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The Cleveland Cavaliers Adjustment That Flipped Game 5
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The Cleveland Cavaliers Adjustment That Flipped Game 5

Cleveland Cavaliers On SI·Tim Daniel​·about 1 month ago
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Dennis Schorder kept the Cleveland Cavaliers alive after his heroic fourth quarter in Game 5 Wednesday night at Rocket Arena. If you thought this was a sentence that would be said once he was acquired by Kony Altman and staff at the trade deadline, I'd have told you to get a lottery ticket. The Cavaliers needed someone that could help them win, they needed the role player who could close the game out. Schroder not only did that, but he flipped the series to the benefit on the Cleveland Cavaliers. Schroder finished the game with 19 points, 11 of which came in the fourth quarter, with no Brandon Ingram and Scottie Barnes limping his way through the game. Schroder spotted the Raptors' weakness and took full advantage. When Donovan Mitchell was asked by Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson to come into the game, he told Atkinson to keep him on the bench and let Schroder cook.…

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