Beijing time on April 16 news, NBA play-offs, the Hawks 107-101 narrowly defeated the Cavaliers, the East No. 8 seed is determined, the Hawks get the last 1 seat, the Top Eight in the East is completed, the playoffs start tomorrow, the first game in the East Against the Raptors VS 76ers, the first game in the West Nuggets VS Warriors.
In the regular season, the Heat, Celtics, Bucks, 76ers, Raptors, and Bulls ranked 1-6 respectively, directly into the playoffs, and the Nets, Cavaliers, Eagles, and Hornets ranked 7-10 for a playoff PK. The playoffs took a single-game tiebreaker, and the 7th Place Nets and the 8th Place Cavaliers competed for a playoff No. 7 seed spot, and as a result, the Nets lived up to expectations, and the Nick Cavaliers successfully advanced! The Cavaliers will need a second play-off, competing with the winner between the Hawks and Hornets for a playoff No. 8 seeding spot. The Eagles defeated the Hornets and won the chance to duel with the Knights.
In this campaign, Trae Young led the Eagles to start, and the Cavaliers started with five Tigers: Garland, LeVert, Markkanen, Mobley and Allen. In the first quarter, Mobley and Markkanen hit two consecutive three-pointers to make it 6-0 for the Cavaliers. Schult cut beautifully, Capela snapped the dunk, Trae Young retreated to two points, and the Hawks bit the score. Markkanen scored consecutive three-pointers in the open space, and the Cavaliers established a 10-point advantage 18-8. In the first quarter, the Cavaliers led the Hawks by 11 points, 36-25.
Bogda scored consecutive shots, Squilt threw in, and the Hawks set off a wave of small climaxes, and the point difference narrowed to 3 points. Markkanen hit the crucial three-pointer again, Mowbury countered with a dunk and the Cavaliers re-established their double-digit advantage. At the end of the first half, the Cavaliers still led the Hawks in double digits 61-51.
In the third quarter, the Hawks played well, 33-23 just chased back 10 points, 84 draws, and in the last quarter, the two teams returned to the same running line.
In the last quarter, the intensity of the physical confrontation was completely up a notch, the referee frequently whistled, Trae Young faced Mobley's throw and scored, and, Trae Young scored consecutive points, the Eagles played a perfect start of 11-2, 95-86, 9 point advantage has appeared to be very large.
Garland scored on his back, Mobley made Bogda foul, the Cavaliers got the slightest hint of momentum, and the Hawks called a timeout. Still, Markkanen's three-pointer helped the Cavaliers narrow the gap to three points, trailing the Hawks 92-95. In the decisive moment, Trae Young exploded, super far three points + breakthrough throw. In the end, the Hawks narrowly defeated the Cavaliers and advanced to the playoffs. In this campaign, Trae Young made a big fuss, blasting 38 points plus 9 assists, scoring 16 points in the last quarter, and scoring 32 points in the second half, highlighting the true color of superstars.