Mitchell 28 + 12, the Cavaliers 7 people beat the Clippers in double doubles, and the small card 30 + 8 George 6 fouls
The NBA regular season Clippers away game against the Eastern dark horse Cavaliers has ended, and the two sides contributed a wonderful matchup, although the efficiency of the whole game was not high, but the score was very anxious, and it was not decided until the final quarter of the game. The Clippers led by the Big Three narrowed the gap at the last moment and saw an opportunity for a reversal, but the Cavaliers stabilized the situation at the last moment, upset and ended the Clippers' winning streak, and at the same time went to attack the Eastern Conference standings for a better record and standings.
The Cavaliers started Mitchell, Allen, Mobley, Okoro, and Strus, and the Clippers started George, Mann, Jr., Harden, and Plumlee.
At the beginning of the game, the Cavaliers took the lead outside the three-point line to find a feeling, Mitchell hit George's covered jumper in response, and the two sides started the offensive end directly full, you back and forth, and the Cavaliers scored consecutive points to extend the lead to 5 points. The Clippers scored four points in a row to narrow the gap, Xiaoka hit a step-back jumper, Strus responded with three points, chased three points, Mitchell counterattacked 2 to 0, and the Cavaliers extended the lead to 7 points after a wave. He made a jumper and hit both free throws, and the Clippers trailed by three points after the first quarter.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Wei Shao scored a basket, and Powell hit a three-pointer to complete the Clippers' lead, extending the lead to six points after a wave. Okoro scored three points for the team, Harden made a layup and scored Okoro three points and then scored a tie, Coffey hit 3+1, but in the second quarter, it was obvious that the Clippers were in a better state, Mitchell hit a three-point shot, made free throws and made two free throws to help the team chase points, and before the end of the half, with Okro hitting a three-point shot, they completed the comeback again.
In the third quarter of the game, the offensive end of the Clippers still did not improve significantly, and they still did not score more than 30 points in a single quarter, while the offensive of the Cavaliers recovered, Schell scored 9 points on 4 of 9 shots in a single quarter, and under his leadership, the whole team blossomed more and scored 32 points in a single quarter, once again expanding their lead. However, the situation between the two sides is still on the court, and it is very scorching for three quarters, for example, the Cavaliers still hold the lead at home.
At the end of the quarter, the duel between the two sides entered a white-hot stage. After Niang's three-pointer, the Cavaliers extended their lead to seven. Harden hit a three-point shot, the small card was thrown, the team began to chase points, and the game was still in suspense, but George was sent off, Powell made a layup, Mitchell was mid-range, Coffey counterattacked and made a layup, Niang scored three points again, and there was no suspense in the game, and finally the Cavaliers won the victory at home.
George and Harden pulled their hips in this game and performed sluggishly, although Leonard maintained a good output, but the team's other points were not effective, and the overall projection was far below the usual level, especially outside the three-point line, and the shooting rate was once as low as less than 30%. It was the reason why they played such a tough game, and at the critical moment of the final quarter, the team's big three recovered, and once saw the possibility of reversing the game, but in the end the Cavaliers still stabilized the situation and won the victory.
In this game, the Cavaliers played a very good and efficient team overall, and other points blossomed, including Allen's double-double, Okro's three-point shooting, and LeVert in the bench. The most point blossom was always a stalemate with the Clippers, and at one point took the lead, and in the final quarter, it withstood the Clippers' counterattack and ended the opponent's winning streak.
Clippers stats: Kawhi Leonard 30 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, Paul George 13 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, James Harry 11 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists, Norman Powell 18 points and 3 rebounds, Amir Coffey 13 points, Russell Westbrook 13 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
Cavaliers stats: Donovan Mitchell 28 points, 4 rebounds and 12 assists, Isaac Okoro 17 points and 3 assists, Evan Mobley 10 points and 9 rebounds, Jarrett Allen 20 points, 17 rebounds and 3 rebounds, Max Strus 14 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Caris LeVert 13 points and 3 assists, Dean Wade 6 points and 4 rebounds.