<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/news/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-reacts-unfortunate-isaac-okoro-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell reacts to unfortunate Isaac Okoro injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Donovan-Mitchell-reacts-to-unfortunate-Isaac-Okoro-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell reacts to unfortunate Isaac Okoro injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-20T10:02:25-08:00">December 20th, 10:02am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-20T10:02:25-08:00">December 20th, 10:02am</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints and Cavs Nation, as well as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Amid the best regular-season start Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers have seen in years, Isaac Okoro suffered a shoulder injury in the second half of the Cavs’ 130-101 win against the Brooklyn Nets. Many players are battling injuries, such as <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-get-evan-mobley-max-strus-injury-updates-for-nets-game">Max Strus, who missed the Cavs’ victory</a> against the Nets due to a right ankle sprain, and center Evan Mobley, who’s dealing with a sprained left ankle. Mitchell addressed Cleveland, losing Okoro.</p><p>Donovan <a href="https://cavaliersnation.com/2024/12/19/donovan-mitchell-opens-up-on-cavs-losing-isaac-okoro-to-injury/" rel="noopener">discussed</a> what it means for the Cavs for him and his teammates to step up in Issac’s absence, per SB Nation’s Jesse Cinquini.</p><p>“With Isaac being out, we have to continue to take our physicality to another level,” Mitchell said. “And then you’re also missing the second-best 3-point shooter in the league. I say that, like, jokingly, but not jokingly. I’m also dead serious. He’s a guy that [has been] knocking down shots, and teams want to leave him. You obviously miss him on the defensive end, but offensively, he’s been playing phenomenally for us.”</p><p>With Okoro shooting at a 49.2% clip on 2.7 attempts from deep, Mitchell isn’t exaggerating about Isaac’s two-way impact in 2024-25. Okoro also averages 0.7 steals per game and has started in 16 games while averaging 21.0 minutes this season.</p><p>Isaac Okoro underwent an MRI following his shoulder injury, which revealed to be a right shoulder AC joint sprain. Okoro will be re-evaluated in two weeks.</p><h2><b>Donovan Mitchell shuts up ‘group chat, teammates’ with dunk</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Cavs-superstar-Donovan-Mitchell.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Cavs superstar <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-how-donovan-mitchell-just-shut-up-group-chat-teammates">Donovan Mitchell’s dunk against the Nets quieted rumors</a> that he was done dunking the basketball. The 2018 Dunk champion felt <a href="https://www.cleveland.com/cavs/2024/12/how-donovan-mitchell-silenced-his-cavs-teammates-and-personal-group-chat-with-a-vintage-moment.html" rel="noopener">compelled</a> to prove his teammates wrong, per Cleveland.com’s Chris Fedor.</p><p>“Rumors around the locker room are that I don’t dunk no more and I don’t got it,” said Mitchell. “I was just so happy to get that opportunity and be able to bless my teammates with something I’ve been doing my whole career. I was very proud of that moment. I was very happy. I was very excited. I will probably post it on IG (Instagram) later.”</p><p>“For me, it’s more of a choice,” Mitchell explained. “Why exert that energy if I don’t have to? Tonight, it was really a statement. My friends in my group chat, you all know who you are, they were clowning me and talking about my attempts this year. I figured, why not tonight? Why not at home?”</p><p>The 23-4 Cavs will host the NBA Cup champion Bucks on Friday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell reacts to unfortunate Isaac Okoro injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/news/cavs-news-how-donovan-mitchell-just-shut-up-group-chat-teammates');   ga('set', 'title', 'How Cavs star Donovan Mitchell just ‘shut up group chat, teammates’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/How-Cavs-star-Donovan-Mitchell-just-shut-up-group-chat-teammates.jpg"></figure><h1>How Cavs star Donovan Mitchell just ‘shut up group chat, teammates’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-17T10:28:22-08:00">December 17th, 10:28am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-17T10:28:40-08:00">December 17th, 10:28am</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a Senior Associate Editor for ClutchPoints and Cavs Nation.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-major-career-milestone-pelicans-game" rel="noopener">Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell is one of the most electric players in the Association</a>. Earlier in his career, the 28-year-old won the Slam Dunk Contest, but he doesn’t rise above the rim too often these days. Is that a choice? It appears so. The Cavs star got up on Monday night, throwing down a vicious dunk against the Brooklyn Nets.</p><p>Following the win, Spida <a href="https://www.cleveland.com/cavs/2024/12/how-donovan-mitchell-silenced-his-cavs-teammates-and-personal-group-chat-with-a-vintage-moment.html" rel="noopener">explained why</a> he decided to show his vintage self in that moment after teammates and friends hilariously doubted his ability to slam the rock.</p><p>Via Cleveland.com:</p><p>“Rumors around the locker room are that I don’t dunk no more and I don’t got it,” said Mitchell. “I was just so happy to get that opportunity and be able to bless my teammates with something I’ve been doing my whole career. I was very proud of that moment. I was very happy. I was very excited. I will probably post it on IG (Instagram) later.”</p><p>“For me, it’s more of a choice,” Mitchell explained. “Why exert that energy if I don’t have to? Tonight, it was really a statement. My friends in my group chat, you all know who you are, they were clowning me and talking about my attempts this year. I figured, why not tonight? Why not at home?”</p><p>The Cavs standout felt like Monday was the perfect time to dunk after feeling good in warmups:</p><p>“I do it for everybody,” Mitchell said. “I had a dunk today in warmups and I was like, ‘Yeah, I’m probably going to get one today.’ I didn’t know how or when. I tried to dunk one and lost the ball, so I was like, ‘Alright, I’m going to get one eventually,’ My group chat can shut up finally. My teammates can shut up finally.”</p><p>Dunking or not, <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-darius-garland-join-make-nba-history-15-0-start" rel="noopener">Mitchell is putting up impressive numbers for the 23-4 Cavs</a>. He’s averaging 23.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 4.5 assists on 40.4% shooting from three-point land. Cleveland won’t be too worried about him exerting extra energy to throw down slams, either.</p><p>But, when Spida decides to, he’s more than capable of using his athleticism for a signature moment above the cup.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How Cavs star Donovan Mitchell just ‘shut up group chat, teammates’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mets-news-donovan-mitchell-interaction-mets-juan-soto-goes-viral');   ga('set', 'title', 'Donovan Mitchell’s interaction with Mets’ Juan Soto goes viral after $765 million deal');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Donovan-Mitchells-interaction-with-Juan-Soto-goes-viral-after-765-million-deal1.jpg"></figure><h1>Donovan Mitchell’s interaction with Mets’ Juan Soto goes viral after $765 million deal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-09T06:50:48-08:00">December 9th, 6:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-09T06:50:57-08:00">December 9th, 6:50am</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Cavaliers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Being a New York Mets fan, Donovan Mitchell is acutely familiar with pain. His longtime fanhood, which dates back to his father’s employment in the organization, has given him prime seating for the heartbreak that defined the franchise for years. Well, with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-what-offered-juan-soto-massive-mets-contract">Juan Soto spurning the New York Yankees</a> for their so-called “little brother,” the Cleveland Cavaliers star guard now has incontrovertible evidence that a new day is dawning in The Big Apple.</p><p>The signs have been there for a while. An aggressive spending philosophy that emerged a few seasons ago first showed that owner Steve Cohen was committed to contending for championships. A heart-stopping 2024 campaign proved the team has both the capability and culture to back up the stacks of green. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-how-juan-soto-can-reach-805-million-contract-with-new-york">record-breaking Soto contract</a> is now confirmation of the major identity shift the Mets have undergone.</p><p>With Cohen’s bank account, and undeniable feel-good vibes circulating in Citi Field, this ballclub seems ready to attain something that Mitchell and other fans have not seen for a while– sustained success. The five-time All-Star is surely a firm believer after having a one-on-one interaction with the new king of Queens.</p><p>Mitchell <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1865963845358948463" rel="noopener">posted an image</a> of a FaceTime call between the two athletes that took place shortly after Soto officially agreed to a 15-year, $765 million megadeal on Sunday night. The obviously overjoyed outfielder was still glistening from <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-juan-soto-champagne-bath-celebrate-historic-deal">the champagne bath</a> he took to celebrate the life-altering occasion. Mitchell looked to be glowing himself.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Donovan Mitchell FaceTimed Juan Soto after he signed a 15-year, $765M deal with his New York Mets 😅</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/spidadmitchell?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@spidadmitchell</a>) <a href="https://t.co/oClTo7Y1WV">pic.twitter.com/oClTo7Y1WV</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1865963845358948463?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>The Mets usher in a new era by beating Yankees in a bidding war</b></h2><p>Many people wondered if this moment would ever come. Despite the Mets being the financial frontrunners throughout the Soto sweepstakes, it is surreal to see a superstar choose to wear the Orange and Blue over the Pinstripes. Throw in the fact that the 26-year-old just produced arguably the best statistical 162-game season of his MLB career with the Yankees, and you have one of the biggest free agency bombshells to ever be dropped on the sport. The times are a changin’.</p><p>And Donovan Mitchell gets to experience the transformation on a personal level. His relationship with Juan Soto surely makes the signing so much sweeter. Mets fans are walking on air following this historic contract, but they hope the euphoria and lingering in-state pride is only the beginning.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Donovan Mitchell’s interaction with Mets’ Juan Soto goes viral after $765 million deal

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The New York native isn’t shy about his fandom. During baseball season, <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-drops-2-word-reaction-francisco-lindor-home-run" rel="noopener">Mitchell posted about the Mets on social media</a> over the summer. He’s also likely hoping Soto will ultimately sign with his favorite team.</p><p>With optimism surrounding the Mets’ chances of signing with the Mets, Mitchell <a href="https://x.com/spidadmitchell/status/1864906369142329665" rel="noopener">posted</a> about the popular MLB free agent on his X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>“This Soto stuff is getting outta hand… no way that’s real,” Mitchell posted.</p><p>Yankees outfielder Juan Soto was linked to the Boston Red Sox before the Mets entered the campaign during the MLB offseason. Cavs star Donovan Mitchell and the rest of us will soon find out where Soto decides to continue his impressive career.</p><h2><b>Donovan Mitchell asks savage Celtics’ three-point shooting question</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Cavs-All-Star-Donovan-Mitchell.jpg"><figcaption>David Richard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Cleveland Cavs All-Star <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-cleveland-breathe-easy-donovan-mitchell-darius-garland-injury-scares">Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland dodged significant injury</a> scares after beating the champion Boston Celtics 115-111. In a game where the Cavs matched the Celtics’ 17 made threes while shooting at a higher percentage (47.2/34.7), Cleveland improved to 17-0 when it shot above 35% per contest. Four days removed from Mitchell’s 35-point performance, he had an interesting follow-up question for a reporter in his press conference.</p><p>The Cavs are 17-0 when they shoot over 35% from three and 3-3 when they don’t. Are they <a href="https://x.com/FearTheSword/status/1865035902789009524" rel="noopener">overly reliant</a> on the three-ball? Or perhaps it’s the beginning of a new three-point shooting juggernaut in the making, per SB Nation.</p><p>“Would you ask Boston that question?” Donovan Mitchell asked. “I’m not trying to be an a****** at all when I say that.”</p><p>Mitchell’s question triggered a <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-darius-garland-sends-aint-no-punk-message-celtics" rel="noopener">response</a> in written form, per SB Nation’s Jackson Flickinger.</p><p>“I said no. It’s impossible to question the Boston Celtics’s formula,” Flickinger said. “But it’s fair to wonder if the Cavs are capable of following that blueprint, especially after poor outside shooting did them in during the last two postseasons, as they went 31.5% and 30.6% from three.</p><p>“At the same time, they have no choice but to try playing that style,” he concluded.</p><p>The Cavs are shooting at a 40.5% clip and lead the NBA in three-point percentage this season. While the Celtics lead in a couple of three-point shooting statistical categories, including three-pointers made (19.1) and three-pointers attempted (51.0), the Cavs have morphed into one of the better three-point shooting teams in the NBA.</p><p>They also have the best regular-season record (20-3) and are 7-3 in their last ten games.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs star Donovan Mitchell’s hilarious response to Juan Soto free agency rumors

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After <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-darius-garland-sends-aint-no-punk-message-celtics">Darius Garland sent a message to the champion</a> Boston Celtics following the Cavs’ 115-111 victory on Sunday, Mitchell’s question related to the Celtics’ elite three-point shooting.</p><p>The Cavs are 17-0 when they shoot over 35% from deep and 3-3 when they don’t. Is Cleveland too reliant on three-point shooting? SB Nation’s Jackson Flickinger <a href="https://x.com/FearTheSword/status/1865035902789009524" rel="noopener">asked</a>, per X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>“Would you ask Boston that question?” Donovan Mitchell asked. “I’m not trying to be an a****** at all when I say that.”</p><p>Mitchell’s question triggered a <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-darius-garland-sends-aint-no-punk-message-celtics" rel="noopener">response</a> in written form, per SB Nation.</p><p>“I said no. It’s impossible to question the Boston Celtics’s formula,” Flickinger said. “But it’s fair to wonder if the Cavs are capable of following that blueprint, especially after poor outside shooting did them in during the last two postseasons, as they went 31.5% and 30.6% from three.</p><p>“At the same time, they have no choice but to try playing that style,” he concluded.</p><p>The Cavs connected on 17-of-26 threes (47.2%) in their win against the Celtics. Shooting above 35% from three has an undefeated mark for Cleveland (17-0). The Celtics are elite in an NBA era where three-point shooting reigns supreme, and they have proven that it’s a style that can lead to winning a championship. They lead the league in three-pointers made (19.1), three-point attempts (51.0), and three-point frequency (56.2) this season.</p><p>However, with the NBA’s best record, the Cavs (20-3) lead the league in three-point shooting percentage (40.5).</p><h2><b>Darius Garland sends ‘ain’t no punk’ message after beating Celtics</b></h2><p>Cavs fans sighed in relief after <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-cleveland-breathe-easy-donovan-mitchell-darius-garland-injury-scares" rel="noopener">Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland’s injury scare</a>. Beforehand, Garland addressed the Celtics’ defensive strategy to deter the guard’s offensive production. It didn’t work. He finished with 22 points, including 4-for-6 from deep.</p><p>After the game, Garland addressed the champion’s defensive tactic.</p><p>“I’m going to take that challenge whenever it is,” Garland said. “I’m no punk. So if y’all want to switch and to x me out and try to just hunt me out, that’s cool. I ain’t no punk, though. I’m gonna take a challenge.”</p><p>While implementing a new system, Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson has encouraged Garland’s aggressive approach.</p><p>“This goes back to me watching the playoffs last year, and, you know, I think they did different things to hide him,” Atkinson said. “My point to Darius [was], ‘We’re not hiding you. You’re good enough. Accept the challenge. You’re smart enough.’ Because I think when you start doing the tricky stuff, these teams are too good.</p><p>The Cavs will face the Hornets on Saturday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Donovan Mitchell asks savage Celtics question about Cavs’ 3-point shooting

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