Donovan Mitchell
Lead guard · franchise scorer
30.1 PPG · 6.4 APG
The only Cavs player who can actually win a game by himself. Needs to play out of his mind from Game 4 on.
All contenders
CLE
Cleveland
Cavaliers
Swept out of the Eastern Conference Finals. A 64-win regular season ends one round short of the Finals, with an off-season of hard questions ahead about whether this core's ceiling is real.
Title odds
Out
Moneyline
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Regular season
52-30
Last title
2016
Who decides it
The three names that have to play like themselves — and the x-factor who tips it either way.
Evan Mobley
Two-way big · DPOY finalist
18.7 PPG · 10.4 RPG · 2.1 BPG
The defensive backbone. Can't be the offensive solution but can keep games close.
James Harden
Combo guard · vet creator
22.8 PPG · 8.1 APG · 38% 3PT
The deadline-day shock that gave Cleveland a second pick-and-roll engine next to Mitchell. Couldn't quite drag the series past the Knicks' switching.
