No Donovan Mitchell, no Mobley, no problem!! – NBA Gametime react to Cavs beat T-wolves 11-104 in OT

No Donovan Mitchell, no Mobley, no problem!! – NBA Gametime react to Cavs beat T-wolves 11-104 in OT

This time from Anthony Edwards but can we see that block again from last night even though didn’t happen tonight uh the Cavaliers without Donovan Mitchell beat the short-handed Timberwolves 113 to 104 uh this is a big score that just came in Darius Garland 34 points but the

Guy I think we got to focus in on a guy that I know both of you love that does not get enough attention is Jared Allen 33 points 18 rebounds three assists a couple of blocks and a couple of steals for Jared Allen yeah I mean you watch

How he plays man Jared Allen has slowly ascended to one of the top five centers in the league he’s always been a great defender but now when you look at the offense that he’s added and the thing that’s tough about it Smith is you would think his offense would suffer with the

Guards with Donovan Mitchell in Garland but he has improved and I think when you watch how they play JB biera has done a great job of making sure that these guys get Ball moving and they use him and they are finding him and giving him credit he’s not hiding he’s finding them

Open spots when guys penetrate and they’re dropping it off and he’s finishing I I’m with Sam Sam said something that really resonated with me he’s not hiding and the reason why is Jared uh I I think before he was playing a role I’m a defensive rebound guy they

Need somebody else to score with those guards and Moy I think has the talent but I think this year Jared Allen is moving to the spots where he can catch an offense usually I used to see him he was always always trying to get position to get offensive rebound now he’s

Flashing to get the basketball to score I think right now he’s getting a little bit more nasty he’s always gonna be one of the nicest sweetest guys off the floor he’s such a good guy but Sam played against this guy I came in the lead Lake I played against AC Green and

Everybody said he was a nice guy he hit me so hard I said AC I thought you was a nice guy Sam he used to hit I mean that’s where I think Jared Allen starting to say I got to be a physical score you know on down on the Block and

I can score a little bit and keep in mind right Minnesota number one defense in the NBA front runner many people believe for the defensive player of the year Rudy goar he does this against him despite we understand there’s no Carl Anthony Talons but let’s be honest it’s

Rudy goar’s responsibility to slow down Jared Allen he couldn’t do that they also Minnesota had trouble slowing down Darius Garland who had six of his 34 points in overtime despite a rough shooting night from Garland against that top uh defense he did end up with 34 and

Eight assists and after the game he spoke with the ESPN Darius you were cooking tonight against the best defense in the league how were you able to pick them apart um teammates made shot so they open it up a lot for me in the lane uh Jerry had a

Huge game ton night played against another great big um I mean saying a lot of great screams uh get a lot of tip dunks a lot of lobs so I mean it’s really all on the guys you guys held Anthony Edwards scoreless in the fourth quarter how are you able to do it

Uh just doing as a team uh we tried to show him as many bodies as we can uh we knew that he played a tough game last night against Indiana so we just tried to we him out with a lot of bodies and uh just try to be a little bit physical

With him I know you guys have a depleted roster right now but you just beat the best team in the East and now you just beat the best team in the west what’s the future look like for this Cavs team when everybody’s healthy ah man we shall

See uh hopefully not a first round it uh so just trying to get back to the playoffs um just keep it rolling just waiting everybody get healthy and uh we’ll be full board then congratulations great job appreciate it well the Cavaliers now have an opportunity by the end of the night to

Be the second place team in the Eastern confence so what has to happen for that Milwaukee has to lose that ain’t happening Captain I mean come on we saw this Milwaukee team go we saw this Laker team go to Boston without LeBron and AD and win a couple weeks saw that yes we

Did have you seen your Lakers lately not good okay it ain’t happening Captain so so this is what what we have right now a virtual tie uh by the end of the night we’ll see what happens with Milwaukee um and and this is wild right CU Cleveland’s had a couple iterations of

Their squad this year Sam we we’ve seen them play without Darius Garland and find incredible success we’ve seen them play without Donovan Mitchell fine success now they actually were also without Evan Mobley tonight right so what what is it with this team um do they need

To be fractured to play well when this team gets whole who are they you can win games in the regular season when you’re deep like they are when you have one or two guys out because it gives everybody else a chance to spread their wings and get back into their comfort zone and

I’ve said this off the Cleveland has one of the most talented teams from top to bottom in the league the problem has been how do you bring all that Talent together right and what they’ve done and I think early in the season when Garland and Moy went out they got a chance to

Sit back and Cleveland went on that winning streak and move from the bottom of the standing up to the top and what they realized is that g wiiz if we can just come together as a team we can compete for a championship because we have a talent and I think that was that

Light bulb moment it took those injuries of those two starters to be out for them to realize that and I think now and I talked to Darius G we had him on the show one night about a week ago he said they finally realized that they have the

Talent to compete in the East and and win and go deep it’s just checking your ego at the door and understand it we got to share the ball and it’s not going to be your night every night Sam you coached You’ been around and tell me

This when you have that much talent and you have a couple guys that sit out they’re very talented and we win without you I think that humbles the guy sometimes says you know what I am a great player but if I don’t hurry up and get back out there

They’re winning without me so that tells me to your point JB bicker staff is doing an excellent job because I think there’s some guys that need some time is George Nang Moy no but when he plays starters minute gives you 16 he’s not as

Talented so he can come in for a game or two maybe not a whole week like Moy can and win some games where you have some guys like dwade Off the Bench that can play I think they’re so deep and they needed the guys to sit back and watch

When I was in Minnesota and we drafted W and I was starting in front of we and I remember w watching me play one night flipn ran One play for me I had 20 points at the end of the game and he said how did you do that I said Wally

You’re playing with one of the most unselfish big guys in Kevin Garnet ever just get to your spots and be shot ready he will find you right so fast forward wer gets into the star lineup all of a sudden that year he makes the allstar

Team he he shot over 50% from the field over 40 from the three and n0 from the uh free throw line and what he realized is that you don’t have to chase the ball when you play with good players you just got to get to your spots like we talked

About Jared Allen in the past he hide behind guys he looking for offensive rebound position now G Garland D Mitch drive he flashing he finding them open spots and they’re looking for him I think if Cleveland can stay on this path with this mindset and understand they

Need everybody to win because guess what all these games look good but you still got to beat that team in Boston that’s really deep so I think they’re on the right path right now well you my you you’re my vet I’m sorry I need some advice Jared don’t pass so what should I

Do Sam Jared needs come down sit by me that ain’t for you to player that’s when the coach has the coach and do his job get paid oh you’re going to get paid but every now and then you just need to come over here and sit by me let’s quickly

Just mentioned that the team that the Cavaliers beat tonight second night of a back toback it’s been an emotional roller coaster for this team yesterday learning that Carl Anthony towns is going to have surgery on his knee going to be out for at least a month we know

It’s it’s likely to be much longer than a month for Carl Anthony towns they go and win that emotional game on the shoulders of Anthony Edwards last night they come back tonight they lose this game and now after by the way it’s not sources anymore this is now an official

Story that he underwent surgery he’s going to be out at least a month um now with this loss and Oklahoma City winning tonight they flip-flop and I think what we’re seeing here is this is clearly a four team Race for that number one spot and two teams that are really

Young who probably really need that number one seed OKC in Minnesota and two teams in Denver and the Clippers that they’re so veteran Laden it doesn’t matter where they are uh to a point it doesn’t but if I’m a vet and I smell blood that I can go get that number one

Spot right now late in the season I’m trying to go get it because you want to have homec court I look at the Minnesota Timberwolves they have to have some veteran I know as Mike Conley is over there he has to tell them we still have to win games defensively no one can

Replace Carl Anthony towns nasri can come get 34 but then who replaces Nas Reed we’re not going to replace his output offensively but we can defensively I think they still going to have to win games it might have to be some uglier games Sam you might have to

We have to might win 104 102 but I think right now they going to have to defend defend defend the one thing I look at them is Mike Conley’s getting older yep is so much ran high pick and rolls I think there’s going to have to be McDaniels or Anthony Edward start

Guarding more of the point guards to give my let’s be honest and I’ve talked fore for Fore speee Foree fore spee foree fore foree foree Spee for for Fore foree fore Foree speech speech Speech oh good fore speech speee for

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No Donovan Mitchell, no Evan Mobley, no problem!!! – NBA Gametime reacts to Cavs beat T-wolves 11-104 in OT

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