The NBA regular season continued, with the East facing a strong and weak conversation, with the Pacers sitting at home against the Cavaliers.
Both teams completed some of the trade moves before the trade deadline, including a direct deal between the two sides, with the Cavaliers getting LeVert from the Pacers.
Of course, the Pacers have also received new signings including Halliburton, Hield and others, so the performance of new signings is undoubtedly the main focus of this game.
As soon as the game began, the Pacers, who had completed a major lineup change, gave the Cavaliers who were playing away a mark, and Hield and Halliburton's two new signings successively made a three-pointer in the middle and outer lines.
Although Allen and LeVert stopped the bleeding in time, Brisette and Adulte attacked one after the other, allowing the Pacers to quickly establish a double-digit lead.
With a 47-point blast in the first quarter, the Pacers built a huge 19-point lead at the end of the first quarter, not at all like a weak team.
In the second quarter, the Pacers used Stephenson's mid-range shooting to stretch the gap by as much as 21 points.
But then the Cavaliers suddenly increased the intensity of attack and defense, led by Rondo and Allen, the Cavaliers continued to close the score, at one point narrowed the point difference to only single digits, but with Duarte's three-pointer, at the end of the half, the Pacers still had an 11-point lead.
Easy side fight, the Cavaliers in the opening stage of the successive wins, watching the team is about to take off, the result of Duarte a three-pointer to interrupt the Cavaliers momentum, coupled with Hield icing on the cake, the difference between the two teams has remained at about 10 points, although the Cavaliers have been close to the point difference again, but the Pacers still entered the final quarter with an 8-point lead.
For most of the final quarter, the two teams continued to fight each other, and it wasn't until the final moments of the game that the Cavaliers turned things around.
With Rondo's command on the defensive end, the Cavaliers limited the Pacers to overtime violations for four consecutive rounds, and with Rondo's three-point shot on the offensive end, LeVert scored consecutive points, and the Pacers finally couldn't resist the pressure to give up the advantage.
In the end, the Cavaliers completed a 21-point comeback, beating the Pacers 120-113 to win four straight games, giving the Pacers a five-game losing streak.
Throughout the game, the Pacers have taken on a new look after completing the trade, with the new signings playing well in their debuts.
Among them, Halliburton played 39 minutes and 44 seconds, shooting 9 of 15 from the field and 4 of 6 from three points, with 23 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals.
Hield's performance was equally remarkable, playing 40 minutes and having 16 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, and the performance of the two gave the Pacers in a glimmer of hope.
On the Cavaliers side, seven players on the team scored in double figures, Allen 22 points and 14 boards, LeVert 22 points, 5 assists and 3 assists, Rondo 17 points, 7 boards and 6 assists and 3 assists, Wade 13 points, 3 boards and 2 breaks, Ocorro 10 points and 3 assists, Lefour 14 points and 4 boards, and Osman 14 points and 2 assists.
Among them, LeVert and Rondo are undoubtedly the most surprising players, as the team's trade deadline to change back to the new signings, facing the old owner of the Pacers, LeVert showed great strength, not only 19 shots 10 of 22 points, 5 assists and 3 steals, but also in the key moments of continuous scoring to kill the old owner.
Rondo, the veteran, is even more amazing, 7 shots 6 of the whole game, got 17 points, 7 boards, 6 assists and 3 breaks, it is his command at a critical moment that allows the Cavaliers to complete a 21-point reversal, it can only be said that the Lakers gave the Cavaliers a big gift, and as the old Zhan old lord, the Cavaliers have killed the second place in the East with this wave of 4 consecutive wins, which can be described as a black to the end.