ICYMI: The Cavs kept battling and found a way in the fourth quarter Wednesday night, beating the fading Phoenix Suns, 90-88.
It was an underwhelming encore for Mitchell, who scored a franchise-high 71 points during Monday’s overtime win against Chicago, becoming just the seventh player in NBA history to join that exclusive club. Physically and mentally worn down, while also being hounded by the Suns all night, Mitchell tallied just 20 points on 6 of 20 from the field and 3 of 12 from deep in 36 minutes.
Bridges was just 3 of 15 shooting Monday night. The Suns were without Devin Booker, who remains sidelined by a groin strain. Phoenix also lost backup guard Cameron Payne in the first half. Payne was unable to finish because of a foot injury. Veteran point guard Chris Paul tried to pick up the slack for balanced Phoenix, which had all five starters score double figures. Paul finished with a game-high 25.
“I was just in the moment and made the shot,” Mobley said about the jumper. “I was just trying to tell myself to calm down because we still had a few seconds left to play in the game. We still needed to get another stop to steal the win.” “Extremely impactful,” Bickerstaff said of Neto. “His ability to pick guys up full court, get deflections, move his feet, keep people in front of him, be disruptive. Then again, there were times where we were struggling offensively where he found a way to get a bucket. He was huge for us.”Darius Garland missed his third consecutive game with a sprained right thumb -- an absence that once again played part in Cleveland’s mucky offense throughout.
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