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00:00Here with 17 points the bench actually with 21 look at the way Tobias Harris is playing Detroit getting some
00:05contributions from some of the other guys here getting it done in the first half now Cleveland's got to make
00:09their adjustments they do they started off well got off to a hot start early but they kind of slow
00:15things down with their offense Detroit keeping them out of the paint daring them to beat them from the three
00:20-point line Cleveland only 39 percent from the field in that first half Mitchell and Harden are going to have
00:27to help carry this team offensively in the second
00:30So down by four Cleveland will have to tinker just a tad for more on that we go to Ashley
00:34Shalman yeah guys I talked to Cavs assistant coach Johnny Bryan and he said obviously Karis LeVert will have the
00:39hot hand that first half we need to make it more difficult for him but he really emphasized the three
00:43offensive rebounds that Detroit got in one possession he said it is a possessions game so we have to value
00:49each one for Donovan he just expects him you know to continue to create an advantage last game Penny Atkinson
00:54said the message was just to drive to to be aggressive and he got that message earlier
01:00so hopefully he gets it started here to go in this second half well especially early in the clock as
01:04Robbie pointed out in that first half Harris comes up short with an air ball they call it at least
01:08Kenny Atkinson does Autobahn drive similar to the highway in Germany where it's just go go go they want that
01:16from Donovan Mitchell felt he did a great job of that in game three and hoping that he can do
01:20the same here in the second half of game four they get the stop to start now Harden got off
01:25to that quick start he's got 15 points and six assists and there is Mitchell with a two
01:29and what a great cut there boxes and elbows defensively Detroit packing it in but just a great read there
01:36and a beautiful pass from Harden his seventh assist of the night
01:41Durant on the outside three for seven shooting in that first half Durant in this series is shooting just 42
01:48percent
01:49not one short rebound clocked for and taken by Wade good fight by Evan Mobley could have been an offensive
01:54rebound now Cleveland with the early offense
01:56and right on cue it is Mitchell getting in the paint and floating it in puts the foul
02:02you're right Brad the cut was absolutely fantastic here Donovan Mitchell he's just going to streak right through here all
02:09the eyes on James Harden
02:11there's Mitchell getting that little floater going and off the stop Cleveland wants to run
02:16Mitchell getting to the body and the strength to go right through Kate Cunningham
02:21so Mitchell now three for ten but two buckets just seen him go through to start this third quarter coming
02:27off his thirty five point ten rebound game three
02:33free throw discrepancy very much in favor of the Cavaliers 14 of 17 at the line Detroit just four and
02:40five
02:40Cunningham forcing the issue and Wade clears the board
02:44Mitchell into the body if Thompson doesn't get the whistle
02:47Thompson playing with those early fouls good ball movement around Mitchell with a good look
02:55and guys great awareness from Cleveland you see Donovan Mitchell right here trying to draw a foul
03:12they didn't call him but they recognize the hot hand feed their superstar and he delivers
03:19game flows
03:21and the flow has been getting Donovan Mitchell involved nice back cut determined on that drive and a three-point
03:29play opportunity and then around the horn finder's all-star Donovan Mitchell making him pay so
03:36certainly a great sign for Cleveland and not a good start to this third court third quarter for the pistol
03:43no you gift Mitchell the early layup
03:45and then you get him an open three and Donovan Mitchell just like that in the double figures here early
03:50in the second half
03:58he's already up to 12 points
04:03Mobley outside for Harden
04:04reset two minutes into this third quarter
04:07Harden on the drive
04:08leaves it
04:09Allen for this
04:16a beautiful dish
04:17James Harden finding Allen for his ninth assist of the night
04:23Robinson and a foul is going to be called on Mitchell got tangled up with a sharpshooter
04:28this is an absolute dime here from James Harden you've got to respect his ability to score draw during drop
04:34it off
04:35and he takes just enough off of that thing for Jared Allen to handle it and go right up with
04:40it
04:42and then Harden goes down
04:44it's going to be a foul going the other way on Harris or is it going to be undone
04:49it is during
04:51it's his third but Harden feeling the effects after the hit
04:59you get kind of the I guess the wide elbow there and learn kind of leaning in
05:06and now Paul Reed is going to check in so go back to what Jamie Picker staff said
05:10first half we saw Isaiah Stewart same deal in game three
05:13but Paul Reed comes in when the team needs a joke
05:16they have fallen behind on a 10-0 start in this third quarter for Cleveland
05:20and we'll see if Reed can do what Paris LeBert did in the first quarter for the Pistons
05:25bounce it Wade
05:26Reed is there
05:27seven a shoot
05:28Wade lost it
05:29Reed's on the deck
05:30Wade comes up with it with three to shoot
05:32it's Harden with two on the clock
05:33bounce it inside
05:34Mobley got it off
05:35well short
05:36and a shot clock violation
05:37and right away Paul Reed making an impact there just activity
05:42level
05:43and he's going to be
05:43causing some disruption there
05:44and
05:45you talked about what he did there in game three
05:48distance was so good
05:50on both ends
05:51with him on the floor
05:529-15 to play in this third quarter
05:55keep an eye
05:55it's a six-point game
05:57Reed checks in
05:58we saw him
05:59really play at a high level
06:01in game three in this building
06:03Cunningham the cutter
06:04goes to Thompson
06:05underneath
06:05blocked inside
06:06Mobley got a piece of it
06:08activity level
06:09both Allen and Mobley read that perfectly off the basketball
06:14now it's Mitchell in control
06:188 points already in the third
06:20Mitchell teed up again
06:22and knocks it down
06:2813-0 Cleveland run
06:34Cunningham drive
06:35and taken away by Mobley
06:38Mitchell up ahead for Harden
06:43Harden kick
06:44Wade swings
06:45the ball thing
06:47Mobley outside
06:48Harden three ball
06:49cast
06:52it's a Cavalance
06:54in the third
06:56C
07:01Cavs with their largest lead
07:0316 straight
07:07the Telestrator here
07:09just zoning up
07:10helping
07:11getting back to his man
07:12making a block along with Jared Allen
07:15and then here
07:15there's the activity
07:16Cade Cunningham
07:18trying to squeeze that pass in there
07:20Mobley
07:20making the right play
07:21and then
07:22finding
07:23James Harden there
07:25so that sequence
07:26yes
07:26saw the scoring
07:28of this Cleveland team
07:31of this Cleveland team
07:31but really the defense
07:32of Evan Mobley
07:33is superior
07:34Noah Tick
07:35and then he's going to be
07:38the defense
07:43and he's going to be
07:44and give me your flow
07:45that's your superpower
07:46and he's achieving it
07:47yes
07:48the scoring is not necessarily a concern
07:50he affects the game
07:51other ways
07:52but this guy
07:53affects the game
07:54by putting the ball in the hole
07:56Donovan Mitchell
07:57with another triple
07:58it's a 19 nothing
07:59Cleveland one
08:00think about some
08:01of his early baskets
08:02where Detroit
08:03gifted him some looks
08:04and once you've got
08:05a guy like this
08:06that's going
08:07it's going to be
08:08incredibly difficult
08:09to shut that off
08:10he's got 14 third quarter points
08:12read the drive
08:14Allen stayed with him
08:16Jenkins now on the floor
08:17with four to shoot
08:18cross on Mitchell
08:19Jenkins
08:19oh
08:20swatted
08:20Jared Allen
08:24and this team has
08:26turned the screws
08:27defensively
08:28Jared Allen
08:29lurking there
08:30coming over
08:31from the help side
08:32and then Donovan Mitchell
08:33you said it best
08:34seeing that ball
08:35go through the basket
08:36early
08:37he is in a rhythm
08:38shot clock violation
08:41they have brought
08:42the energy back
08:43into Rocket Arena
08:46we see JB bigger staff here
08:48look similar
08:49to the first game
08:50or the game three
08:52Cleveland up 17
08:53in the third quarter
08:54and Detroit more
08:56than capable
08:57of getting back in
08:57but they're going to have
08:58to put together some stops
08:59here on the defensive end
09:02Mitchell
09:03back in rhythm
09:04to start this third quarter
09:06already with 14
09:07since the half
09:08that's a tough three
09:10rebound
09:12it's going to stay here
09:14Allen
09:14battling with Reed
09:16this is
09:17on number seven
09:18Paul Reed
09:19we talked so much about
09:20Detroit's offensive
09:21rebounding
09:22but Cleveland actually in the
09:23playoffs
09:24leads all teams
09:26in offensive rebound
09:27percentage
09:27a lot of that coming
09:28in the Toronto series
09:30but that they certainly
09:31are very capable of getting
09:33on the offensive glass
09:34themselves
09:34averaging nearly 12
09:36offensive rebounds
09:37per game
09:38in the playoffs
09:39Detroit
09:39just over 13
09:40second most
09:41amongst playoff teams
09:42hard in the corner
09:46they're letting Allen
09:47hear it
09:48and Allen
09:49will reward him
09:51this is the largest
09:53postseason run
09:54in Cavalier history
09:5621-0
09:57to start the third
10:00defense
10:02defense
10:03defense
10:04defense
10:04defense
10:05Harris
10:06Harris tried
10:07Harris can't stop the bleeding
10:09and a foul on the floor
10:11it's a loose ball foul
10:12against Cleveland
10:13by Jared Allen
10:14just finding open space
10:16Grant
10:16just making himself available
10:18Harden is going to draw a lot of attention
10:20Paul Reed trying to show bodies
10:22and then that's the nerf hoop there
10:24he is just going up off
10:25Burke
10:27throwing that thing down with authority
10:33get it in for Reed
10:37they are up on these Kate Cunningham
10:39handoffs and ball screens
10:40it's giving them problems
10:4115th turnover of the night
10:43for the Pistons
10:45now Mobley looking to cash it in
10:48Levert with the good hands
10:50Mitchell
10:51drive past Jenkins
10:52spin around Levert
10:54and finish over the time
10:58Donovan Mitchell putting on a show
11:01in this third quarter
11:0223 straight for the Cavs
11:07Allen gambles
11:09Reed
11:10the swipe
11:11and slam
11:12B-Bob Paul
11:14finally puts an end to the run
11:18That was impressive
11:19two hands
11:20on Jared Allen
11:23Mitchell says
11:24I'll go right back at it for two
11:25I mean he is on a heater
11:28right now
11:29taking him personal here
11:30in the third quarter
11:31with no Dern
11:32and no Stewart on the floor
11:33Paul Reed
11:34wide to go right at him
11:35and then Reed
11:36can't the triple
11:39and holsters the three there
11:41I like the celebration
11:42after the three
11:44goes back to the energizer
11:46buddy that he's been coming off
11:47the bench
11:48Mitchell is fouled
11:51and that's all you could do is
11:52foul him the way he's playing
11:53right now
11:55Donovan Mitchell
11:57relatively quiet in that first half
11:59but the spin
12:00the explosiveness
12:02and doing it against the
12:04shot blocker there
12:05and Reed and doesn't matter
12:07three-pointer mid-range
12:09going to the rim
12:10right now
12:11Donovan Mitchell
12:13is doing everything
12:14and this crowd of Bruce
12:15is overturned
12:17from a three-point field goal
12:18to a two-point field goal
12:19as you heard that
12:21it'll be 76 to 61
12:22Mitchell's three
12:23has been overturned
12:25to a two
12:26at least I should say
12:27one of the several
12:28that he's had in this third quarter
12:31but he does have a chance
12:32to add two more
12:33on the board here
12:36was serenaded by the MVP chance
12:38he has
12:39made Cleveland home
12:41after being traded here
12:43a couple seasons back
12:44from Utah
12:45the first of a three-year
12:49$150 million extension
12:51there is that
12:52toe on the line
12:53that was on this way
12:54a three
12:55ruled now a two
12:56Wade
12:58Mobley
12:58and
12:59Harden will sit
13:00Schroeder
13:01Struess and Merrill
13:02will check in
13:03with the Cavaliers
13:04holding on
13:04to a 16-point lead
13:07after being down by four
13:09at the break
13:17a shocking turnaround
13:20with the way that
13:20the second quarter went
13:22it felt like
13:23Detroit actually
13:25their best basketball
13:26and still had
13:26a four-point pushing
13:28as LeBert got Schroeder
13:30in the air
13:30and puts it down
13:32count it
13:33and a foul
13:34LeBert now up to 19
13:36in that first quarter
13:37when Detroit was in trouble
13:39enter Karis LeBert
13:41right there
13:42got to the middle
13:43just
13:44in the mid-range
13:45Schroeder went for the shot
13:46they tried to avoid
13:47the contact
13:49smart play there
13:50by Karis LeBert
13:56LeBert played here
13:57in Cleveland
13:58for three years
13:59under J.B. Bittnerstaff
14:02and now trying to
14:03burn his former team
14:05and lead the Pistons
14:06to a 3-1 advantage
14:07Detroit now down
14:09by 14
14:12Mitchell's up to 23 points
14:1519 coming
14:16in this third quarter
14:19wants to go back to work
14:20against Harris
14:23Mitchell the cross
14:24the drive
14:25the float
14:25gets the road
14:28the J.B. Bickerstaff
14:30told us
14:30they want to keep
14:31Donovan Mitchell
14:32out of the middle
14:33and in the first half
14:34they did a good job
14:35but he has gotten
14:36wherever he's wanted
14:37on the floor
14:38here in this third quarter
14:41Mitchell and Harden
14:42have scored or assisted
14:43on all 28
14:44in this third quarter
14:45for Cleveland
14:47Robinson
14:47and a foul
14:48is going to be called
14:49against Merrill his third
14:53I thought Detroit did a great job
14:55as you said Robbie
14:56in the first half
14:57keeping Donovan Mitchell
14:58out of the paint
14:59and now just taking his time
15:01really going wherever he wants
15:05defense
15:06formed a wall on Mitchell
15:08now struggling
15:09and really the only way
15:10to stop him
15:11is to give him a breather
15:13well and on that last playground
15:15you got Paul Reed
15:16on the baseline
15:17that's where you're trying
15:18to force him
15:18but that crossover
15:20that's a nasty move
15:21and he finds his way
15:22to the middle of the floor
15:26LeBron off the screen
15:27LeBron attack mode
15:28banks it in
15:29and it's interesting
15:30right now
15:30Kenny Atkinson goes
15:32to the bench
15:32Dean Wade and Evan Mobley
15:34are out
15:34the positional length
15:36which was an advantage
15:37for Cleveland
15:38now they're small
15:39on the perimeter
15:40and Detroit is able
15:42to make them pay
15:42by getting shots
15:43in the paint
15:45Harden drive
15:46kick
15:47Merrill three
15:49not there
15:50they've got Sam Merrill
15:51some great open looks
15:53in this game
15:55it's Reed working
15:56against Allen
15:58Reed right to the basket
16:00and Reed has two more
16:03he plays he balls
16:05that's what he does man
16:09Schroeder
16:10Allen discards on LeBron
16:12now it's Harden with a jab
16:13back to Schroeder
16:14Jenkins steps up
16:17Schroeder off the screen
16:18Jenkins good recovery
16:20defensively
16:21Merrill tough three
16:22and he nearly
16:23banked it in
16:24LeBron corrals another rebound
16:26Paul Reed has played
16:27six minutes
16:28he's got seven points
16:29on three of three
16:30shooting
16:30he'll get it to him again
16:31Reed spins on Merrill
16:33and he's fouled
16:36and right now
16:37Paul Reed and LeBron
16:39trying to keep in Detroit
16:41attached here
16:42the bench coming in
16:44providing a lift
16:45when
16:46look like these pistons
16:47were dead in the water
16:48here this third quarter
16:49how about Karis LeBron
16:50being plus 14
16:51in a game where right now
16:53they trail by 12
16:55Paul Reed with seven points
16:57three of three shooting
16:58his first free throws of the
16:59night
16:59for more on Reed
17:00let's go to Ashley
17:01guys I was at shoot round
17:02this morning
17:03when I tell you that Paul
17:04Reed was one of the last
17:05guys in the gym
17:06I'm not kidding the buses
17:07had come and gone
17:08Paul was dripping in
17:09sweat after running
17:10set after set
17:11getting up countless
17:12shots
17:12he apparently uses the
17:14hotel gym daily
17:15runs sprints
17:16just to make sure
17:17he's ready for moments
17:19like this
17:19J.B. Bickerstaff called
17:22him one of the hardest
17:22workers he's ever been
17:24around
17:24he's gonna need every
17:25ounce of that
17:25to claw their way back
17:27here
17:28the run
17:29takes advantage
17:30and takes control
17:31in this third quarter
17:32currently
17:33with a 12-point cushion
17:35they led by 11 in the
17:36first
17:36then Detroit by seven
17:38in the second
17:38now it's been Cleveland's
17:40quarter but let's not
17:41forget game three
17:42in which the Pistons
17:43outscored the Cavaliers
17:4433 to 19 in the third
17:46quarter
17:46and then Cleveland used
17:48a 33 to 28 fourth
17:49quarter
17:50powered by James Harden
17:51to eventually get on
17:53the board in this series
17:54but Reed's gonna get
17:55one more free throw here
17:56and we know with the
17:56defense that Detroit
17:57plays
17:58J.B. Bickerstaff and his
18:00team is always confident
18:01that they can string
18:02runs together themselves
18:03and because you said
18:04they're great defensively
18:05this team
18:05they don't get rattled
18:07at all
18:07and we've seen that
18:08plenty of times here
18:09in this postseason
18:10empty trip there for Paul
18:12Reed
18:16Schroeder
18:17Merrill Struess
18:18Harden
18:19and Allen
18:20the five for Kenny
18:21Atkinson out of the
18:22timeout
18:22and it's gonna be a foul
18:23on Robinson as he was
18:25grabbing Merrill
18:25Robinson
18:27his third
18:28that's his third
18:28team score
18:30he's been quiet
18:32for as good as he's been
18:33in this series
18:34has not scored
18:36excuse me
18:36one point
18:37from the free throw line
18:380 for 1 from the field
18:39Cleveland staying attached
18:41I mean
18:42three straight games
18:43with four made three
18:44pointers
18:47Robinson came in
18:4814 of 24 from 3
18:50in the series
18:51just the one attempt so far
18:53five to shoot now for Mobley
18:55back in the game
18:56Reed all over him
18:57and he throws it away
18:58it's a numbers game
18:59the other way
19:00Detroit with the advantage
19:01LaBert on the drive
19:02finds the space
19:03shovel inside
19:04and Reed with the finish
19:08denials there
19:09are as good as you will ever see
19:11there was nowhere to go
19:12with the ball
19:15Schroeder
19:17Struess
19:18pump
19:18drive
19:19kick
19:20extra
19:21Harden
19:21nine to shoot
19:22Harden floats it up
19:24doesn't get the roll
19:24Mobley the offensive rebound
19:26and he is fouled
19:29and that defense
19:31suffocating right there
19:32Mobley picks up his dribble
19:34and look at the guys
19:35on the perimeter
19:36all making extra efforts
19:37switching
19:38denying
19:38forcing
19:39a bad pass
19:41and a turnover
19:41and once again
19:42it's a reoccurring theme here
19:43LaVert
19:44and Reed
19:46making it happen
19:47on the offensive end
19:48for the Pistons
19:51so Mobley who really
19:52struggled from the
19:53free throw line in game
19:54three is now
19:54three for three at the charity
19:56stripe here in game
19:56four
19:57NBA playoffs continue
19:58Wolves and Spurs
20:00tomorrow on NBC
20:01and Peacock
20:028-12 p.m. Eastern time
20:04tip
20:04what a series that has
20:06turned into
20:07of course Victor Wimbanyama
20:08ejected on the flagrant
20:09two of the elbow
20:10to Naj Reed
20:10last night
20:11in game four
20:12all even at two pieces
20:14they head back to San Antonio
20:16all the coverage
20:18from San Antonio
20:20on NBC and Peacock
20:23coming in
20:24had it poked initially
20:25and that was an eight-second call
20:26yeah
20:28Max Struess
20:29Kenny Atkinson
20:30calls him a maniac
20:31in the best way possible
20:33showing off the energy there
20:36came up with some massive defensive
20:38plays in game three
20:39and they are just pressuring Cade
20:42cutting him up the floor
20:46clock yep that's at 15 is
20:48that ball
20:49still in the hands
20:50and Cade was trying to argue
20:52that he had gotten it across
20:53when Struess knocked it back
20:55but the officials disagreed
20:57pick and pop
20:58it's Merrill
21:00off the heel to Robinson
21:02Robbie you mentioned earlier Merrill
21:04getting some good looks
21:06not able to convert
21:09Reed
21:12Robinson
21:13loaded up
21:13Reed comes down
21:14back outside
21:16good luck for Duncan Robinson
21:18his three
21:19cashes home
21:20and how about
21:21the pass there
21:22from Paul Reed
21:23double-teamed down low
21:24the recognition
21:25Robinson
21:26wide open
21:28Harden's response
21:29is there
21:38Harden now with 21 points
21:40his fifth three of the night
21:42Reed's open
21:43pump and drive
21:44Mobley recovers
21:46oh he tried to bounce it
21:47somehow Jenkins
21:48got the arrows
21:48negated by Mobley
21:51and then out of bounds
21:52off the truck
21:55well how about
21:56the pass
21:57and how about
21:58the catch
21:59I would say the catch
22:00is pretty good too
22:01oh man
22:03Mobley everywhere
22:04with his energy
22:05and activity
22:07one minute to play
22:09in a third quarter
22:10dominated by the Cavaliers
22:12trying to finish strong here
22:18Harden with four to shoot
22:20bounce it
22:21Schroeder's gonna have to
22:22get it off
22:22he does
22:23and he begs it in
22:25how about Schroeder
22:27understanding
22:27it didn't have to be
22:29the desperation three
22:30play to your strengths
22:32get to the paint
22:32and make something happen
22:34late clock
22:35two-thorn opportunity now
22:36for Detroit
22:38Jenkins off the screen
22:39Jenkins all the way
22:41and Reid cuts to the rim
22:42for two
22:42and Dennis Jenkins
22:44can fly
22:45he can put on the jets there
22:47gets downhill
22:47draws two
22:48drops it off
22:52eight-second difference
22:53shot clock and game clock
22:55Cleveland now 13 of 33
22:57from three
22:58James Harden has 21 points
23:00and 11 assists to go
23:02with three steals
23:03seven a shoot
23:04Harden on the reject
23:05switch with Robinson
23:07Harden
23:08shimmy shakes
23:09step back three
23:10and the whistle comes in
23:12Robinson can't believe it
23:14and Harden looking towards
23:16that Detroit bench
23:17he says yeah
23:17go ahead and challenge it
23:18and I thought
23:19Robinson actually did a
23:21really good job
23:22defensively there
23:22moving his feet
23:23Robinson
23:24closing the gap there
23:26the question is
23:27did he get his arm
23:28it looked like he did
23:29on that shot
23:30but
23:32Robinson using his length
23:33there and Harden
23:35one of the best
23:36creating separation
23:38just that reach down
23:40on that
23:40attempt there
23:42Robinson call for that
23:43foul
23:47much more consistent
23:49visits
23:49to the free throw line
23:51tonight for James Harden
23:52his seventh eighth and
23:53ninth attempts
23:55he is seven for seven so
23:57far
23:57so the backcourt for
23:59Cleveland with Mitchell
24:00just four points at
24:01halftime
24:02he has 21 in this third
24:04quarter
24:05Harden now has 23 for the
24:07game they have combined for
24:0948 in that starting backcourt
24:11as Tobias Harris going to go
24:13a little offense defense
24:14get some extra offense out
24:16there Merrill will sub out for
24:19the same reasons with Dean
24:20Wade playing on this defensive
24:22side for the final nine
24:23seconds of the third quarter
24:33Harden with his 40th career playoff double-double
24:36makes it 90 to 75 five seconds left in the third
24:40Jenkins puts the head down
24:42floats it up
24:43no tip in goes
24:44Wade
24:46one second left
24:48Harden trying to go baseball pass
24:50length of the floor
24:51Wade goes up high
24:53Wade hits the deck hard
24:55and appears to be okay as he collided
24:58with Paul Reed
24:59big corner for Cleveland
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25:24what a third quarter that was for Cleveland
25:26they end up outscoring Detroit 38 to 21 in the third
25:31they got up to a 22 nothing start
25:33Detroit centered themselves just a little bit
25:36but keeps it within 13
25:37manageable for the Pistons here in the fourth
25:39Merrill drives baseline
25:41seven to shoot caught there
25:42Mitchell was hot
25:44and he comes up short to start the fourth
25:46with a whistle
25:47and it's going the other way
25:49and I'll tell you what
25:50considering that Cleveland did go on that 22-0 run
25:53Detroit only down 13 starting this fourth quarter
25:57they have to feel good about that
26:00if anything
26:01and of course
26:01Reed and Levert
26:03they just kept them attached here
26:06Detroit comfortable playing from behind
26:09the three consecutive turnovers in the fourth quarter of game three
26:12played Cade Cunningham
26:13what does he have as a bounce back here tonight
26:16in a quarter that he has owned for a lot of the playoffs
26:19that's a tough delivery that comes up too strong
26:22great defense there
26:23Dean Wade sticking his matchup
26:25and contesting that shot at a really high level
26:28bounce it for Strews
26:30will attack inside
26:32likely the finish
26:34and that was just too easy right there
26:36no resistance defensively
26:39Strews attacking the closeout
26:41being a playmaker
26:46Harris
26:47denied
26:48Mobley again
26:49second chance
26:51Cunningham
26:51can't hit the three
26:52long rebound
26:54Mitchell has it
26:55Mitchell attacks
26:57the swipe
26:58the finish
26:59Donovan Mitchell
27:01in a zone by himself
27:07it's spider's world
27:09and we're living in it
27:12Cunningham will drive
27:13inside Reed
27:14and he's fouled
27:16Grant
27:17Evan Mobley's ability to get off his matchup
27:20and help here
27:21he has been so impactful
27:23this one's on the offensive end
27:25you mentioned Strews playing off the closeout
27:27setting the table
27:28and then you get by your first guy
27:30but you've got Mobley just lingering there in the backcourt
27:34and Donovan Mitchell
27:35windmill pickup
27:37we've seen it time after time
27:39games three and four
27:40what a second half he's had
27:42I'm not sure how you defend that windmill pickup
27:45I mean it's so unorthodox
27:47but he has mastered it
27:49Wow
27:53Mitchell 27 points
27:56Harden with 24 and 11
27:58this is what the dream looked like
28:00when they acquired the beer
28:02Cunningham couldn't bank it in
28:03and it's gonna be a loose ball
28:05foul going the other way
28:06Durant
28:06checks back in
28:08and Plumpley
28:09picks up his fourth
28:10and although Kate Cunningham missed that shot
28:13I liked him being aggressive
28:15getting downhill
28:16attacking the mismatch
28:18but they are swarming
28:19bodies coming from everywhere
28:21on that layup attempt
28:22just couldn't convert
28:28Struess
28:28hook it
28:30Merrill
28:31drive it
28:31regain it
28:33but he couldn't finish it
28:34second chance
28:35six to shoot
28:36Mitchell through the contact
28:37unstoppable
28:41Mitchell Palooza
28:43in Cleveland
28:50Derren Post
28:51got a drop step
28:53instead he turned it over
28:56Well Noah you bring your green hat
28:58and we'll just watch what Donovan Mitchell is doing here
29:01he is putting on a show here
29:03it feels like a concert
29:05right now
29:06it feels like
29:07he is on fire
29:11he has this team
29:13streaking in this second half
29:17just over two minutes gone
29:19in the fourth
29:28Mobley will try
29:30long rebound
29:31and Cunningham gets to
29:35and Cunningham
29:36turn it on
29:3612 points on
29:37413 shooting
29:39to go with 5 assists
29:40he is 0 for 5
29:41in the second half
29:42Harris nearly traveled
29:43kept that foot down
29:44now he will back down on Mitchell
29:47Harris
29:4814 points
29:51can't get to 16
29:54Mitchell not giving ground there
29:56Tobias Harris trying to back his way in
29:58and that is just tough
29:59physical defense
30:00from Donovan Mitchell
30:02couldn't bank it in
30:03but he's fouled
30:04and has a chance
30:05for his third
30:06consecutive 30-point game
30:08at the free-throw line
30:09this is
30:10the defense of Cleveland
30:14making Detroit
30:15work hard for everything
30:16in the second half
30:18performance
30:19of Donovan Mitchell
30:21two shots
30:22this is what you want
30:23your superstar
30:24in a playoff series
30:26a must-win game
30:27at home
30:28taking over
30:30and kind of waiting
30:31for the second half
30:32to take over
30:3730
30:3830
30:38for Mitchell
30:40take a look at the upcoming
30:41series schedule here
30:42game 5
30:43is going to be Wednesday
30:44May 13
30:45Cleveland at Detroit
30:48the way it's going right now
30:50it could absolutely be tied 2-2
30:52time is TBD
30:54game 6 Friday
30:57May 15th
30:58TBD
30:59and Sunday May 17th
31:01would be a game 7 TBD
31:03for more on these games
31:05please go to NBA.com
31:07or visit the NBA app
31:08and Mitchell now with 31 points
31:10his 36th career playoff game
31:13with 30 points
31:14now he's moving to a tie
31:16for 17th
31:17with Tim Duncan
31:18Allen Iverson
31:19and Kawhi Leonard
31:20that is impressive company
31:22as Cunningham
31:22finally gets a bucket
31:23in the second half
31:28he wants more
31:29oh he might have hurt Thompson
31:31and he might have hurt
31:32some feelings that that went down
31:34instead he's going to get
31:35two more free throws
31:37Thompson right there
31:38felt something
31:39there was some contact
31:40but
31:41Mitchell just
31:42his head down
31:43every possession
31:46maybe a dislodge
31:48with
31:49oh the
31:49ankle roll in there
31:51from Thompson
31:51that left ankle
31:52feeling it right away
31:55Mitchell just
31:56continues to put pressure
31:58on this defense
32:01he's got 28 now in this
32:03second half
32:03he had 21 in the third
32:04quarter
32:05which tied Kyrie Irving
32:07for a franchise record
32:08for most points
32:09in a playoff game
32:10in a single quarter
32:12he's going to check back in
32:14Merrill
32:14will sit
32:15you know Kenny Atkinson
32:16had his team down
32:170-2
32:18in this series
32:19and
32:20he has
32:22an extra
32:23set of eyes
32:24let's say a consultant
32:25as a part of his staff
32:26Vonson Colet
32:27who is
32:28the
32:29national coach of the
32:30French national team
32:30Kenny Atkinson was on that
32:32staff when they won the
32:33silver silver medal
32:33in Paris
32:35in 2024
32:37Vonson Colet
32:38had to remind Kenny
32:39that you know you've been
32:40through this before
32:40the French team looked like
32:41they were down and out
32:42in fact when they lost
32:43towards the end of group
32:44play and nearly were
32:45eliminated before that
32:46knockout stage
32:48as
32:48Tunahan floats it up and in
32:50he said that the
32:51federation came in and said
32:52you guys are all
32:53gonna be fired
32:54it's done
32:55it's gonna happen
32:56but what Kenny said is
32:57it actually banded the
32:59locker room together even
33:00further
33:00they end up winning
33:01in convincing fashion
33:03beating Canada
33:04and Germany
33:05surprising results
33:06given what it looked like
33:07in that group stage and then
33:09took the US all the way down
33:10to the final moments when
33:11Steph Curry went nuts with
33:13three straight threes
33:14Mitchell comes up short
33:15this time
33:15but for Kenny Atkinson
33:17is a great reminder of you
33:18know what sometimes being
33:19down and out and having
33:20everybody doubting you
33:21it actually can galvanize
33:22the group in the right way
33:23they've responded these two
33:25games at home in a really
33:26impressive fashion
33:27well just great to have that
33:29perspective and have an
33:30older coach who can provide
33:31that and remind Kenny
33:33Atkinson but when he came in
33:34the locker room before game
33:35three I got a little pity for
33:38more time in Paris I mean my
33:39right guard went left no
33:42question
33:45with force okay he has had a
33:50disjointed game here but
33:52that is a grown man move from
33:54Jalen during back to 17 seven
33:57and a half to play the Detroit
34:00lock in on this end where
34:02they've been so good all year
34:05Stross quick trigger long
34:08rebound goes to Wade Mitchell
34:11now on the bench with his 33
34:13so it's Harden's time to shine
34:14with 24 and 11 backing down on
34:17Lavert Lavert's been excellent
34:19tonight and Duren comes over for
34:21the block and a strip by Harris
34:23scooped up by Thompson numbers
34:25the other way Cunningham will load
34:27it up and he sticks it from the
34:29outside timeout Cleveland
34:34Detroit continuing the battle
34:36trying to take their chance and
34:39get a 3-1 lead in this series to
34:42you by Acura
34:43well Cleveland it's been a tale of
34:46two halves that is accurate as
34:49Donovan Mitchell has 29 in the
34:51second half his Cavs playoff half
34:55high is 31 knocking on the door
34:57James Harden 24 points and 11
34:59assists the 40th career playoff
35:01double double the third quarter
35:03was impressive and that might be an
35:06understatement a 22 nothing run to
35:08start the quarter was the largest in
35:10team playoff history since the
35:12play-by-play era began in 96-97
35:15currently it's a 14 point game with 656 to
35:20play
35:23we'll see if Cleveland can run through
35:25the tape tie this series up at two
35:27apiece heading back to Detroit for
35:29game five on Wednesday
35:33on guard closely by Cunningham giving
35:35no airspace on the outside tennis
35:39shooting out for Harden
35:40Cunningham fights through the screen
35:41away
35:42right back to Harden with six to
35:44shoot Wade goes to re-screen
35:45Harris steps up
35:46Wade two to shoot Wade on the drive
35:49and Wade got it off but he comes up
35:51well short a shot clock violation
35:53but Cade blew the possession up from
35:55the jump his pressure coming out of
35:57that timeout was so high level
35:59Cleveland could never get into the
36:01flow never could get their offense
36:03going
36:04Cleveland's largest lead was 21
36:06earlier in the quarter it's a 7
36:07nothing Detroit run with LeBert
36:09looking to add to it 22 points off
36:12the bench in 27 minutes for
36:13Karras LeBert driving on Schroeder
36:15staying in front Cunningham with
36:18some more space inside Dern wasn't
36:20ready for it he was wide open
36:24right there beautiful flare screen
36:26for Cunningham and two guys went to
36:28him
36:29Dern was looking for the rebound
36:31attempt just a missed opportunity there
36:33for the Pistons
36:34fend off by Harden
36:38and a foul on Cunningham
36:41this is foul on number 2 Cade Cunningham
36:43that's exactly what you said here
36:45Grant the gravity of the shot
36:47Jared Allen is selling out
36:49but Jalen Dern's eyes are on the rim
36:51he loses track
36:52he assumes it's going up
36:55I think you said it best just a total
36:57missed opportunity on what would have
36:59been a sure-fire dunk if he catches that
37:03Mowgli back in
37:04Donovan Mitchell back in
37:08so now Schroeder
37:10Mitchell
37:13Allen
37:14Mowgli
37:16and James Harden they will go with a
37:18three-guard lineup here for Cleveland
37:24seven to shoot for Schroeder
37:25looking to attack on Levert
37:26spray it out
37:27Mitchell
37:28over the top
37:29and they're going to call it on the
37:30floor but it won't matter
37:31because Detroit is over the limit
37:33so Mitchell's going to get free throws
37:38this is Solomon struggling with your
37:40offensive possession right there
37:42get the ball to Mitchell
37:43just so smart attacking off the
37:47bounce creating the contact and
37:49forcing this opportunity at the
37:51free-throw line
38:0034 for Mitchell
38:03Sunday the wait is over
38:06first the Aces take on the dream
38:09then it's storm versus fever the WNBA
38:13is back on NBC Pica and NBCSN
38:1930th year of the WNBA off to a roaring
38:22start
38:23great matchup
38:24in our first game on NBC on Sunday
38:26as Donovan Mitchell is now up to 35
38:28points
38:28with 31 in the second half
38:30Mobley back out here with Allen
38:33this was when they went on that
38:34one defensively
38:36Mobley was guarding Thompson so he was
38:39able to sort of zone things up
38:42defensively
38:44looks like Schroeder was not very
38:46kind to his former teammate
38:47he greeted him
38:50a nice meet and greet
38:52Schroeder last year in that
38:55playoff series against New York
38:56average 12 and a half points for
38:58assists and shot 47.6 percent from
39:00three for the Pistons
39:02meanwhile Harris is 14 points after
39:04that roaring start of the first half
39:06he comes up short and Schroeder
39:07tracks it down
39:08Tobias Harris wanted a foul
39:10he's letting the official know about
39:12it coming down the floor
39:15Cunningham is accepting the defensive
39:17challenge Mitchell step back
39:18raindrops
39:22a playoff career high
39:2634 second half points for Mitchell
39:30a complete spider explosion as Thompson
39:34glides in
39:35that's the first time Grant where Evan
39:37Mobley has lost track because he's just
39:39roving around that time Asar Thompson
39:41active on the baseline finds the open
39:44space
39:44well Thompson that was not an easy finish
39:46there with that left hand but you're
39:48right
39:51Allen
39:51Allen
39:52shovel Mitchell again
39:56Mitchell
39:57from Sharon Allen
40:0240 points for Donovan Mitchell
40:05Duren loses the basketball
40:07trying to find somebody to outlet
40:10he's not the way by Allen
40:12seven a shoot down for Harris
40:14dancing on Mobley
40:16Harris drive
40:17Harris is fouled
40:22hey what a second half here
40:24Donovan Mitchell
40:25just change of direction there
40:28create a little bit of separation with the step back
40:31but not an easy shot right there and he knows
40:34that he is having a historic second half
40:38of his performance
40:40I mean I've seen a lot of playoff games
40:42I don't know if I've seen a half quite like this
40:45from Donovan Mitchell
40:48and just being a total non-factor in the first half
40:51and man you gift him some easy looks
40:54think about this Grant
40:55first half he gets a wide open three
40:57late second second quarter and then the early cut
41:01and another dribble drive for man one
41:03and now it's on
41:04and you just there's no turning that off
41:09it is a runway train
41:11and he just put LaVert on the ground
41:14he's got the fenders touching earth
41:16he's got shots that aren't even hitting rim
41:19right now he is locked in
41:22Hutton comes up short
41:23Allen hits the deck
41:24Cunningham still playing hard trying to push the pace
41:2819 points for Cade
41:30Harris open long
41:31comes up short
41:32rebound Thompson
41:36called the shoot now for Cunningham off the screen
41:39step back
41:40couple of pumps
41:41Schroeder's right there
41:43five to shoot
41:44LaVert triple
41:46long
41:48batted into the hands of Moby
41:49and good discipline there by Schroeder
41:51on those shot fakes from Cunningham
41:54this great collective defense for Cleveland
41:57but then granted to finish the play with a block out
42:00gets it done closing it down
42:02Schroeder drive
42:03oh the no look
42:05and Allen missed the slam
42:08shot clock reset now to 14
42:1010 to shoot for Mitchell
42:13Schroeder
42:14hits the deck
42:16Mitchell keeps the dribble alive
42:17oh that's way deep
42:20long rebound
42:21saved by Mobley into the hands of Cunningham
42:25bounce it for Harris
42:26on the attack
42:27Harris over the top
42:29couldn't finish
42:30tip in goes
42:31the follow for LaVert
42:33that's one of those plays where you appreciate the effort from Mobley on the save
42:37but you are really just giving an advantage play there for Detroit
42:42Mitchell
42:43is found
42:45he will get free throws when we come back to Cleveland
42:4940 points for Mitchell
42:51Cavs in control at all
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43:03Cade Cunningham 7 of 16 tonight
43:05just 19 points
43:07so far against this Cavs defense
43:09well no it's been a journey for Cade Cunningham tonight
43:12and the defense the attention
43:14getting the ball out of his hands
43:16showing bodies every time he comes off a screen and roll
43:20forcing turnovers
43:22and it's been a frustrating night
43:23smart defense just make Cunningham work
43:26try to wear him down
43:28he's been so good in these
43:30postseason
43:31probably his least impactful game
43:33in this
43:34postseason this year
43:3619 points
43:374 rebounds
43:386 assists
43:393 fouls
43:4039 minutes for Cunningham
43:41Mitchell
43:43with his 8th
43:44playoff
43:4440 point game
43:50now Cunningham on the bench
43:51that streak
43:52to start his
43:53playoff career
43:54of 20 point games
43:55in serious jeopardy
43:59well Grant you've seen so much playoff basketball
44:01can you remember a time where a star player struggled the way that Mitchell did in the first and then
44:06to bounce back like this in the second
44:08are you trying to say that I'm old
44:10I'm saying that you've done this job and played in the league a long time
44:14well I am old and you know what yes that's what your take was from that question
44:18I saw our very own
44:22Tracy McGrady
44:23I saw Tracy McGrady against the Bucks
44:27go off in the second half
44:28and the great thing about Tracy was
44:30he had a kind of a pedestrian first half
44:33against Milwaukee
44:33and at halftime
44:34he said to me
44:35did you ever see Jordan
44:36go off in the second half
44:38and I said yeah
44:38and he said watch
44:40and then he did it
44:41and he went off
44:42and he guarded
44:43Big Dog
44:44and put on a clinic in the second half
44:47not quite at this level
44:48sure
44:49but it was certainly
44:50pretty special
44:50maybe 25
44:51in the second half for T-Mac
44:53well this is on the brink of NBA history
44:55because Donovan Mitchell has 38 points in the second half
44:58the playoff
44:59all-time record
45:00for points and a half
45:01is 39
45:02Wow
45:02by Sleepy Floyd
45:03so if Mitchell can get one more bucket here
45:06we have witnessed some history
45:08in Cleveland
45:12crowd has been on their feet for the majority of this second half
45:15Cavaliers on the brink of tying this series
45:18Donovan Mitchell leading the way
45:20looking for the capper
45:22instead it's outside
45:23and it's trips
45:26poked around
45:27Jenkins claims
45:33Sasser is in the game
45:34he'll let it fly
45:36he'll knock it down
45:37well he's been sitting over there a long time
45:39his first time up
45:40that's not easy to do
45:43well you said
45:44you said this before Rob
45:46because
45:47you said that
45:47when you were at Purdue
45:49you had walk-ons
45:50they used to say that
45:51and then
45:51you didn't believe it
45:52I didn't buy it
45:53Mitchell too strong there
45:54I was like man go in the game
45:56and make a shot
45:58and then I got here
45:59and I was like
46:00man they were a kid
46:01that's not easy
46:03Sasser bounce it
46:04Paul Reed
46:07and they get Mitchell one more bucket
46:09with 90 seconds to play
46:15he'll get rid of it
46:16and it's Harden with 24 and 11
46:22for two to swap coming next dead ball for Cleveland
46:25Harden dance
46:27off the heel to read
46:29well guys for Detroit
46:30he had so much confidence after the two wins at home
46:35we've got the NBA Showtime presented by AT&T
46:39we will hear from T-Mac along with Vince Mello
46:42and Maria
46:43about this game
46:44and looking forward to the rest of this series
46:46and the rest of the semifinal round
46:49in the Eastern Western Conference
46:50but
46:51this main crew for Cleveland getting
46:54their proper round of applause
47:04Mitchell will finish with 42
47:0638 of them coming in the second half
47:09as Porter throws it away
47:10and Reed with the cookies and milk
47:13oh Reed
47:14so for Detroit
47:16they've gotten it to 10
47:17with just under a minute to play
47:18oh my goodness
47:19and they're going to force maybe another turnover
47:21no it's going to be out of bounds
47:22and stay with Cleveland
47:24I mean this is important
47:25because you think about momentum
47:27coming into game 5
47:28and it feels like Detroit's taking full advantage of it
47:30well Cleveland just kind of sleepwalking their way to the end here
47:33a lazy pass from Craig Poorer Jr.
47:35and Kenny Atkinson going to fire up the troops here
47:37he's not happy
47:39fifty eight point one seconds remaining
47:41in a ten point ball game
47:43in the land
47:46eight point one in Cleveland
47:48the Cavaliers
47:49are under a minute away
47:51from tying this series at two games apiece
47:55it just felt like
47:56Detroit had solved
47:59finishing the games
48:00when they had those two
48:02the wins at Little Seasons Arena
48:03and now
48:04it just shows you again
48:06how quickly things can change
48:07in the postseason
48:08one hundred percent
48:09we've seen it time and time again
48:11and this Cleveland team
48:11they gained some confidence
48:12I think
48:13coming back home
48:14home cooking
48:15which they've been
48:16so uh oh
48:17oh my goodness
48:17that's another turnover
48:18and Sasser
48:19with the easy leg
48:20wait they're going to call timeout again
48:23as they should
48:24absolutely
48:25we might see the
48:26the starters come back in here
48:28well it's 9-0 and 13-2
48:31extended over the last three and a half minutes
48:33but again you just
48:35think about what momentum can mean
48:37over the course of a playoff series
48:39and Cleveland has
48:40thoroughly dominated this second half
48:42Kenny Atkinson is
48:43quite honestly irate
48:45and understandably so
48:46just giving life
48:47to this Detroit team
48:48after it looked like
48:49they were putting them away
48:50pretty quickly
48:51and it would be
48:52it's a nightmare
48:52to have to put these guys back in the game
48:54you think all right
48:55let's get them rest
48:55there's no injury risk
48:57but at this point
48:58with eight
48:58eight points
49:0049 seconds
49:01I wouldn't be surprised
49:02if we see him go back in
49:03I think he's going to probably
49:04go back to his main guys here
49:06or he should
49:07but this is
49:09not exactly how you want to end
49:11such a
49:12just an incredible
49:13second half
49:14I mean these last
49:15few minutes here
49:16just poor execution
49:17and you said it best
49:18giving the Pistons some life
49:20we've seen crazy things happen
49:22throughout the NBA playoffs
49:24and
49:25we want to close
49:26the deal here
49:27and as you said
49:28run through the tape
49:28and credit this group
49:30that Detroit has on the floor
49:31Marcus Sasser hasn't played
49:32he comes in
49:33makes a three
49:34the defensive pressure
49:34has been overwhelming
49:36and look who's on the floor
49:38Mitchell, Harden, Lowly, Merrill
49:40will all
49:41make their way out there
49:43along with Schroeder
49:44same group there for Detroit
49:46you see this fourth quarter score
49:48as Detroit has drawn closer now
49:50no more timeouts for Cleveland
49:52the final 49.7 seconds
49:57it'll be Mobley to inbound
50:03no timeouts
50:04gotta get it in
50:05and he does for Merrill
50:06nearly threw it away
50:07now Mitchell trying to circle around
50:09and Mitchell takes it all the way
50:11missed it
50:11Mobley to follow
50:41Mobley
50:42just wanted it more
50:43than everybody else
50:44on the floor
50:45goes back up
50:46with the put back dunk
50:47and now you've got
50:48Donald Mitchell at the line
50:49for the record
50:50and to put this thing on ice
50:55he currently has 38
50:57second half points
51:0943 on the night in 36 minutes
51:12and after Cleveland trailed by
51:14four at the half
51:15Mitchell now on the game is a
51:18plus 30
51:1830
51:26he has tied the record
51:30sleepy Floyd now with company
51:32at the top of that list
51:33I blame that on Robbie
51:34I don't know
51:36I don't care right
51:36sorry
51:37no no no
51:39it's a collective table blame
51:41I don't think Grant feels that way
51:43uh oh
51:43Jenkins nearly took it away
51:45it's out of bounds
51:45with 14.9 seconds remaining
51:50you might get one more chance
51:51I hope so
51:52I mean I hope so now
51:53you feel bad
51:54I'm a little guilty here
51:59I didn't say his percentage
52:01no no
52:01you didn't
52:02for the record
52:02you didn't
52:05Harden with a tough catch
52:07and the jump ball is called
52:08with 13 seconds left
52:09I'm not sure how Harden caught that
52:11right there
52:12but jump ball
52:13I tell you these Pistons
52:14they're still competing
52:15still fighting here
52:19but Grant that that is their DNA
52:21yeah they've done this all year long
52:29so it'll be Harden jumping it up
52:31and Holland
52:33with young legs at six foot eight
52:35with a 6'11 wingspan
52:37will be in there with him
52:38and he wins it
52:40they'll get it up quickly
52:41ten seconds left
52:42Sasser
52:43will put up a three
52:45off the heel
52:46rebound
52:47out of bounds
52:47off Cleveland
52:48with 5.2 on the clock
52:51now for the Cavs
52:52it certainly turns to
52:53how do they keep the momentum
52:55on the road
52:56because that's been a different story
52:58from playing here in this building
52:59they've struggled
53:00they've struggled this whole 12 season
53:01they have not won on the road
53:03they're trying to win this series
53:05they're going to have to get a win
53:06in Detroit
53:06they're going to move to 6-0
53:08here at home in the playoffs
53:10as Reid won't get another shot off
53:12and the Cleveland Cavaliers
53:14have tied this Eastern Conference
53:16semi-final at two games apiece
53:18on the back
53:19of Donovan Mitchell's
53:2139 second half points
53:241-12 to 1-03 the final
53:28and it was a pleasure
53:30to witness
53:31history
53:31witness greatness
53:32from that young man
53:34putting his team
53:35on his back
53:36carrying the load
53:38and just
53:38a sensational effort
53:41from Donovan Mitchell
53:42and his team
53:42his fiancee
53:44Coco Jones
53:44first to greet him
53:46Cavaliers are 10-6
53:48when the series is tied
53:49at 2-2
53:49they're looking for their
53:50fourth ever comeback
53:52of 0-2
53:53in franchise history
53:55and for the Pistons
53:56they are trying to
53:58find their medal
53:59as they head back home
54:00Donovan Mitchell
54:01the star of the second half
54:02with Ashley Shalman
54:04Donovan Mitchell
54:0539 second half points
54:07you have tied
54:08the all-time playoff record
54:09for points and a half
54:11what was the message
54:12to yourself
54:13at halftime?
54:14Well I apologize
54:15to the group
54:16like
54:16I set the tone
54:18in game 3
54:18getting downhill in transition
54:19and I don't think I did that
54:21one time
54:21in the first half
54:22you know for me
54:23that's the catalyst
54:24and it's not just always
54:25the score right
54:26like I was able to get
54:27into the pain and score
54:27but trying to just at least
54:29you know create confusion
54:30you know trying to find
54:31what to set the tone
54:32early in the offense
54:33I didn't do that in the first half
54:34so I came in and told my guy
54:35look it's on me
54:37and I tried to make a statement
54:38in the second half
54:38as a team though
54:40a 22 nothing start
54:41to start that third quarter
54:43it is one thing
54:44to say something
54:44another to do it
54:45for a team built on
54:46their defensive identity
54:47how did you guys
54:48silence that?
54:49Just continue to play
54:50play together right
54:51like at the end of the day
54:52we got stops which also helped
54:53to us running
54:54but continue to move the ball
54:55there was like several possessions
54:56where it's going
54:57wing the corner to corner
54:58to top right
54:59so that's where it starts
55:01also I get in the paint
55:09there's a big difference Donovan
55:11in being two and two
55:12going into game five
55:13and being three and one
55:14so how much confidence
55:15do you have in this group
55:16as you guys head back to Detroit?
55:17We were extremely confident
55:18after the first two games
55:19you know I don't understand
55:20like they protected home court
55:21we did the same thing
55:22right
55:23so now we got to go get one
55:24their fans will be fired up
55:26they're going to be fired up
55:26energy wise
55:27we got to bring the same energy
55:28and intensity
55:29on the road
55:30Congrats on the half
55:31congrats on the win
55:32thanks so much
55:32I appreciate it
55:33thank you
55:33Noah
55:34Alright Ashley
55:35Dobber Mitchell with 43
55:38James Harden with 24
55:3917 from Evan Mobley
55:41and Cleveland overcomes
55:43what was a 7 point deficit
55:454 at halftime
55:46and win at 112 to 103
55:48tomorrow night
55:49Timberwolves Spurs
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