The Cleveland Cavaliers lost their fifth game of the season. They’re now 33-5 and continue to sit atop the Eastern Conference, but it was a tough setback nonetheless. When asked about that, Donovan Mitchell had some simple explanations as to what went wrong.

We’re playing good basketball,” Donovan Mitchell told ESPN, “but can we be this team consistently? Can we be this team when we lose two or three in a row? Can we be this

For the game, they will be without their best player, as Donovan Mitchell has been ruled out. Via Ethan Sands of Cleveland.com: "Donovan Mitchell is OUT for the #Cavs in tonight’s second game of a back-to-back against the Toronto Raptors.

Donovan Mitchell is OUT for the #Cavs in tonight’s second game of a back-to-back against the Toronto Raptors. It’s a scheduled rest game for the five-time All-Star, who played 35