On April 16, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs ushered in a life and death battle, the Cavaliers at home to meet the Hawks, the Cavaliers once led by 14 points in the first quarter, the Hawks then began to chase points, Trae Young broke out in the second half, the Hawks completed the counterattack in the last quarter, and finally reversed the Cavaliers 107-101 and got the last playoff ticket in the East.
The Cavaliers are ranked 8th in the regular season, and their record was dismal at the end of the regular season, with they losing to the Nets in the first game of the playoff. The Hawks are ranked 9th in the regular season, and in the first game of the playoffs they beat the Hornets to win their last chance. The two teams will win this game, and the winner will be 8th in the East.
At the beginning of the first quarter, Mobley and Markkanen hit three consecutive points, the Eagles opened badly, Markkanen hit another three points, and the Cavaliers played a 15-6 start. Markkanen's shot was explosive, hitting his third three-pointer, and the Hawks' offense finally picked up, but the Cavaliers shot better, and LeVert also hit a three-pointer, giving the Cavaliers a 26-14 lead. The Cavaliers led by as many as 14 points in the first quarter and 11 points in a single quarter.
In the first half of the second quarter, the Cavaliers maintained a double-digit lead, the Hawks began to chase points under Trae Young, and after Hurth threw a score, the Hawks trailed to a 43-46 three-point difference. The Cavaliers quickly stabilized the situation, Garland began to exert force, and the Cavaliers once again established a double-digit advantage. The Cavaliers led 61-51 at halftime and Capela returned to the dressing room injured just before half-time.
Easy to fight again, both teams' offense is not good, the shooting rate is very low, the score is slowly rising, and the Cavaliers always maintain a 10-point lead or so. At the end of the quarter, the Hawks began to exert their strength, gradually narrowing the point gap, and with less than 2 minutes left in the quarter, Trae Young hit a three-pointer to overtake the score, he shot 16 points in a single quarter, and at the end of the third quarter, the two teams tied 84, and the suspense was left in the final section.
In the final quarter, Trae Young was still in hot form, leading the Eagles to a wave of 11-2, and quickly surpassed by 9 points. The Cavaliers stopped the slump and bit the score, Trae Young hit a long three-pointer, excitedly twisted his ass, the Cavaliers chased only 1 point with 87 seconds left in the game, Trae Young scored 4 points to kill the game, the Hawks seized the opportunity, and finally defeated the Cavaliers, got a crucial win, and locked in a playoff spot.
Trae Young, who scored only 6 points in the first half, exploded with 32 points in the second half and scored 38 points and 9 assists, proving his big heart. The Hawks scored in double figures with five players across the team, completing the big comeback and catching the last train of the playoffs.
The Cavaliers lost a good game in a good situation and rubbed shoulders with the playoffs, which is also a true portrayal of their entire season trend, the team was once in the top 6 in the East, but at the end of the regular season they were affected by injuries, lost consecutive games, and finally fell to the 8th position in the East, losing 2 consecutive games in the playoffs and losing the playoff qualification.