With the score behind by as many as 14 points, the tenacious Hawks endured a bitter battle, and finally eliminated the Cavaliers 107-101 on the road, officially locking in the eighth place in the East, and finally won the last playoff ticket!
Against the Cavaliers in this game, Trae Young played well, shooting four three-pointers on 13-of-25 shooting, and blasting a game-high 38 points, plus 3 rebounds, 9 assists and 1 block.
Among them, in the entire second half, he single-handedly scored 32 points, and almost single-handedly led the Eagles to complete a big reversal and helped the team advance into the playoffs with its head held high!
Rationally speaking, although the Cavaliers sit on all-Star guard Garland, as well as Aaron + Mobley + Markkanen three major interior towers, but with excellent defensive performance, as well as offensive execution, this Eagles still withstood the pressure and completed the promotion strongly!
Obviously, we have to admit that although the Hawks have not performed well this season, the entire regular season has only achieved a team record of 43 wins and 39 losses, ranking ninth in the East.
But under Trae Young's leadership, this Eagles team was able to beat the Hornets and Cavaliers in succession, and the playoff performance on the playoff final train was really eye-catching!
It's just that for the Hawks, although the team successfully advanced to the playoffs, the team's unexpected injury at the inside gate Capela will undoubtedly have a huge impact on the Hawks' series against the Heat in the first round of the next playoffs.
Playing for the Hawks this season, Capela's performance is obvious to all, throughout the regular season, Capela played a total of 74 regular season games for the Hawks, and the season attendance was almost full.
In the case of averaging 27 minutes per game, Capela averaged 11.1 points, 11.9 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.3 blocks per game, which became an indispensable part of the Eagles' inside Position 5!
Now with Capela suffering from injuries, whether Collins can come back is still unknown, I have to say that in the case of the Eagles is in the use of personnel, the first round of the playoffs against the strong Heat, the prospects and situation of the Eagles who lack major generals are obviously not optimistic!
Fortunately, from the paper lineup, the Eagles have young players such as Okongu + Hunter on the inside reserve, as well as veterans with experience and strength, Gion.
Coupled with Trae Young's recent state is really hot, Bogdanovic + Hult + Gallinari and other helpers, and gradually found the feeling of the game, the overall momentum of the Eagles, indeed, can not be underestimated.
And considering the achievements of the Eagles in the playoffs last season, rationally speaking, we seem to be unable to blindly conclude that this "dark horse" Eagles in the east can stage a black eight in the first round!
On the other hand, on the Heat side, butler + Lowry + Adebayo three giants are in the sky, and the team occupies a visible advantage in the strength and depth of the lineup, as well as the experience of the playoffs.
More importantly, compared to Eagles coach McMillan, Heat coach Spollstra, and also have a rich championship experience, which will undoubtedly become another big advantage for the Heat!
In addition, as a player who has a lot of hopes of attacking the best sixth man of the season this season, the performance of rising star Taylor Hiro will obviously be the X factor for the Heat to stand out in the first round!
At the same time, as the home guard of the two teams, the confrontation between championship guard Lowry and All-Star guard Trae Young will also become a major attraction in this round of the series, and may even affect the trend of this round of series.
As for who will die in the first round of the playoffs between the two sides, and whether the Eagles can beat the Heat under the leadership of Trae Young, we seem to have to wait and see.