Donovan Mitchell felt Darius Garland had one of his best games he’s seen in Cavaliers’ win vs. Pels

Donovan Mitchell felt Darius Garland had one of his best games he’s seen in Cavaliers’ win vs. Pels

And what impressed you most about just the way your team won tonight um I mean honestly we did it in all all facets you know scoring defending I don’t know how I think I had like 85 points um just being able to move the ball we had 38 assists you know pushing

The pace um the big the biggest thing man it’s that’s how we’re supposed to play you know continue to get the ball up move the ball move the move the ball around you know getting stops like that was it was it was just fun to watch and

Be a part of just to see you know I think we have some laps obviously we have guys been out I’ve been out Max been out Evans out like obviously there’s a lot of inconsistency but one thing that should always be consistent is the way we play like that and you

Know man high always result into makes on the offensive end but defensively man we really stepped up against a great team um but it was beautiful you know continuing to play like that throughout this road Tri for the rest of the year you mentioned the defense what they had

22 in the first quarter 23 in the second 23 in the third you know how were you guys able to slow them down it’s taking the one-on-one challenge you know Zion got going obviously but I think for us um being there to help each other getting the rebounds limiting them to

You know one shot you know I think then after that TR uh excuse me continue to be in our spots getting steals being active you know uh one through five you know that was the biggest thing Damen Jones stepped up for us huge you know tonight um I told him because he’s back

At the Caribbean he saw boy um so it’s definitely uh great to see that but you know just continue like I said 125 just continuously having each other’s back taking the challenge and um doing everything that needed to be done 38 assists tonight a season High than you

11 from Darius nine from Sam nine from Carris nine career high for him as well uh that tells you everything you need to know like you know the attention that they draw you know obviously DG you know that’s this tonight what you saw was I think one of his best games that I’ve

Seen just from a managing standpoint you know obviously he’s had triple doubles matter of fact I think he had his first triple double against us in Utah so um he’s done that before he obviously can score he can pass so just to see him manage the ball manage the game you know

Continue to get guys in the right spots continue to get to his spots um and also you look at Sam what he’s able to draw lead to him getting nine assists there’s a pass I throw to him crosscourt everybody goes to look at Sam Damen Jones sprinting down the floor he makes

The pass so stuff like that really changes and brings us to a whole another level you mentioned earlier setting the tone what kind of tone are you trying to set as a group you specifically um just trying to come in and say like look like

This is this is who we are you know what I mean from from the jump you know not easing in the games not coming out and obviously we had lost two straights kind of coming out with that sense of urgency but you know just trying to pick up like

Back where we when we were fully healthy and understanding that you know guys are going to be in and out there going to be some things that are you know things that happened throughout the season but from when I was out I just started to see different things and how I could

Make my impact and it’s not always don’t sh I didn’t fall tonight but just continue to get in the right spots put guys in their place um you know whether it’s putting guys in actions getting guys and also just being a decoy and standing there as well you know I think

That’s a that’s a huge part of it but setting on tone getting ready to continue to elevate our game playoff basketball like we have like we been playing and just continue to take this game and build upon it how did the knee feel um it’s getting there you know I

Mean like it felt better than I anticipated you know but it’s going to you know just continue to build it back up you know that’s that’s the biggest thing and just the the confidence is the is the biggest thing you know the knee you know it’s going to be what it’s

Going to be but having the confidence you know I had a few drives that I I kind of bailed out on just because you got to get used to H getting hit with the contact no matter how many times you simulated it’s different in a game so um

The one I got blocked by T mury used to pushing off that getting exped into the rim like those are different things that I’m not worried about just going to continue to take time to get through and you know jump shots still there so that’s always good but you know just

Continue to make the plays and you know feeling it out

Cavs star Donovan Mitchell speaks to the media after the team’s 116-95 victory in New Orleans.