On April 23, Beijing time, the Cavaliers played against the Magic at home, and the Cavaliers successfully defeated the Magic 96-86 at the end of the game. In the G1 game, the Cavaliers completely suppressed the Magic, and the Magic at this time completely showed their disadvantages, and the bad offensive end caused the Magic to be very passive in the game, so even if the Magic could come up with a good defensive ability, the Magic still lost the game in the end, and Banchero also made 9 mistakes in the game, and at the same time, the Magic really couldn't prevent Mitchell in the game, so although the two teams had just finished G1, but from now on, the Magic may really have no way to beat the Knights.
In the first quarter of the game, the Cavaliers played a wave of 5-0, but soon the Magic also responded with a wave of 4-0, and then the two teams played chaotically, Mitchell helped the Cavaliers occupy a slight lead, but unfortunately the Cavaliers played chaotic after that, Allen also hit the basket iron, Banchero hit a shot to directly help the Magic tie the score, and in the next game, Mitchell took over the game to help the Cavaliers take the lead again, and when Banchero chased the score, LeVert responded with consecutive scores, and the Cavaliers led to 9 points after Allen dunked and scored. LeVert continued to score late in the period, and the Cavaliers led by 12 points at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter of the game, Carter and Big Wagner helped the Magic to chase the score, and when the Magic chased 5 points, it was Mitchell who helped the Cavaliers stabilize the situation, and then Okoro broke out directly to help the Cavaliers lead to 15 points, and the two teams played their own games in the following games, Mobley and others helped the Cavaliers keep the lead, and the Cavaliers led by 14 points at halftime.
In the third quarter of the game, Mobley scored 5 points in a row to expand the lead, fortunately, Isaac hit a three-pointer, Banchero also walked to the free throw line, and the Magic was able to bite the score, although Harris was able to score in the next game, Allen and others were also able to respond, so the Cavaliers have been occupying a double-digit lead, although Banchero hit three points at the end of the stage, Garland also hit two three-pointers, and the Cavaliers still led by 15 points at the end of the third quarter. In the third quarter of the game, the Magic continued to score, on the other hand, the Cavaliers scored under the basket, Garland scored 5 points in a row, and the Cavaliers led directly to 22 points, and the next game Banchero scored hard to support, but in the follow-up game, the Cavaliers' offense came to a standstill, and the Magic A wave of offensive climax directly chased 9 points, and at the critical moment, Mitchell scored 4 points in a row to stabilize the situation, and the next game Cavaliers firmly took the lead, and finally the Cavaliers refused to win the game with a 22-point reversal.
In this game, the Cavaliers are still steadily suppressing the Magic, although in the fourth quarter of the game, the Cavaliers were lax and were chased close to the score by the Magic, but at the critical moment, the Cavaliers had superstars like Mitchell come forward, so soon the Cavaliers stabilized the situation, and the Cavaliers had an advantage on the inside, so the Cavaliers were able to firmly occupy the lead as long as they did not relax, and at the end of the game, Mitchell got 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, and Allen got 16 points, 20 rebounds and 3 assists. Now the Magic needs someone to step up, whether Anthony can find the state is still more critical, you must know that Anthony can average 11.6 points per game in the regular season, but in the G1 game Anthony offense is sluggish, and Anthony has not scored a point in 4 0 in this game, and this kind of thing makes the Magic quite passive.
As for the Lakers' veteran Big Wagner, he really tried his best, after all, in this game, Big Wagner made contributions at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and in the fourth quarter of the game, Big Wagner also made a meritorious contribution in the Magic chasing stage, when Big Wagner was able to score after completing a steal, which is very important for Magic, but unfortunately the Magic digging hole is too big, not to mention, the Magic offense came to a standstill again in the following game, and in the end, the Magic still had no chance to reverse, and at the end of the game, Big Wagner got 12 points, 6 rebounds and 2 steals in 5 of 8. And Banchero still performed poorly in this game, not to mention the outside three-point iron, Banchero still made a lot of mistakes in this game, and at the end of the game, Banchero got 21 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 6 turnovers in 9 of 20. At the same time, Suggs was injured and helped off the court for a while, but in the second half of the game, Suggs returned to the court, and finally Suggs got 9 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.