” I forgot we were outside! After having “posterized” Yuta Watanabe, Donovan Mitchell sought to see the images of his gesture, made at the start of the fourth quarter, at the level of the Barclays Center screen. But the locals weren’t going to do him that honor…
Author of 31 points, the rear had to wait until the end of a meeting won by his team, on the floor of the Cavs. He probably didn’t have too much trouble getting his hands on it since his action occupies first place in the Top 10 of the night.
His feeling about this dunk? ” It was not bad. Everyone’s reaction during the timeout was like, ‘That’s your best dunk’. He is among the best. I don’t know if it’s the best, but it’s definitely among the best. »
“It was one of his best dunks. It’s funny because we were talking about his dunks before the game and he had a great one. I give it a 9.7 out of 10”
The rear adds: I think the whole bench got up. My mother was there, smiling, and I gave her a little wave when I passed by her. I know there’s something going on when she shows up, because she keeps a low profile most of the time in matches. »
Winner of the 2018 dunk contest, the four-time All-Star has already a very nice collection of dunks since the start of his career, including a few posters. But perhaps not a gesture as frontal and ferocious as that night.
” It was one of his best dunks. It’s funny because we were talking about his dunks before the game and he had a great one. I give it a 9.7 out of 10 “Notes Judge Jarrett Allen bluntly, who specifies that he is not” like to say it’s perfect “. ” It was crazy ! He said he had done this to her before, so I guess he had a flashback. It was a great dunk », Qualifies Darius Garland.
The direct aftermath of the action was less “crazy” for the Cavs, guilty of having offered a lay-up far too easy for Mikal Bridges, Donovan Mitchell having been slow to return to defense and re-focus on the game. “ Yes, I dunked on him but I returned points in stride. It’s good to dunk, but you have to come back, take responsibility on the other side of the field. I didn’t and it’s my fault. I will do better “, he promises.
| Donovan Mitchell | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2017-18 | UTH | 79 | 33 | 43.7 | 34.0 | 80.5 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 20.5 |
| 2018-19 | UTH | 77 | 34 | 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 | UTH | 69 | 34 | 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 | UTH | 53 | 33 | 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 | UTH | 67 | 34 | 44.8 | 35.5 | 85.3 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 25.9 |
| 2022-23 | KEY | 61 | 36 | 47.7 | 37.6 | 87.6 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 27.4 |
| Total | 406 | 34 | 44.6 | 36.3 | 84.0 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 24.4 | |
