The Cleveland Cavaliers suffered a painful 136-119 loss against the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night, missing a big opportunity to get closer to the 3rd seed Philadelphia 76ers.
This marked their third straight loss, and Donovan Mitchell sent a big message to his teammates after the game.
“It’s time,” Mitchell said, per Chris Fedor of cleveland.com. “It’s that time I was telling you about at the beginning of the year. It’s time to pick it up. We’ve dropped these two. Now we have to go and respond.”
The Cavaliers know they are in a privileged position this season, especially after the Brooklyn Nets pretty much destroyed themselves when they decided to part with both Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant.
Now, many people consider we have a 4-team race in the Eastern Conference, with the Boston Celtics (44-17), Milwaukee Bucks (42-17), Philadelphia 76ers (39-20), and Cleveland Cavaliers (38-25) looking like serious candidates to make it to the Finals this year.
Donovan Mitchell Hopes A Cavaliers Championship Is In The NBA’s Script This Season
The Celtics and Bucks appear to be one tier above the Sixers and Cavs, but nothing is set in stone yet. In fact, Donovan Mitchell joked a little bit about the infamous ‘script’ for this 2022-23 NBA season, revealing that he hopes it includes the Cavaliers winning the championship a couple of months from now.
After recording an interesting 2021-22 NBA season, the Cavs landed Donovan Mitchell in a blockbuster trade, and now they’re one of the favorites to come out of the East this year.
The competition is really hard right now, and it won’t be easy for them to get over the last two East champions, as well as a Sixers team hungry for success. This season has been really good for them, but if they want to have a bigger chance to win it all, they need to get to work and win the games they’re supposed to win.
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