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"I Almost Broke Down" - Donovan Mitchell Shouts Out Fiancée Coco Jones While Crediting Her For Fuelling His Playoff Surge in Cavaliers’ ECF Push
On Monday, the New York Knicks erased a 22-point fourth-quarter deficit to stun the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-104 in Game One of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals, fueled by 38 points from Jalen Brunson.
Cleveland's lead evaporated as the team stopped running its offense, and analyst Charles Barkley criticized Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson for failing to call timeouts as the Knicks cut the lead from 20 to six.
Brunson spearheaded an 18-1 run to tie the game late, while Westchester County native Donovan Mitchell scored only 3 points during the fourth quarter and overtime combined after putting up 26 points earlier.
Former NBA champion and head coach Avery Johnson criticized James Harden for "porous defense" on CBS, while Barkley declared the loss "a damn choke job" on Inside the NBA, placing blame on Harden and Mitchell.
The Knicks host Game Two on Thursday, aiming to double their lead in the series, while the first two games of both conference finals have been decided in overtime for the first time in NBA history.