The Cavaliers beat the Hornets 102-101 to avoid a second-game losing streak, after which the Cavaliers had no win difference with Philadelphia, who was third in the East, and the Cavaliers already had the ability to become the top three in the East, and they were only 1.5 wins away from the Bulls in the East. The Cavaliers won the game thrillingly, coming back 10 points behind at one point, and final-minute veteran Kevin Love became the team's savior.
9 seconds before the final, Goodwin missed the attack with the ball, at this time there were only 2 seconds left, Love put down the rebound from the Hornets, Terry Rozier pulled Love's arm, Love jumped back to create a foul, the referee also watched the replay to determine that it was a foul, and Love made a winning two-throw.
1 second before the finale, Love made two free throws under pressure, the Cavaliers rebounded by one point, and Hayward passed the ball wrong Cavaliers to win. This game LeFou is the superhero that the team wins.
Luck played 26 minutes off the bench, 7-of-18, 6-of-14 three-pointers, 5-of-5 from the free throw line, 25 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist, shooting 38.9 percent from the field and 42.9 percent from three-point range, and he was praised after the game. Coleford was upset with Jarrett Allen before the end of the game.
Hayward's last-minute air pass Bridges was destroyed by Allen, so Allen was also one of the heroes of the narrow victory, and Love high-fived Aaron after the game: Hey, you XX is an All-Star! You're an All-Star.
And in an interview with the media, Love said bluntly: The league screwed up, Allen is one of the hardest working players on our team, he deserves these honors, and he proved that he is an All-Star with his actions tonight.
Allen played 34 minutes, 12-of-20, 5-of-7 free throws, 29 points, 22 rebounds and 2 assists, shooting 60%, scoring a career high, rebounding a season high, he also became the first player in Cavaliers history since 1984 to shoot more than 60% from the field and score 25 points + 20 rebounds, the last was Cavaliers celebrity Cliff Robinson.
I have to say that the atmosphere of the Cavaliers' locker room today is really good, the core of the outside line is Garland, the core of the inner line is Allen, Mobley, Markkanen is the young frontcourt future, Love is the backbone of this team, this Cavaliers team has become the biggest dark horse in the East. It's just a pity that the league hasn't given center-forwards like Allen enough respect.
Text/Yan Xiaobai