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I think the fact we only lost by one point and a heroic shot by Mitchell, while our starters were having an off night speaks some volumes.
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Cam Thomas was downright awesome. If Mikal wasn’t so sloppy in the first half, him and Thomas could’ve sealed a W up.
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Simmons didn’t do a thing on offense, but man, 10 boards and 9 dimes is nothing to sneeze at.
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Our bench just in general looks really solid. This may be the first team in NBA history where the bench players consistently save the starters every night, lol.
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We outrebounded the Cavs 50 to 38.
This feels like 2018-19 all over again where losses and wins will be by slim margins, but they definitely worked their asses off. This team could be a scrappy, blue-collar team that fights and it’ll take until at least around early December for it all to click, but I wasn’t entirely disappointed last night. On paper, the Cavs had significant advantages and we hung in there, especially when down at times. (Side note: Maybe we don’t need Ben Simmons to be Old Ben Simmons again, maybe we need him to be our PJ Tucker?)