Cavaliers Star Given Bold Prediction for Playoff Series vs. Pacers

Andy Bailey of Bleacher Report recently made a few bold predictions for the Cavaliers-Pacers series, and one of them is that Mitchell will have a 40-point performance at some point in the best-of-seven showdown.

"[Mitchell] already has  such performances in the playoffs, which ties him for 26th place in NBA history. After averaging 23.8 points in only 31.0 minutes per game against Miami in the first round, he's due for a big outing," wrote Bailey.

"Even with the Pacers having Nembhard and Nesmith to throw at him, Mitchell will go nuclear at some point in this series. After all, those two have to pay attention to Garland and Jerome as well."

If the Cavaliers are at full strength, they don't need Mitchell to have a huge night to win this series.

However, with Darius Garland's status still unknown as he deals with a toe injury and more attention being given to Ty Jerome, the Cavaliers may ask Mitchell to take on more of a scoring role if they want to advance to the next round.

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