'No-one said it would be easy' - Atkinson delighted with Cavs' Game 2 win - video Dailymotion

The Cleveland Cavaliers fought off a resilient Miami Heat fight back to take a 2-0 series lead

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00:00No one said it was going to be easy.

00:03I keep saying this is not your typical 10th seed, you know,

00:10so we, to be expected.

00:13Knew it was going to be a dogfight.

00:15I think we missed a ton of shots, you know, in that second half.

00:20A lot of open shots, I think.

00:22But we've got to do a better job, right?

00:24We can't be a make-or-miss team.

00:26Like, oh, man, we're missing, and now they're grabbing offensive rebounds,

00:30and Tyler got loose on us, you know.

00:33So we've got things to clean up,

00:36but really proud of the guys for holding their composure.

00:40You know, they cut it to two.

00:42You know, you could feel the game slipping a little.

00:45We kept our composure.

00:47Obviously, it helps when you've got Donovan Mitchell.

00:49Those are one of those, you know, superstar takes-over game situations.

00:56Really big-time shots, and pretty good shots, too, for him.