In the previous game, the Cleveland Cavaliers, who suffered three consecutive defeats, finally defeated the Toronto Raptors and walked out of the haze of losing streaks. Who would have thought that the once-vulnerable Cavaliers, after three years of dormancy in the league, would suddenly emerge and get another chance to impact the playoffs. That's right, so far, they've also been able to finish with a record of 37 wins and 27 losses, sixth in the East. It must be admitted that the rise of the Cavaliers did not take shortcuts, but with some high-quality young players, it was able to hold up a piece of the sky.
Kevin Love, who has the highest annual salary in the team, is placed on the bench, and there are no superstar players in the team that started the game, and the rise of the Cavaliers is textbook. In this game, the Cavaliers challenged the otherwise competitive Indiana Pacers on the road. But we have to admit that before the trade deadline, the starting core of the team was sent away, and the Pacers also welcomed two reliable starting guards, Hield and Halliburton. Hield scored with excellent outside three-pointers, while Halliburton was able to string together the team's offense with his organizational skills.
It can be seen that the two sides will still have many bright spots in this competition. At the beginning of the game, the Cavaliers, who played away from home, took the lead in getting into the form, Markkanen shot 3 of 4 in the first quarter, 4 of 4 from the free throw line, and sent 10 points, 1 rebound and 1 steal, and Mobley also had 7 points, 4 rebounds and 1 steal, successfully leading the team to a 32-24 score. However, after the Cavaliers had made a fool of themselves off the game, the Pacers, who were in the second quarter, were able to quickly counter-attack and chase back the score they had fallen behind in the first quarter.
That's right, the Pacers, with the help of substitute Duane Washington's 6-of-6 in the quarter and 1 assist in the 14-pointer and 1 assist, scored a 39-31 single-quarter score to recover the 8 points behind in the first quarter. At the end of the first half of the game, the two sides drew 63-63, returned to the same running line, and continued the next competition. And the Pacers, who have achieved good results in chasing points, can also take advantage of the chase and seize the initiative to lead the score. In the third quarter of the competition, Halliburton exploded, playing for 12 minutes of playing, delivering 16 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, leading the team to a 35-27 score.
With an eight-point lead, the Pacers looked more likely to have a chance of winning the game. But in fact, in the fourth quarter of the regular time competition, the Cavaliers did not compromise, with the team Garland played a full 12 minutes of play time, 10 shots in 7 of the efficient shooting rate, sent 21 points, 1 assist and 1 steal data to help, played a 37-26 score, and finally 127-124 score, completed the final reversal. After completing an 11-point comeback, winning the game and coming out of the haze of losing streaks, the Cavaliers' Garland contributed.
He scored 21 points in the final quarter, showing the momentum of the king of the final quarter, a luxurious stat of 41 points, 5 rebounds and 13 assists in a single game, and also played the demeanor of the team leader. It is worth affirming that in the face of Garland's explosive data, the Pacers played all the soldiers, and the eight people scored in double figures and failed to win the final victory of the game, which is really regrettable.