The first 2-0! Cavaliers demolish the Magic, Mitchell 23+8, Allen angrily picked 20 boards, and the champion cut 21+3
At seven o'clock in the morning on April 23, Beijing time, the first round of the G2 battle between the Orlando Magic and the Cleveland Cavaliers officially began! In the G1 battle between the two teams, the Cavaliers broke the Magic 97-83 without much effort and got off to a good start! For the young Magic, G2 is nothing more than to rewrite the series score to 1-1. If they fall behind 2-0, they will most likely lose the entire series!
In the G1 battle, Mitchell scored 30 points and became the winner of the game. Whether or not Mitchell can be restrained has naturally become the key to the Magic's away victory! G1 Harris did not score a point in 6 of 0, which also became a major reason for the Magic's loss. Therefore, in addition to finding an effective defensive way to limit Mitchell, the G2 Magic must also find a shooting touch as soon as possible. Otherwise, they may have to return to Orlando with a big score of 0-2! Cavaliers starters: Strus + Mobley Jr. + Allen + Mitchell + Garland. Magic starters: Wagner Jr. + Banchero + Isaac + Harris + Suggs.
At the beginning of the game, Mitchell scored five points in a row with free throws, and the Cavaliers made a 5-0 start! Wagner Jr. broke the scoring drought with a shot, Harris made a layup, Allen scored the ball with a strong attack, Mitchell threw and hit, and Wagner Jr. also hit a layup, and the two sides entered a tug-of-war! Banchero hit a shot, and the two sides were tied! Mitchell broke through Yang with three three steps, and then played 2+1, killing crazy! Harris stopped the bleeding with a three-pointer, LeVert hit a three-pointer in quick succession, the Cavaliers' lead came to double digits, Banchero hit a three-pointer at the buzzer, and the Magic trailed the Cavaliers by 12 points at 18-30 at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Garland's three-point shot fell, Carter responded with three points, Big Wagner hit a basket, Ingles hit a board, and the Magic gradually approached the score! The Cavaliers 3-11 attack wave widened the difference to 15 points! Wagner Jr. stopped the bleeding with three points in time, Harris continued with three points, Strus walked through the Yang with 100 three-point steps, and it rained three points on both sides! Mobley hit both free throws, Mitchell missed a long-range three-pointer, and the Magic trailed the Cavaliers by 14 points at 44-58 at the end of the first half.
First half stats: Cavaliers Mitchell had 19 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists on 7-of-13 shooting, Strus had 5 points and 4 rebounds, Mobley Jr. had 7 points and 3 rebounds, Allen had 8 points and 7 rebounds, LeVert had 8 points, and Garland had 3 points. Magic Wagner Jr. scored 17 points on 5-of-11 shooting, Banchero had 6 points, Harris had 8 points, Carter had 5 points and 3 assists, and Wagner Jr. had 5 points.
In the rematch on the other side, Mobley scored five points in a row, Isaac stopped the bleeding with three points, Allen hit a basket, and the difference came to 20 points! Banchero hit a shot, Harris hit a three-point 100-step through Young, Allen hit a hook shot, Mitchell assisted Allen to eat cake under the basket, Suggs threw to stop the bleeding, Banchero threw and hit! Garland scored four points in a row with a free throw, Banchero scored three points in a row, Banchero hit a three-point 100-step through Young, Garland responded with three points, Big Wagner vigorously poured the basket, and the Magic trailed the Knicks by 15 points 65-80 in the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers started with a 7-0 stop to stop the Magic, and the difference came to 22 points, and the game was spent! There were 9 minutes and 9 seconds left in the game, and if the Magic couldn't chase the difference to about 10 points in the next five minutes, then they could surrender in advance! Big Wagner made a layup, Banchero scored two points, Big Wagner scored a violent dunk, Harris scored 3+1, Suggs scored 2+1, and the Magic 13-0 attack wave beat the game back, and still fell behind by 10 points! Mitchell singled Banchero to stop the bleeding in time, Mobley also hit the throw, Banchero scored a violent dunk, and the point difference came to single digits! Okoro dunked one, Banchero finally opened a violent dunk, and the game was over! The Cavaliers 96-86 broke the Magic to rewrite the series score to 2-0, which was also the first 2-0 in this year's playoffs.
Although the Magic played a 13-0 scoring climax in the second half of the final quarter, because the hole dug in front of them was too big, they finally declared a reversal failure! Stats: Cavaliers Mitchell shot 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists on 9-of-22 shooting, and his rampage in the first quarter laid the foundation for the victory of the game, Allen 17 points and 20 rebounds, dominating the inside! Mobley Jr. 17 points and 7 rebounds, Strus 7 points and 9 rebounds, Garland 15 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, LeVert 8 points, Okoro 10 points.
Magic Wagner Jr. had 18 points and 7 rebounds, top Banchero had 21 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Harris had 14 points, Suggs had 9 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Big Wagner had 12 points and 6 rebounds, and Carter had 6 points and 5 rebounds. Congratulations to the Cavaliers for taking a big 2-0 lead, will they sweep the Magic?