Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell sends a blunt warning after the bulls would win

After the defeat Chicago BullsThe Cleveland Cavaliers‘The winning railway might have reached up to 11 games. However, there was no jubilation in the locker room for locker rooms in United Centuri. No high petions, no celebration. Instead, it was an understanding, Despite the winThings are less than perfect for the sun.

The spotal plate said 139-117, but it was finally deceptive. The Cews found themselves once again to run out of the hole, this time against the search Bulls Team missing six key associates. Down to 15 at one point, forced to call another increase in late play, The Cavs played with fire. And they knew that.

“Unacceptable” Donovan Mitchell He said sadly. “We have to stop doing it. We are a talented team and win these games. But at some point it will bite us in the ass. We need to get out and set up a tone.” Those things can’t happen. “

Trouding form is impossible to ignore. Recently, Boston Celtics bury Cleveland in the early 25-3 deficit before the songs returned to steal victory in Boston. At home, vs. Scrappi Portland Trail Blazers Squad, the story was the same and last until 18, only at half time, just to recover immediately. On the way in Chicago against the bulls? Another recruiter.

These slow starts are not an anomaly; Become part of the DNA team. Not in a good way.

“It’s definitely a bad habit. We all know it’s” Jarrett Allen said. “We have these slow starts to get rid of it. When we start playing, they will attack us too and we don’t want to get it back. We will develop a bad habit and we will change it in a few games. I’m not worried.”

Allen has a point. CAWS has already shown the ability to correct bad habits. When the main coach Kenny Atkinson He challenged the deflation of the defense last month, they replied, climbing to the top in the primary league in defensive rating in the last 15 games. When the jump became a problem, they tightened and broke the first five in the committees since the end of January.

Now the next challenge is clear: Show yourself from the top of opening, not only in stains.

Donovan Mitchell and Cavs showed the reason for concern against bulls

For three quarters against Chicago, the cave broke into. They missed 13 of their first 15 three-sided and collected only 24 points in the first quarter. They returned to halftime. Again. Difference? Seven-minute explosion in the fourth quarter that turned a narrow play in the route. And 32-10 Run, a dominant 43-23 final period – it seemed great in boxing, but players knew it was never so close.

“We have to be careful,” Atkinson admitted. “This league is excessive. We had a great fourth quarter, but in three-quarters we slept. If you are playing too much with food … for a team with the best records in the league, it is not our identity.”

These habits are dangerous for the clipple, because the competition is becoming only stronger here. CAWS have the best track in the east. They are closed at the seed 1. But in a series of seven games, against the opponent for battles, they will not have a luxury to wait for the fourth quarter to switch the switch.

“We didn’t play your type of basketball,” Allen added. “He just clicked at the end.”

The numbers are historical – the longest active small stripe in league, 51-10 records, franchisees 16 wins with 20 or more points. But the cave are not satisfied with the dominance of the regular season. Have higher aspirations. And to achieve them, they cannot afford to dig these wound holes.

He flees with it for now. But as well as postsison-loose fabrics, they know that their error margin quickly decreases.