What's next for Donovan Mitchell, Cavaliers after the outcome of the conference -semi -final?

Is it fair to describe the CAVs as a regular team of the season that does not deliver in the playoffs?

Independence (AP) – Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers won 64 games in the regular season, fetched the top seed in the Eastern Conference and had two winnery of at least 15 games.

However, Mitchell goes into the low season and feels one thing.

Ashamed.

This is because, despite all the good things the Cavaliers did in the regular season, most people will remind Cleveland's exit to the conference semi -final after they were worn out in five games from Indiana.

From the 28 times a team has won at least 64 games of the regular season, the Cavs are only the fourth, which at least did not achieve the final of the conference.

“I hope we all feel it and I think we do it. We lost 4: 1. We were the only seed. It is not as if we were the eighth seed that is trying to beat one seed,” said Mitchell on Wednesday morning. “Don't run away. It will be a lot of summer and many voices about what the cavs are and what you should do. I have gone through some of them. Use it as a fuel. It's the only thing we can do.”

Mitchell's comments came after not getting sleep and repetitions of the Cavs' 114-105 loss twice. Cleveland had a lead of 19 points in the second quarter, but could not maintain it when Indiana pulled at halftime within four years and took control in the third quarter.

It was the second time in the series that the Cavaliers missed a big lead. They had a lead of 20 points at the end of the third quarter of game 2 before they lost 120-119 with 1.1 seconds before Tyrese Halliburton's 3 pointer.

The biggest thing that players indicate these needs is that the playoffs are mentally harder.

After the Cavaliers Miami dominated in a first round, the Cavaliers were exceeded by the Pacers at both ends of the courtyard. Indiana dictated the pace and was more physical in the color.

“We have to do it longer. I have the feeling that this was the name of the game for every game that we played during the series. I have the feeling that we could have mentally been mentally in the ghost and could be more physical,” said Center Jarrett Allen.

Nor did it help Cleveland go to the Indiana series, which was hindered by injuries. Darius Garland missed the first two games due to an injury to his left Big Toe, while Evan Mobley and De'andre Hunter were on the road for game 2.

Trainer Kenny Atkinson and his group were proud of their defensive intensity throughout the season. Nevertheless, Indiana scored an average of 117.6 points because his fifth criminal offense achieved many open shots.

Cleveland was one of the best 3-point shot team in the league in the regular season, but had an accuracy rate of 29.4% against the Pacers.

“Honestly, I expected more from the Miami series. Now we have to find out the next piece,” said Atkinson on Tuesday evening.

The good news for the Cavaliers is that the core of their squad is under contract. The bad news is that they are over both salary caps, which they hindered if they wanted to add another striker or center to the squad.

Before Mitchell begins his preparations for the next season, he will take a break where he said he was on tour with “good music”.

This is Mitchell's fourth time in a team that came into the second round of the playoffs, but no further. He was part of Utah's top seed run in 2021, which ended with jazz, which was eliminated by the Los Angeles Clipper in six games.

Mitchell referred to Mobley, the defensive player of the year of the NBA, who achieved an average of 18.5 points and 9.3 rebounds in the regular season when he was asked whether this team was more.

“It continues to grow. He is a guy who will be even more important and even important next year. Try to make it even more aggressive,” said Mitchell.

Center Tristan Thompson – Part of the CAVS 2016 NBA championship team – believes that the CAVs will be in the right opinion at the beginning of the training camp in September.

“You have to starve before you eat. We understand that. Guys across the board have this feeling,” he said. “We have hungry (expedant), so I know that this summer you will do everything you can to do it right because we have something to do.”

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