"Mitchell poured in 39 of his 43 points after the half - tying an NBA record in the play-offs - to level the series at 2-2 with Game Five taking place in Detroit tomorrow night."
"He was disappointed with his first-half efforts and said he was not attacking the basket enough. "Not really trying to force it," Mitchell said. "I understand that I'm going to get looks, and it's going to fall at some point. Even if they didn't, just being aggressive, more aggressive. But I'm not tripping. We were down four at the half.""
"The Cavs trailed 56-52 at half-time but then went on a 24-0 run that flipped the game in their favour. "Our starters hadn't been great to start the games and start the halves," said Cavs guard James Harden. "Tonight was a really good opportunity for us, and we did that. Start the game and start the halves, particularly on the defensive end. That's what led to easy opportunities, whether it's 3s or layups, rewarding our bigs.""
"Detroit were awarded just 12 free throws all night, three fewer than Mitchell. "It's unacceptable. It is," furious Pistons coach JB Bickerstaff said. "We didn't do enough obviously to help ourselves, and I'll start there. But ever since we came to Cleveland, the whistle has changed. There's no""
Donovan Mitchell scored 43 points, with 39 coming after halftime, tying an NBA playoff record for points in a half. Cleveland overcame a 56-52 halftime deficit by running a 24-0 stretch to take control and defeat Detroit 112-103 in Game Four. Mitchell said he was not aggressive enough in the first half and wanted to get downhill more often. James Harden added 24 points and 11 assists, crediting better starts and defensive energy for creating easy scoring opportunities. Detroit finished with 12 free throws, and Pistons coach JB Bickerstaff criticized officiating, saying the whistle changed after arriving in Cleveland.
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