Garland became the star of the house
The Cleveland Cavaliers have stepped out of the ranks, but after the All-Star, the team's record is not ideal, only 2 wins in 6 games, or beat the Wizards and Raptors. However, Garland has returned, which has brought great help to the team. Sexton's season reimbursement allowed the Cavaliers to establish garland as the star of the team, which is also a blessing in disguise. For this game, the Cavaliers will take on the Indiana Pacers, the third-to-last team in the East.
The Pacers are well on the road to rebuilding, but luckily they've traded the Kings with two talented young players, Hield and Halliburton, from the Kings, which is a good chip for their future. The contest between Halliburton and Garland is undoubtedly a rare good play in this game.
The Knight picked up a victory
The Cavaliers showed their strength in the first quarter, Garland only had 5 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists, but Mobley had 7 points, 4 rebounds and 1 steal, Markkanen had 10 points, 1 rebound and 1 steal, the team scored 32 points in a single quarter, and the Pacers only scored 24 points. After returning from the second quarter, the Pacers found their touch, and Washington on the bench shot 6 of 6, 2 of 2 three-pointers, and had 14 points and 1 rebound, Bitazer also had 5 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, Hield had 3 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists, and the team exploded 39 points in a single quarter.
In the face of the Pacers' sudden rise, Garland stepped forward with 5 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, and Mobley also had 7 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, the team still scored 31 points, and at the end of the half, the two teams were tied 63-63. In the second half, Halliburton broke out completely, shooting 6-of-7, 4-of-3 from three-point range, with 16 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists in a single quarter, and without a single turnover. Garland, who shot 4-of-5 and also had 10 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists, was eight points behind the Pacers by the end of the third quarter.
After returning from the final quarter, the Cavaliers immediately responded with a 14-4 offensive climax, directly overtaking the score. Garland dominated the final quarter completely, shooting 7-of-10 from the field, 4-of-2 from three-point range, and scoring 21 points, 1 assist and 1 steal, which was an unparalleled personal performance. Under Garland's leadership, the Cavaliers maintained a slight lead, but the Pacers won 2 points 10-0, Garland flew to pick a basket to stabilize the situation, Mobley interfered with the ball, Garland pulled the basket and missed, but Mobley made up the basket.
With 33.6 seconds left, the two teams drew again, Garland advanced with the ball, but the opponent suddenly fouled, sent Garland two points, the Pacers immediately made a mistake, and then there were 2.6 seconds left before Hield fouled. Stevens made two free throws and one to close the game. In the end, the Cleveland Cavaliers narrowly defeated the Indiana Pacers 127-124 and won two consecutive games.
The Eastern Fish Belly refused to win
The Pacers had the upper hand in the final moments, they had a chance to win the game, but they chose to give up, and they needed a lot of signings than they did to win. The Cavaliers picked up a victory in vain, but Garland's personal performance is still commendable, with 21 points in the last quarter, 41 points, 5 rebounds and 13 assists, such a performance is definitely worthy of the title of old Zhan's successor. Mobley also has 22 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 steals and 1 block, which is good offensive and defensive. Markkanen had 21 points and five rebounds, which was a good performance.
In order to put it down, the face is gone, and this sentence is used to describe today's walkers, which is most appropriate. In this game, the Pacers 8 scored in double figures, the team sent 35 assists, Carlisle's coaching ability is still no problem. Halliburton had 25 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists, Hield also had 14 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists, and Brogdon had 12 points, 5 rebounds and 12 assists. Unfortunately, the goal of this team was not to win, which made their entire efforts fall short.