After ending the road trip with a loss to the Thunder, the New Orleans Pelicans regained their strength and returned home to a challenge from the Cavaliers.
In terms of pelicans, the core of the team, Ingram, is absent, and the Pelicans, which lack the "main backbone" in this game, can defend the home, Varan + Graham obviously need to play.
On the cavaliers side, Mobly ushered in a comeback, rubio replaced Garland into the starting lineup, trying to lead the Cavaliers to a big job on the road, winning 2 consecutive wins!
However, after four quarters of fighting, despite the excellent play of Rubio + Lefu + Mobley, the Cavaliers, who were mainly anti-guests, once overpowered the Pelicans in the first three quarters, and achieved a huge advantage of as many as 23 points.
However, at the moment of the final showdown, the Cavaliers suddenly went all out of the way, and the team only scored 21 points in a single quarter.
Temple + Varan + Graham ushered in another outbreak, leading the Pelicans to a wave of 19-3 counterattack frenzy, instantly turning the tide on the court.
In the end, the Pelicans also narrowly defeated the Cavaliers at home 108-104, successfully defending the home court while also completing a 23-point big turnover!
This game back at home, although the core of Ingram is missing, the Pelicans are tenacious enough to play a team offense with 5 people scoring in double figures and multi-point blossoming.
In the case of the main forces such as Varan + Graham + Clark, continuing to perform steadily, the play of the two major surprise soldiers Herbert Jones + Temple is particularly critical!
Herbert Jones played 34 minutes in the game, scoring a team-high 26 points on 10-of-18 shooting, plus 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks.
Not only on the offensive end, it once became an overwhelming existence for the Cavaliers, but also on the defensive end, almost single-handedly disrupting the Cavaliers' offensive rhythm and deployment!
Of course, the Pelicans were able to complete the reversal in this game, and the play of the Miracle Tempur was also indispensable.
In this campaign, Temple opened low and went high, in the first three quarters did not score into the account, the last quarter Temple ushered in an outbreak, a single quarter of 6 shots 6 shots without false shots, but also shot 5 three-pointers, rewriting the trend of the game.
And rationally speaking, in the case of the team almost giving up, as a 35-year-old veteran.
Temple, who contributed 17 points+ 3 rebounds + 3 assists + 1 steal efficient performance, was able to stand up in time for the key performance, and indeed played a crucial role for the Pelicans to win the game!
On the other hand, on the Cavaliers side, the team failed to withstand the pressure in the final quarter of this game, and the final reversal of the game process obviously needs to be examined.
But for the Cavaliers, this battle, the team is not completely without highlights!
After all, in the case of a relatively stable play by Mobli + Markkanen, the performance of the two veterans Rubio + Lefour is indeed remarkable.
In this campaign, Rubio entered the starting form of a hot, playing 35 minutes, 10 of 25 shooting a game-high 27 points, plus 13 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks of quasi-triple-double performance, is the key to the Cavaliers to be able to lead the first three quarters.
In addition, as the former boss of the team, the play of LeFour in this game is also eye-catching.
In this game, Luck transformed into a divine shot, shooting 7 three-pointers in the game, and scoring 24 points , 4 rebounds + 3 assists + 1 steal.
Although he failed to help the Cavaliers hold the victory, his key performance of taking 10 points in the final quarter still made the Pelicans break out in a cold sweat!
Apparently, although the Cavaliers suffered a reversal in this game and eventually hated the away game, considering the individual performance of Love in recent games.
We have to admit that Lefour, who has gradually accepted the role of a substitute, has also become an indispensable and important core of the Cavaliers!