CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers dropped a game to the Golden State Warriors B-Squad. They shot 34% from the floor and 23% from downtown in the loss. Yuck.
All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player.
Donovan Mitchell
29 points, 3 assists, 4 rebounds
Mitchell took it upon himself to will Cleveland back into this game offensively after a putrid start to the game. This led to some serious tunnel vision that might have hurt the team. At the same time, it was Mitchell’s scoring that nearly won them the game in the first place. Mitchell finished with 29 points on 26 shot attempts.
Jaylon Tyson
11 points, 3 assists, 11rebounds
The Warriors ran the risk of giving Tyson another big scoring game. They left him mostly unguarded on the perimeter, but Tyson shot just 1-4 from deep.
As you’ve come to expect, Tyson still found a way to be helpful by grabbing BLANK rebounds and turning up the defensive intensity in the final quarter.
Evan Mobley
18 points, 1 assist, 10 rebounds
Mobley had been scoring efficiently and heating up defensively before tonight’s game. He brought it once again on defense tonight, but shot 8-19 from the floor. I thought his process was mostly fine — shots just didn’t drop.
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Darius Garland
17 points, 4 assists, 5 rebounds
Garland had a rough start to this one. He opened the game shooting 3-10 but went 3-5 the rest of the way. His mobility looked better than it has in weeks, which was encouraging. But he didn’t have it on defense, and he wasn’t good enough on offense.
De’Andre Hunter
6 points, 3 assists, 3 rebounds
I’m not sure what’s happening to Hunter, but I hope he snaps out of it soon. This was a helter-skelter performance with just 2 field goals to 2 turnovers.
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Craig Porter Jr.
0 points, 0 assists, 4 rebounds
Porter only played 15 minutes and went 0-4 from the field. His offense felt rushed, but I think the Cavs could have leaned on him a bit more. Porter has had a knack for making things happen if you roll with him long enough.
3 points, 0 assists, 4 rebounds
The Cavs could have really used another efficient shooting night from Wade. He wasn’t able to deliver.
Nae’Qwan Tomlin
6 points, 1 assist, 12 rebounds
Tomlin was a rebounding machine. He’s been an energizer all season long, but this might have been his most impactful performance to date. He didn’t shoot the ball well (3-10) but he did everything else.
Thomas Bryant
2 points, 0 assists, 6 rebounds
Golden State showed no interest in defending Bryant, and he showed no interest in making them pay for it. Bryant was fine defensively, but shot 0-4 from the floor.