On February 7, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Cavaliers hosted the Pacers. The Pacers led by 20 points in the second quarter, and the Cavaliers kept fighting back in the final quarter to play a crazy 19-0 instant rebound and lead by double digits, and thus controlled the game. In the end, the Cavaliers won 2 straight with a 98-85 victory over the Pacers, giving the Pacers a 3-game losing streak.
Field data
Cavaliers: Osman 22 points, Love 19 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Rondo 15 points and 12 assists, Allen 15 points, 17 rebounds, Wade 10 points.
Pacers: Duarte 22 points, Holliday 10 points, Sabonis 9 points and 11 rebounds, Washington 17 points, Stephenson 4 points.
The Star of the Field
The Cavaliers' Ottoman scored 22 points and scored 18 in the final quarter, giving the Cavaliers a comeback.
Highlight moments
Alan snapped
Sykes snapped
Wade snapped
Lefour three-pointers
Game replay
In the first quarter, neither team scored for the first two and a half minutes, Duarte broke through 2+1 to break the deadlock for the Pacers, Sa, Holliday played, and the Pacers started the game 9-1. The two teams played against each other, with the Pacers taking an 18-point lead with a 14-4 attack wave with better hand. The Cavaliers hit a 7-2 run to close the gap, and the Pacers' Stephenson broke through to give the Pacers a 27-12 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Entering the second quarter, Brisette hit a three-pointer, Love also made a jumper, and Stephenson completed the breakthrough for the Pacers, who led by 20 points. Allen made a layup, Love scored five points in a row, and the Cavaliers went on a 12-2 offensive wave to chase the difference of eight points. Both teams played, Rondo broke through, Allen hit both free throws, pacers, Washington broke through, Holliday shot a three-pointer and the Pacers stayed ahead. At the end of the first half, the Pacers led 47-36.
Yi Bian fought again, Mobley hit a jumper and then completed the air dunk, Wade scored 5 points in a row, and the Cavaliers continued to narrow the point gap. Duarte took consecutive penalties, and the Cavaliers continued to blossom more points to chase the difference of 5 points. The Pacers still came out to solve the problem, and he stabilized the Pacers with a 2+1 and a three-pointer, and the Cavaliers' Love and Rondo played. Duarte hit a three-pointer to end the third quarter with the Pacers leading 68-61.
In the final quarter, Osman also threw three consecutive three-point shots, Love also shot three consecutive points, Osman scored five points in a row, the Cavaliers played a crazy 19-0 rebound and led by 12 points, and the Pacers were forced to pause. Coming back from the timeout, Washington and Love paired up for a three-pointer, Clegg and Osman went on a three-pointer, Washington broke through, Rondo scored five straight points and assisted okaro to score, and the Cavaliers led by 17 points. The Pacers were unable to close the points gap, replacing the main player early in the last 3 and a half minutes, and the game lost suspense in advance. In the end, the Knight completed the Great Reversal.
Both teams started
Cavaliers: Allen, Wade, Mobley, O'Corro, Goodwin
Pacers: Duarte, Holliday, Sabonis, Sykes, Clegg