This time, Donovan Mitchell got the help he needed.
The Cavaliers star had averaged 40.6 points and 29.3 shot attempts over the three games leading up to Cleveland’s 118-94 blowout win over the Celtics at TD Garden in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Thursday night.
The Cavaliers went 1-2 during that stretch, and the Celtics wiped them off the floor in Game 1 of this series because Cleveland’s offensive production outside of Mitchell was lacking. He scored 33 points in that game, but the Cavs ended up with just 95.