ESPN excited by Cavaliers dominate Kings 136-110 for 6th straight win; Donovan Mitchell: 29 Pts

ESPN excited by Cavaliers dominate Kings 136-110 for 6th straight win; Donovan Mitchell: 29 Pts

Darn good road trip Morgan Reagan Mike babby talking about this loss for the Sacramento Kings and you know it’s one of those interesting ones cuz it didn’t end the way at all that you wanted it to end you know you’re even putting in all of your bench at the end because there

Was no way to grab it but at the same time there were still some good things to take away from this there it wasn’t like they didn’t I didn’t see him play bad they they I mean they were just on fire I don’t know how many they made 22

3o 23 and shoot 60% from the field it’s kind of hard to stop when everything’s going in you know I mean you get to the point at the last game of a you know seven game Road Trip you on the road trip for two weeks it’s kind of like I’m

Ready to get home I’m not even and and that’s the thing I feel like something I always try to do when I’m talking about this team I think I try to always be very fair and you want to be critical and there’s a lot of things we can

Criticize tonight but there was a lot of just going right for the Cleveland Cavaliers with their shooting and sure we can talk about how their defense could have been the king’s defense could have been much better and we will get there but first let’s talk about Donovan

Mitchell and how he was playing in this one he finished with 29 Points he was 5 for 11 from three-point land but get this Mike he was 11 for 20 from the field I mean just shooting efficiently from all over what did you see from this

Guy tonight it started from the uh from the tip ball for him you know he came out out you know he he kind of put the put it put this team on his shoulders and like you know what y’all follow me I’m going to bring the energy and he he

Started out looking the score right from the start I mean he’s dunking the ball throwing the glass off the rim I mean off the backboard and dunking it but I mean his energy when he came out it wasn’t matched by anybody on Sacramento and he he got the team going I think

That’s totally fair to say it’s it’s it’s tough to match that type of tone with the play because Donovan Mitchell is is playing out of his mind right now with the Cavs but you can match his energy that’s something you can control and I thought the Kings had it at first

When this game started and then it just felt like they kept getting deflated they kept getting deflated by the threes that the Cavs were making like you said 23 of 41 56% from 3 point land for the Cavs um okay but that does deflate you know I mean they’re playing good defense you

Know Drive help good stop boom kick out for a three it goes down I mean a lot of teams aren’t going to shoot like that every game so I mean you got to take it with what it is and you know I mean go on to the next game well and that’s it

It’s like every team isn’t going to shoot like that every single game I thought even there’s going to be a way where you could make adjustments and they were going to not H be as red hot as they were in that first half but it just continued and it continued all

Throughout this game and Mike I mean right here why don’t you break down what you saw with some of their threes he’s being aggressive you know I mean that isn’t Fox’s help right there so you know Fox got to kind of stay in the corner corner threes the shots that they want

To take they rather take have you take Corner threes and layups you can’t give those up and and right here same thing go under you know you go under with no urgency you know if you go under you got to come up and you know see the guys

They have Shooters out there you got to come up he’s a shooter you got to come up and stop that stru had six threes tonight back screen here kind of touch kind of think that you’re going to switch kind of doesn’t really set the back screen it leaves it open for a wide

Open shot man and Merill I mean Revenge game for him against the Sacramento Kings we remember his small sent with the Kings he was three of four from Beyond The Ark no you’re exactly right with some of those threes looking back on some of these plays you go okay they

Were deep they were you know long balls but at the same time you could have done a much better job of having a different Tye of energy yes contesting what what was is that mental I mean just urgency like he’s deep like oh I don’t think

He’s going to shoot it from that far but the way they were shooting you know you at least got to try it put it up you practice these shots you’re you’re a pro you know I mean you shoot deep shots Steph Curry got everybody shooting 40-footers now yes so everybody’s

Practicing those shots that they weren’t before and I would love that same type pretend everyone’s Steph Curry tonight you know get on guys like that and then then we would be talking about your defense a little different tonight especially if that effort seemed to really be there when guys are just

Knocking them down like crazy um someone that played well for the Sacramento Kings Deen Fox love what we saw from him on this road trip he finished with 19 points tonight he was eight of 20 from the field three of nine from three-point land what did you like about his game

Tonight see the 20 attempts that’s what I like you know we were talking about he was um 3 for six going in the half almost going in the halftime and with a minute left you know he got up three more shots so I mean I’d like to see him

Take more shots just to you know put it on his back a little a little bit more um and just be more aggressive and like I said I think he needs maybe six seven eight more shots than that yeah and I felt like the game before to against

Chicago I thought the Kings dear Malik they were doing a really good job of pushing the pace just pushing it up the floor tonight I felt like they could have done a little bit more of that getting the Cals back on their heels but look at this during it’s hard to do that

When you can’t get stopped either it’s no you’re exactly you are exactly right about that actually let’s touch on that for a second too because you know of course you can try and take the ball out of bounds as quick as you can but the Cavs are really good defensive team they

Get back they understand they game plan for what is ahead and they knew that the kings were going to try and push the ball on them um you needed them to miss some shots to actually push it huh and they didn’t and and it started right

From the jump of the game and you know I they kind of you could kind of see like it was the last game of the road trip that’s what usually happens on the last game of road trip you’re ready to go home you’re ready to go see your family

Um and with them shooting like that it it just takes everything out it takes everything out of you 5 and two on the seven game Road Tri it’s not bad at all and I think that’s where I keep like getting myself like okay I’m not super

Mad especially cuz they are going to go home take on the Pistons it can be a trap game we are not going to talk about it like uh it’s the Pistons we will be breaking that down I will be talking about it’s the Pistons yeah they got

They got to handle their business that game got to hand especially on your home floor let’s talk a little a little bit about domas sabonis because we were talking about him at the half he finished of course with the triple double but he only finished with those

12 points you know he was six of nine from the field there’s a number where I would have liked to see him be a little bit more aggressive um I don’t want to knock on him too much because when you look at those numbers 19 rebounds 15 assists you’re getting everyone involved

You are making sure that you’re going at the basket going in for rebounds what did you see from him tonight I mean he like he was getting his teammates more involved you know he went for his rebounds early he almost had a tri triple do by a halftime yeah and uh but

I just think with the Twin Towers in there kind of made it a little different for me I mean he’s stronger and bigger than both of those guys but their length kind of I think might have gave him some troubles in scoring scoring position yeah no and I I think that was something

That happened you know with Moy right there you know trying to contest even that shot couldn’t get that but jar Allen as well sometimes that length has affected domos but he’s also done a really good job of being able to make adjustments and go through guy’s chest

And look at this triple double and remember he’s not an Allstar oh yeah yeah wait so there he is on the triple double leaders board in the NBA by the way people in the NBA and um he is not allar wow are all those guys all stars

Interesting how that works out okay and take a look at this funny moment from the Cavs broadcast uh they asked Jared Allen how did you slow down sa bonus in the first half Alan I don’t think I did I think he has a triple double already thanks for

Putting that out Greg yeah that is hilarious it’s I mean it’s true you know he might have not have slowed him down along the stat line but when you do look at the shot attempts having only nine shot attempts in this game I do feel like that defense did slow him down a

Little bit there I just think when when Fox and sabonis are more aggressive offensively shooting the ball you know get maybe get the guys a little bit um involved a little bit later and just try to bring the intensity and just let everybody know what type of game is

Going to be uh I seen fox do at Chicago and you could see how the game turned out there ah someone that was aggressive again tonight Harrison Barnes we talked about him also in the pregame show and he finished with 2 22 points tonight he

Was eight of 15 from the field six of 10 from three-point Lan I really felt like a lot of his threes were keeping this team in it you saw domas right there pushing the ball up the floor finding him in the corner just he was looking for his feeling confident um what have

You seen from Harrison Barnes as of late I mean it’s just I what I expected before you know everybody won his head at the beginning of the season for not doing what he was doing but I mean you’re not going to have seven guys that score 20 points every night you know I

Mean so there’s got to be certain guys that are going to have games some nights and other guys will have games other nights yeah and like it’s his time now you know and it’s interesting too Mike because I look at this week and we go okay February 8th NBA trade deadline day

It’s coming up and he’s someone that we saw his name in all those rumors throughout this time time and the poor guy has to play through and I say the poor guy all these players have to do it but I really just humanize the situation and think about some of these people and

Um how it will change their entire lives where they move where they move their family and you know when you’re in those rumors and in those conversations it can be tough and I felt like he’s done a really good job of bouncing back through it and really showing up and being like

Yeah trade me I’m good do what you got to Do’s I mean he’s a pro I mean you can tell he’s the veteran on the team 12 or 13 years he has in and he doesn’t let obviously it’s not it’s not bothering him you can’t look at a trade I mean

There’s there’s been talks there’s going to be talks about you all the time there I mean there’s a few people that are Untouchable on teams yeah but everybody else is tradable and you just got to go and play through that and not worry about that I want to hear more about to

When some when some some other people want you that that’s a good thing as well too and it’s it’s a good it means someone likes what you’re doing I do want to hear for Fore fore speee for for for for for e e spee

ESPN excited by Cleveland Cavaliers dominate Sacramento Kings 136-110 for 6th straight win; Donovan Mitchell: 29 Pts