The NBA playoffs continue, with the Cavaliers at home to meet the Hawks, the two sides vying for the final playoff spot in the East, a win-win or homecoming game, both sides take it seriously, Allen is back in the line of fire, and the Hawks are also the main force. In the first quarter, the Cavaliers who played at home took the lead in entering the state, playing an 18-8 start, although Capela and Hunter struggled to chase the points, but the Cavaliers relied on the advantages on the inside line to continue to pull apart the point difference, and took an 11-point lead at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the Eagles' inside-line gate Capela injury became an accident, the point difference has been floating in double digits, the First Half of the Battle Cavaliers held a 10-point advantage into the second half, the third quarter became Trae Young's personal performance show, he scored 16 points alone, Hunter also became his good helper, the two led the team to continuously narrow the point gap, the Cavaliers Alain and LeVert led the team to bite the score, after the third quarter the two sides fought into a draw; in the fourth quarter, the Eagles continued the state of the third quarter, the outside feel was very hot, The Cavaliers relied on the advantage of the inside to compete, and the suspense of the game lasted until the last minute, the key moment Trae Young threw a shot, and killed the game with four free throws, and the two sides fought in four quarters, and in the end, the Hawks reversed the Cavaliers 107-101 to win this crucial battle.
In this game, Trae Young performed very well and played a leading role, he scored 38 points on 13-of-25 shooting, and it is worth mentioning that he scored 32 points in the second half alone, becoming the number one contributor to the Eagles' reversal. In addition, the media also counted a set of terrifying statistics, Trae Young scored a total of 43 points with assists, surpassing the Cavaliers' total score in the second half. After the game, Trae Young also became the first player in the NBA in nearly 25 years to score 30+ in the playoffs or playoff halftimes. After the game, Trae Young also said the reason for his outbreak, he thought there was no switch, just to remain aggressive. Bogdan, on the other hand, believes that the distrust of the outside world has become the driving force for Trae Young.
On the Cavaliers, the best performer was Markkanen, who shot 10 points on 17-of-17 shooting, including 26 points on 6-of-12 three-point shooting, in addition to eight rebounds, Garland also did a good job with 21 points and 9 assists, rookie Mobley completed the task well, scoring 16 points on 6-of-12 shooting, and LeVert also scored 16 points. Although the young Cavaliers did well at the start of the season, once becoming number one in the East, they lacked experience and lost in high-intensity matches. However, the lineup of auxiliaries is still very balanced, as long as it passes the trial of time, it will become a strong team in the East. More importantly, the structure of the team is very young, with an average age of less than 25 years old.