Barkley's critique

Charles Barkley says cleveland needs a player who imposes will on the game after blowing 29 point lead to philadelphia 76ers.

“Well the problem is they don’t have no dogs. They got some good players, but you have to have a guy who imposes his will on the game”

Cavaliers' leadership issue

Cleveland underreacts when teams make runs, failing to handle late-game pressure after blowing 29 point lead.

Evan Mobley's potential

Evan Mobley scored 15 points in first half but only 3 in second half as lead faded.

Mobley's inconsistency

Mobley stopped taking jump shots after philadelphia changed defensive approach in second half.

Mobley as 'dog' candidate

Kenny Atkinson imagined mobley like kevin garnett to be team's 'dog' but he underperforms.

James Harden's role

James harden is most experienced player but defense is poor during late-game runs.

Harden's late-game performance

Harden hit all three shots as cleveland went 2-13 from three in second half.

Cavaliers' leadership crisis

Donovan mitchell led team but lacked leader mentality during 76ers run.

Mitchell's leadership gap

Mitchell cannot be number 1 player on team as leadership issues persist.