On February 10, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to unfold, and the Cavaliers sat at home to meet the Spurs. The Spurs played well at the beginning of the game, but the Cavaliers quickly took the initiative on the court and pulled the point difference apart, once taking a 23-point lead, and the game also lost suspense early. In the end, the Cavaliers defeated the Spurs 105-92 to achieve three consecutive wins.
Cavaliers rising star Garland returned in this game, and new signing LeVert made his debut. In this campaign, the Spurs came up as a counter-attacker, occupying the initiative on the court, cavalier Garland and Mobley joined forces to lead the counterattack, only 1 point behind after the first quarter; the second quarter cavaliers opened outside, quickly reversed the score, and pulled the point difference apart, taking a 9-point lead at halftime. In the second half, the Spurs attacked the power outage, and the Cavaliers' 16-2 attack stretched the point difference by more than 20 points; the Spurs found their form in the last quarter, but they could not further narrow the point difference, and the game lost suspense.
Today's Cavaliers have really changed qualitatively, no longer the fish belly team of the past, but already have the potential of some strong teams. Even though the Spurs started passively, they quickly adjusted and eventually won. After beating the Spurs, the Cavaliers won three consecutive games, ranking fourth in the East with 34 wins and 21 losses, and one win away from the first Heat, if they rise to the first place in the East, it is not surprising. This season's Cavaliers have no suspense in reaching the playoffs, which is also of great significance to them, for the first time in the James era, finally saying goodbye to the fish belly title.
The Cavaliers were in trouble at the beginning of the season, Sexton reimbursed, but did not expect Garland to usher in an outbreak, this time against the Spurs played very well, 12 of 15 shots, 3 of 3 three-pointers, got a game-high 27 points plus 5 rebounds and 6 assists, and was selected as an All-Star. In addition to him, Allen had 15 points and 14 rebounds, Mobley 18 points and 12 rebounds, Ocorro 14 points, and the traded LeVert also made his debut.
Previously, the Cavaliers made a deal with the Pacers, using a rubio trade for injury reimbursement to Makel, which did a good job of boosting the team's offensive firepower. This time, LeVert played 28 minutes off the bench, shooting 4 of 11 from the field, 1 of 3 from three-point range, and had 11 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 steal. It will take some time to adapt, and as long as he adapts well, it will still be a great help to the team.