Despite key absences, Donovan Mitchell proved his worth in the second game of the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Indiana Pacers.
With less than a minute left in the first half, Mitchell received the ball and drove towards the basket from the half-court.
There, Pascal Siakam was waiting for him, whom Mitchell surpassed with a spectacular dunk. The force of the dunk was such that Mitchell fell to the ground after the play.
This annotation elevated Mitchell to 21 points in the first half. The player was involved in 36 of the Cavaliers’ 61 points in that period, who went to the break with a 61-50 lead.
The Cavaliers, who started the series losing 1-0, were without Evan Mobley (ankle), Darius Garland (toe), and De’Andre Hunter (wrist) for this second game.
Mitchell, after a 33-point game in the first game, added his third game of over 30 points in the postseason. With this, he joined LeBron James as the only Cavaliers players with at least three 30-point games in the first five games of a postseason.
