Passenger cars don't cut 45 + 9 + 14 to do their best, the gate is abandoned, and Kidd should be cut
On February 28th, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and today the Cavaliers sat at home to welcome the challenge of the Mavericks, today is the second game of Mitchell's comeback, after they defeated the Wizards, and the Mavericks lost to the Pacers before this game, they urgently need a win to stop the decline, after all, the competition in the West is too fierce, but the Mavericks were killed in this game, and then we will talk about the game process first, and then talk about the players' play.
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At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, Lively scored the first prize for the Mavericks, Garland and Mitchell responded with 5 points, PJ Washington killed inside, Irving and Lively scored 5 points, and the Mavericks established a lead, but then relied on the play of substitutes such as Niang and LeVert, the Cavaliers chased down by 1 point to end the first quarter, and in the second quarter, under the leadership of Mitchell, the Cavaliers once established a 12-point lead, but then Doncic scored consecutive points to help the team chase down to 4 points to end the first half.
Yibian fought Irving again in the face of his old club, he finally turned on his personal mode, first hit three points, and then hit consecutive mid-range kills, he relied on his personal firepower to withstand the Cavaliers' offensive, the Mavericks chased down to 1 point behind in the third quarter, and the Mavericks once established a 10-point lead under the leadership of Doncic in the final quarter, but the Cavaliers hit three points in a row to exceed 3 points, Irving threw and chased to only 1 point, Washington made a layup, I thought Washington was a lore, but Strus made a three-point shot, and finally the Cavaliers defeated the Mavericks 121-119。
Strus proves worth
The biggest hero on the Cavaliers' side of this game is undoubtedly Strus, he shot 7 of 12 from the field, 7 of 10 three-pointers got 21 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks.
Mitchell's performance in this game was also great, with 11 of 20 shots and 7 of 11 three-pointers with 31 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 block, but just after his comeback, it can be seen that Mitchell's state is not particularly stable, and he has 7 turnovers in the game. But his return has really boosted the Cavaliers' confidence, and his return has given the Cavaliers stability, and the Cavaliers can finish second in the division this season, Mitchell is indispensable, but he is still far from a star of Doncic's level.
In addition to the two, Garland scored 8 points, 1 rebound and 7 assists, Garland has played very poorly this season, and the defensive end is often targeted by opponents, perhaps in the offseason the Cavaliers may choose to trade him away, after all, the team has to renew Mobley's contract, Mobley shot 5 of 11 from the field, 0 of 3 three-pointers got 12 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal, Mobley's ability is not to say, he just sacrificed data for the team.
Allen still played a good dominance, scoring 19 points, 9 rebounds and 1 block in this game, LeVert got 11 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists off the bench, Okoro got 9 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Niang scored 10 points and 5 rebounds, the Cavaliers' bench firepower is strong, which will be their advantage in the playoffs, but whether the team can go far in the end depends on the core, but in terms of the core structure of the Cavaliers, it is difficult for them to succeed.
Doncic did his best, and Kidd deserved to be cut
Doncic tried his best in this game, he shot 17 of 29 from the field, 6 of 11 from three-point range, got 45 points, 9 rebounds, 14 assists and 3 steals, what is the difference between Doncic and the peak Harden?
But other teammates didn't play well, and capable teammates didn't get more playing time, this game PJ Washington got 11 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, it can be said that the Mavericks earned their previous trade with the Hornets, and the trade team with the Wizards also earned, but I don't know why Kidd doesn't give Gafford a chance now, this game Gafford only played 6 minutes and scored 4 points and 2 rebounds. Gafford was better at defending and protecting the rim inside, but was discarded in the fourth quarter.
Since Kleber's return, Gafford and Lively's playing time has been further reduced, Kleber's spatial ability is indeed good, but he has almost no defensive ability, not to mention that he can't defend inside, the key is that he can't defend it yet, and it is precisely because of this that the opponent got too many open three-point opportunities in the fourth quarter, which led to the loss.
Kidd's lineup has always been too bad, the Mavericks have the strength to hit good results, but it is difficult to succeed under his command, I think the Mavericks may want to consider changing the coach, speaking of which, what do you want to say about the current Mavericks and Cavaliers?