“I did shit. » Donovan Mitchell does not mince his words when analyzing his performance in Game 4 in New York. It must be said that, already not unforgettable in the first period, with 9 points and 5 lost balls, he sank in the second with two points at 1/9 in the shoot…
Result: a more than disappointing performance for the All-Star with 11 points at 5/18 to shoot, 5 assists, 4 rebounds and 6 lost balls. One of the least successful of his career in the playoffs.
“I am the leader of this group”he reminds The Athletic. “Everyone did their job. Not me. It’s that simple. It’s my fault. It’s one of my two or three worst career games in the playoffs. Because, believe it or not, I’ve done worse. I’ve been there before. I have to be better for my teammates, who have been excellent. »
The former Jazz is right to recall that he has indeed already experienced such evenings in the spring. In 2018, against the Rockets, he finished a game with 10 points and 4/16 in shooting. The following season, still against Houston, he made a copy of 11 points at 5/19 shooting. Not to mention last season, against Dallas, where the back only scored 9 points at 4/15 to shoot.
“If we give up at 3-1, we are not made for these moments”
In Madison Square Garden, at his home in New York, faced with a two-man strike, Mitchell narrowly missed. His shots were difficult, his passes uncertain, his dribbling too numerous and forced. In short, it has complicated life.
“To be myself, I have to find a way to have an impact on the game”, he explains. “There were matches where I had an impact although I didn’t score, my shots didn’t fall in. But then, I didn’t do that either. This loss is for me, I have to do better in Game 5.”
Mitchell and the Cavaliers have no choice as they are down 3-1. They have no more jokers. “I believe in myself, I believe in this group. If we give up at 3-1, we are not made for these moments.ensures the rear.
“I think he endorses too many things”answers Darius Garland. “That’s what the All-Stars do. He tries to put everything on his back, but it’s not just him, it’s a group effort. So when he says it’s his fault, don’t listen to him. Everyone has parties like this. »
| 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 | 68 | 36 | 48.4 | 38.6 | 86.7 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 28.3 |
| Total | 413 | 34 | 44.8 | 36.5 | 83.9 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 24.6 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
