On April 21, 2024, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs ushered in the G1 game between the Cavaliers and the Magic, the Cavaliers defeated the Magic 97-83 at home, and this game showed the characteristics of both sides to the fullest.
Cavaliers starters: Mitchell, Mobley, Garland, Strus and Allen;
Magic starters: Banchero, Wagner, Suggs, Isaac and Harris.
Both sides had a good start to the game, and the Magic's intensity was actually not enough, especially in defending Mitchell and Mobley, and the Magic didn't do a good job. It was these two points that opened up for the Cavaliers, driving the team's offense, and scored 33 points in the first quarter, including 10 points each for Mitchell and Mobley, 5 points for Strus, and 8 points for Banchero and 6 points for Wagner in the first quarter.
In the ensuing game, the two sides started a defensive battle, and the shooting rate dropped quickly! Under such intensity, it was even more difficult for the Magic team to attack, and the shortcomings of the Magic team appeared, lacking the core organization guards, so it was difficult to sort out the game smoothly! Even Banchero, who performed well in the first quarter, was defended in the second quarter and it was difficult to score, and the highest scorer for the Magic team in the second quarter was Moritz Wagner, with 4 points, and the Magic only scored 15 points in the second quarter, while the Cavaliers' Allen scored 7 points and Mobley scored 6 points, continuing to help the Cavaliers pull away the score.
The Magic didn't have much momentum to chase the points, and the Cavaliers won the first game with a 97-83 victory over the Magic.
The shooting rate of both sides in this game is relatively low, especially the Magic, the shooting rate is only 32.56%, the three-point shooting rate is even lower, only 21.62%, the Cavaliers shooting rate is 44.44%, and the three-point shooting rate is not high, only 26.67%. The Cavaliers have Allen, who has done a very good job on the inside and rebounding, with the Cavaliers grabbing a total of 54 rebounds, of which Allen alone grabbed 18 rebounds, and the Cavaliers have 14 more than the Magic.
The Magic also did well, their defensive intensity allowed the Cavaliers to have 17 turnovers, but unfortunately they didn't convert those turnovers into too many conversion points, 17 turnovers to score 19 points, and the Cavaliers used the Magic's 12 turnovers to score 18 points!
Mitchell cashed in on his talent and had a clear division of labor with Garland
Mitchell deserves to be the MVP of the game in this game, and Garland has a clear division of labor, Mitchell mainly plays the position, Garland mainly plays point guard, Mitchell found his touch in the first quarter of the game, scored 10 points in a single quarter, shot 11 of 21 from the field, 3 of 8 three-pointers, and 5 of 5 free throws and got 30 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals.
Although Garland didn't take many shots in this game, shooting 6-of-11 from the field and 2-of-6 from three-point range, he got 14 points and 3 rebounds, but he delivered 8 assists in the game!
The Magic offense is down! Lack of core playmaking guards, rebounding and free throw problems are magnified
Although the Magic's regular season defense performed well, their offense had problems in the second half of the season, especially the weakness of the starters who lacked a core playmaking guard, which was infinitely magnified in the playoffs, and once the Magic's offense did not go well, it was difficult for them to open up. In the whole game, the most assists were still Banchero's 5 assists, so you can imagine what kind of situation the Magic team will be in on offense.
Not only that, but the Magic's rebounds did not reach the point of full impact in the face of Mobley and Allen, and the rebounds were 14 points behind the opponent. Mobley for the Cavaliers had 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Allen had 16 points and 18 rebounds!
In fact, the Magic made a total of 30 free throws in the first half of the game, but unfortunately they couldn't hit the free throws, only 19 free throws, and the free throw shooting rate was only 63%. And the Cavaliers hit 17 of them despite only 21 free throws!
In this game, Banchero shot 9 of 17, 2 of 7 three-pointers, and 4 of 8 free throws, with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, and Wagner had 18 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 rebounds.
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