The Cavaliers' nine-game winning streak was ended by the 76ers, Mitchell scored 36 points, and Garland lost the game
On February 13, Beijing time, in the NBA regular season, the Cavaliers lost 121-123 at home to the remnants of the 76ers, and the team's nine-game winning streak was ended. In this game, 3 of the 76ers scored 20+ points, Maxey contributed 22 points and 9 assists, Oubre scored 24 points, Hield scored 24 points and 8 assists, and the overall performance of the whole team was strong. On the Cavaliers' side, Mitchell scored 36 points, Garland scored 21 points and 9 assists, missed the shot, Allen had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and Mobley Jr. had 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Prior to this game, the Cavaliers had won nine in a row, and the team is currently sitting in second place in the East, and the team is in very good shape. On the other hand, the 76ers, the team's absolute core Embiid has been absent for a long time, Harris is also injured, the team has lost 8 of the past 10 games, and the ranking has slipped to 5th in the East.
However, the overall performance of the 76ers in this game was very good, they shot in the first quarter, shot 14 of 21 offensive performance in a single quarter, hit 5 three-pointers from the outside, and scored 34 points in a single quarter. And the performance of the Cavaliers is not weak, the team maintained the hot performance in the previous games, scoring 33 points in a single quarter, and after the first quarter, the Cavaliers trailed the 76ers by one point.
In the second quarter of the game, the team Maxey began to exert strength, he relied on his personal ability to complete singles in a row, 5 of 9 in a single quarter and got 12 points and 3 assists, Hield also hit three points from the outside, the team scored 32 points again in a single quarter, and after the half, the 76ers had a 4-point lead over the Cavaliers, and the team took the initiative in the game.
In the second half, the Cavaliers began to fight back, Mitchell and Garland combined for 13 points in the third quarter, and Allen, Strus and LeVert were also able to add icing on the cake, and the team scored 30 points in a single quarter and outscored the 76ers by five points. After the first three quarters of the game, the Cavaliers had overtaken the opponent by 1 point, and the team regained the initiative.
In the final quarter, the 76ers got better and better, and Oubre, Maxey and Hield hit consecutive shots to help the team lead by seven points with two minutes left in the game. At the critical moment, Oubre hit an empty three-pointer, the team held a 10-point lead, Garland and Mitchell scored six points in a row, Oubre hit a three-point iron, Mitchell hit another three-pointer, and the Cavaliers chased to one point. Concile then hit both free throws, Mitchell made a three-point foul, but made two of three free throws, and Maxey made one of two free throws to give him a chance. The Cavaliers attacked the last offense, Garland missed a three-point shot, and the game lost suspense, and finally the Cavaliers lost in an upset, and the winning streak was ended.
The Cavaliers, who have won 9 in a row, actually lost at home to Embiid, Harris, the 76ers, who have only won 2 games in the last 10 games, is indeed a big upset, but it can also be seen that although the Cavaliers have been in a strong state recently, their overall performance is still not very stable.