![]() Mitchell (17 for 27 from the field, 4 for 8 from behind the arc) turned it on late against the overmatched Lakers, scoring 29 points in the second half. “I mean that’s just the competitor in you.” “You always want to spoil the homecoming,” he said with a grin. ![]() But he admitted it was on his mind at times. Mitchell said he told the Cleveland huddle that they should focus on themselves and shut out the inevitable audience swells for James, an Akron native who remains revered in these parts. There were times when Mitchell even left James in the dust, particularly on a first-quarter spin move that ended in a lob to Jarrett Allen (24 points, 11 rebounds). Offseason trade acquisition Donovan Mitchell dazzled with 43 points and five assists, zig-zagging his way past a Laker defense that was forced to play without star big man Anthony Davis, who left after eight minutes with flu-like symptoms. And unfortunately for James, the Lakers experienced the rising tide firsthand in a 116-102 loss on Tuesday night. Without James, the Cavaliers have succumbed to the city’s overall history of futility, and James has rubbed it in by winning almost every time he marches in with a visiting team.īut after 20 years, a new era of hope might be emerging for Cavaliers basketball even without their homegrown star. With James, the franchise has seen its greatest heights, including a 2016 title that the city still treasures. CLEVELAND - For the last two decades, there have only been truly two incarnations of the Cleveland Cavaliers: the team with LeBron James, and the team without.
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