Donovan Mitchell roasted for 3 huge missed FTs in season-ending loss

Donovan Mitchell gave it everything he had in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ second-round series against the Indiana Pacers, but an unfortunate sequence late in the decisive Game 5 may haunt him for a while.

Mitchell, gutting through an ankle injury that he suffered in Game 4 of the series, was able to play in Tuesday’s Game 5 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. He managed to pour in a game-high 35 points but did so on just 8/25 shooting from the field. Mitchell also cost the Cavaliers with a brutal moment at the free throw line late during the fourth quarter.

The six-time All-Star Mitchell was fouled on a three-point attempt by Pacers forward Aaron Nesmith with 1:49 remaining in the game and Cleveland trailing Indiana 106-100. Mitchell, an 84.0 percent career three-point shooter, proceeded to somehow miss all three free throws though, effectively sealing his team’s fate.