sports
Down 2-0 again, Cavs say task ahead undaunting
Key takeaways
- NEW YORK -- Despite trailing 2-0 in the Eastern Conference finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers took comfort in the fact that they have rallied from this deficit before.
- The Cavs trailed 2-0 in the conference semifinals before coming back to defeat the Detroit Pistons in seven games, and Donovan Mitchell said that gives the team confidence it can erase the deficit again.
- "This isn't our first time facing adversity," Mitchell said after Cleveland's 109-93 defeat in Game 2 on Thursday night.
Why this matters: a sports story that could shift standings, legacies, or fan conversations.
NEW YORK -- Despite trailing 2-0 in the Eastern Conference finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers took comfort in the fact that they have rallied from this deficit before.
The Cavs trailed 2-0 in the conference semifinals before coming back to defeat the Detroit Pistons in seven games, and Donovan Mitchell said that gives the team confidence it can erase the deficit again.
"This isn't our first time facing adversity," Mitchell said after Cleveland's 109-93 defeat in Game 2 on Thursday night. "We've been through two Game 7s, so being down 2-0 is not the biggest challenge. It's just something we just reached."
Article preview — originally published by ESPN. Full story at the source.
Read full story on ESPN →
More top stories
Aggregated and edited by the Scoop newsroom. We surface news from ESPN alongside other reporting so you can compare coverage in one place.
Editorial policy · Corrections · About Scoop