Kirk Goldsberry

Instead of Indiana, it's Toronto who doesn't really have a healthy team right now.

You mentioned the injuries to Scotty and Brandon earlier.

So, yeah, I was starting to get very concerned, particularly when you layer in that James Harden isn't exactly throwing 100 miles an hour right now and turning the ball over.

Donovan Mitchell hasn't really shown up at the level I would have expected.

And they're not out of this.

What are your thoughts?

And that's when we were on for the series.

I said Jared Allen was the big X factor for Cleveland.

He's not going to lead them in scoring, but the ability of that two-big lineup, which had some really exciting metrics coming into the playoffs,

to make somebody feel Cleveland on defense, finally.

Just like you said, I think they're 12th out of 16 teams on defense against a wounded Toronto team that is not a good offense, even when they're healthy.

And you mentioned Shed playing...

key point guard minutes, starting actions, that's not even quickly out there.

So I think it's fair to be disappointed in this team.

Cleveland up 3-2.

I'd go so far as to say I expect Toronto to win Game 6 at home and really put the pressure on James Harden and this Cavs team in Game 7, which, God, all bets are off if that happens.

Yeah, that's interesting.

I keep waiting for Donovan Mitchell to have those kinds of attacking moments where he is, like you called it out earlier, Dennis Schroeder shouldn't be the guy I think of when I think about, hey, which of these Cavs guards is attacking the rim most frequently?

But yeah, Schroeder was leaving it all on the floor last night, collapsing into the stanchion over and over again.

That's what I expect from Donovan Mitchell, especially if they get