On March 9, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to unfold, with the Pacers playing at home against the Cavaliers. Judging from the rankings of the two teams, there is still some gap in strength, but the Cavaliers are all absent from Allen and LeVert. The Cavaliers had the upper hand in the game, but the Pacers quickly reversed the score, leading by eight points in the third quarter, but the Cavaliers successfully counterattacked in the last quarter and relied on Garland's free throws in the final moments to help the team set the victory. In the end, the Cavaliers defeated the Pacers 127-124.
The result of the game can no longer be changed, but the operation of the last-minute Pacers player Jaylen Smith directly left the fans confused, which is completely the rhythm of deliberate loss.
Mobley's basket helped the team pull the score to 124 draws, when the Pacers had the ball, and after the timeout Brogdon made the final attack, but his layup was directly blocked by Stevens, Garland got the ball, and the Cavaliers had the opportunity to kill at this time. At this time, however, Jaylen Smith rushed directly to Garland and fouled him early.
What's going on here? At this point, the score is 124 draws, garland free throws are not accurate? The first seven free throws were made; perhaps Jaylen Smith didn't know the scoreline, like the Cavaliers' JR Smith, or the Pacers didn't want to win, they just wanted to lose. Faced with such a point-giving situation, Garland made two free throws to help the team take a two-point lead, and then Brogdon made a mistake in passing, at this time the Pacers had no idea, just wanted the game to end early.
For Smith's move, teammate Hilde is also confused, what to do?! The home fans were all stunned, and even if they could not win directly, they had the opportunity to enter extra time. But looking at the Pacers' current situation, maybe they really don't want to win, sending away Sabonis Jr. and LeVert, they have decided to rebuild, and the results of this season have not mattered.
In fact, the Pacers played very well in this game, with 8 players scoring in double figures, With Halliburton scoring a high of 25 points, plus 9 assists; Hield 14 points, Brogdon 12 points and 12 assists, Jackson 12 points, Smith on the bench 15 points and 5 rebounds, Washington 15 points, Bizeta 14 points and 9 rebounds.