Donovan Mitchell praised the bench and said the Cavs need to learn from this win

Donovan Mitchell praised the bench and said the Cavs need to learn from this win

Don me you guys had to keep us on our toes there for this one at the very end take me through kind of the ups and downs of this game and what It ultimately came down to yeah you know I think you know the biggest thing for us

We didn’t come out the right way you know early game you could blame it on that but we just we got to be better you know I think as a whole um stars didn’t come out ready our bench unit came in and really turned up the pace and then

We started to follow suit after that um we were up and down you know we get on a run then give up a run get on a run give up a run it’s in that late in that fourth got to be um got to be stronger

Mentally as a whole um you know they’re a team that never especially when you play for Coach pop they never stop fighting they never quit had to give them a lot of credit you know cuz most teams would have been like all right we’re down I think it was 12 and just

Gave about a minute 30 something like that so um we got to be better as a whole but take the win and we’ll learn through a win versus a loss you mentioned the bench unit they’ve scored over 50 in four straight games what have you seen from that group coming in and

Giving you guys a rest Just Energy you know I think as a whole they’ve done a phenomenal job contining to move the ball get each other involved getting stops getting out executing and really setting that tone with the second unit um it’s it’s been huge for us um it’s

Great to see and guys have really you know found their their nation and their roles um and just continuing to play together basketball first impressions of seeing weni for the first time he’s as advertised he’s he’s I don’t know if he’s going to fill out like Giannis or

Or what what what it’ll be but right now he’s he’s doing things that you know you could tell he’s young but he’s doing things that you know like oh you can see it you know you could see what he will Ely be um the competitor he is I seen I saw it against

The Bucks seen it tonight never stopping um he’s already a defensive monster you know the one where he took the ball and I had to shoot it in the corner like I’m pretty sure he was three 3 or 4 feet away from me you know that most pigs

Don’t have the wings spin to get there and play the lob with ja so you know those are things just disruptive defensively that he already has and you know I’ve already played with Rudy and you know to see him and to see someone bigger and you know longer than than

Than him I think is the uh I’m sorry um you know I think is you know to pretty pretty wild 29 for JA were you guys wanting him to get that dir ball I was trying hard there was one where I almost threw the ball out of

Bounds cuz I was trying to get him a lob and got to give Victor credit he just stood there and was like you going to shoot it I’m a block it my pass him going block it um so you know we were trying for sure um I don’t know if he

Admitted it but we definitely were trying it so JB kept talking about how you guys want to play with Pace um how important is Max to that cuz it’s seems like every time he touches the ball he’s throwing it off the floor big time that that advaned pass you know it kind of

Gets the defense to drop then you get into your second action you know once you have to as soon as the ball gets to the corner it gets to that wing and the guy drives you know defenses are Tau to drop a be level with the ball you get

The ball back up top now you’re late on the screen now Max gets over the top now Jay is downhill you get the single size hack on the other side so there’s so much you can really do or if they drop you know you swing it to the second side

Now you’re attacking downhill like there’s so many different options out of it um and I think that’s just come him coming from where he came from and seeing the game in that way and he never stops moving you know and that definitely helps especially I don’t know

To dominate the ball he get off it run to the wing and kind of you know play different [Applause] actions

Donovan Mitchell praised the bench and said the Cavs need to learn from this win and play better early and be stronger mentally.

He complimented the play of Jarrett Allen and Max Strus in the victory over the Spurs.