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Sam Merrill has developed an instant chemistry with James Harden. I was able to get Merrill to breakdown some clips to figure out what he looks for when playing with his new superstar teammate. “He fits with anybody.” fearthesword.com/cavs-features-…

Joe Vardon: "Would you like to see LeBron come back?" Donovan Mithell: "That's not for me. That's a Koby Altman question."

"I love it here. ... I have no doubt this group can get there." - Donovan Mitchell on a possible extension with the Cavs

Donovan Mitchell reiterated that this series came down to not taking care of business in the previous two rounds. He admits that he and the team were tired.

"I genuinely feel like we are the better team, but series-wise we didn't show it." - James Harden on how the Cavs stack up with the Knicks

James Harden says he "100%" wants to be in Cleveland next season, and believes in this group. "I think we found something."

Kenny Atkinson doesn't believe that the Game 1 collapse had an impact on the outcome of the season. He mentioned that the other three games weren't close enough to lead you to believe they were the better team.

Knicks fans are in the hallway yelling, "Let's go Knicks" while Kenny Atkinson is doing his final postgame press conference of the year. It's a fitting conclusion to this series.

Final recap of the year. fearthesword.com/cavs-playoffs/…

The starters have been pulled. The white flag has officially been waved on this Cavs' season.

@DivertedMinds @DevaronPerry That's a good point. I take it back! I was a Billy Preston believer after a SL game or two.

@JacksFlickinger @DevaronPerry Got my name on a genuine cavs Jersey. I thought it was smart

What’s the most obscure Cavs jersey you own?

@LovelandSportsG Thank you. That means a lot!

@JacksFlickinger Absolutely great publication. Appreciate all the hard work that goes into it.

This was a brutal way for it to end, but I do want to take a moment to thank everyone for following along and reading on Fear the Sword. It means a lot.

@DivertedMinds @DevaronPerry That's insane man.

@DevaronPerry Billy Preston

@MikeLucasTV But other than that, how was the play, Mrs. Lincoln?

what went right for the #Cavs in the first half: almost nothing. what went wrong: everything.

The end of this season was always going to be rough. Game 4 is proving to be that. Knicks fans have taken over the building. And the Knicks have controlled the action on the court.

I understand Harden has been frustrating, but he's not this team's best player and what everything is built around. Donovan Mitchell needs to anchor these lineups so much better than he has. It's been a problem all postseason, and is so again here.

James Harden got subbed out for three minutes, and the Cavs immediately gave up a 13-5 run. This has been the case all playoffs. The Cavs have a +1.8 net rating. When he's off, they're -8.8. That's a difference of +10.6

Well, if it were the series in one play, it'd probably include the Knicks running in transition while the Cavs are standing around and watching the missed shot, but you get my point.

The Cavs run a James Harden and Jarrett Allen pick-and-roll on the wing. The Knicks tag the roller from the corner, then Max Strus misses the open three. That's sort of been the series in one play.

It's probably a 60/40 split between Cavs and Knicks fans. The difference is that Knicks fans are loud and have more to cheer for so far in this series.