On April 26, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs G3 officially started, and the Magic returned to their home court against the Cavaliers. The magic that came to the home court took on a new look, and the momentum was like a rainbow, and the internal and external blossoms quickly occupied the initiative on the field, and the point difference continued to widen, the knights felt sluggish and could not keep up with the rhythm, and the score difference in the second half was directly opened to more than 30 points, and the game lost suspense early. In the end, the Magic beat the Cavaliers 121-83 and chased the score to 1-2.
The result of this game is still a bit surprising, after all, after the first 2 games, they all thought that the Magic and the Cavaliers were not at the same level at all, but they didn't expect the Magic to return to the home court but complete a big counterattack. In this game, the Magic took the initiative on the court early, did not give the Cavaliers too many opportunities, and they themselves felt very sluggish, completely unprepared, and could only watch the point difference being constantly widened, and finally suffered a 38-point rout.
It still means a lot to the Magic to win this game, at least they don't have to worry about being swept out, and it also gives them hope of a comeback, after all, the next game is still on their home court, and if they can tie the series to 2-2, they will be back on the same page. In addition, this is the second time that the Magic have won a game at home since 2011, when James had not won a championship and Curry had not yet made the playoffs.
The Cavaliers really didn't feel at all this time, they couldn't shoot from the outside, and only hit 2 three-pointers in the half, but fortunately they scored a few goals in garbage time in the final quarter, otherwise the shooting percentage would have been even more dismal. This time, Mitchell scored only 13 points on 6-of-16 shooting and 1-of-6 three-pointers, while Garland scored only 5 points on 2-of-10 shooting. I also hope that this victory can wake up the Cavaliers, who are only 2-0 ahead, not 3-0, and have to give their all in every game of the playoffs.
The Magic is full of firepower this time, and every player comes up with a winning mentality, and the new star Banchero is even more firepower, with 31 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists after the third quarter, and there are no mistakes. This time he also set a record, becoming only the fourth player in NBA history to score at least 30 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists in the playoffs under the age of 22. After a slump in the first two games, Banchero finally broke out, and his performance will determine the future of the Magic.