s shot 5-19 tonight, and was 3-15 and 3-16 in his previous two games against the Thunder. Lu Dort might be his kryptonite. It’s worse when Darius Garland isn’t available to take the heat off Mitchell.

Grade: F

Jaylon Tyson

16 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists

Tyson was nearly perfect against the 76ers. But today, he went 1-4 from downtown and never found his groove. We’ll give him credit for a double-double (partially earned in garbage time), but the Thunder also forced Tyson into four turnovers before things got out of hand. This wasn’t as impactful a game as the box score suggests.

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Grade: C+

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Evan Mobley

16 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block, 1 steal

Games like this can be hard to grade for Mobley. On the surface, it’s a more than respectable box score when you take into account his elite defense. At the same time, just 16 points on 14 shots will leave you wanting so much more. Especially when Mitchell struggled, and Garland didn’t play.

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Grade: B

Tyrese Proctor

3 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists, 5 fouls, 3 turnovers, 14 minutes

Proctor again earned spot minutes off the bench as Cleveland’s guard rotation continues to thin. He looked a bit out of his depth against the reigning champs, but I can’t put too much of this on a second-round rookie.

Grade: D+

Craig Porter Jr.

9 points, 3 assists, 5 rebounds

The league’s best defense is a tough matchup for Porter, whose offensive limitations made it difficult for him to get downhill and create plays. Porter…

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