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The Cleveland Cavaliers blew a chance at ending the series. Now they’ll face the Toronto Raptors for a Game 7 in Cleveland.
Let’s go over today’s winners and losers.
LOSER – Single Rims
I’ve seen enough. The NBA should invest in double rims, preferably ones that cause shots to rattle out more often.
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Please, I’m begging you.
LOSER – Late Game Turnovers
Jokes aside, the Cavs had a golden opportunity to end the series. A one-point lead with the shot clock off and the ball in their hands.
They turned it over.
I understand having Dennis Schroder on the floor. He’s your slipperiest player who can dash into the backcourt and guarantee the ball is put into play. From there, however, problems emerge.
Let’s maybe use one of your timeouts before trying a jump pass? Especially when tossing a grenade to your team’s worst free-throw shooter (who also happens to be straddling the sideline and is smothered by an elite defender).
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It’s not Schroder’s fault that Mobley lost the ball. But the process was questionable, and the results speak for themselves.
Worse, this isn’t even the first time the Cavs turned it over in a similar position. In Game 4, they choked away a late lead after Donovan Mitchell was forced into an eight-second violation.
LOSER – The Backcourt (for three quarters)
This has been the story of the series. The Cavs’ backcourt, to varying degrees, has thrown a 2-0 lead down the drain with some truly abysmal road performances.
We’ll start with the less egregious offender.
If you could magically remove the possessions where James Harden threw the ball straight to a Raptors defender, then I wouldn’t have many complaints. Hell, even cutting that number in half would be pretty sweet. But even with Harden raising the floor by keeping the offense alive in the non-Mitchell minutes, his erradic turnovers have led directly to Toronto’s fastbreaks, which have broken Cleveland’s back.
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The Raptors had 25 points off turnovers tonight. Harden finished with 4 turnovers.
That pales in comparison to Donovan Mitchell. Who, by all accounts, has been awful since Game 2.
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