In the first round of the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs, the Cavaliers faced the Magic at home. The Magic quickly took the initiative and maintained a lead in the first half, while the Cavaliers did not shoot well, and at halftime, the Cavaliers trailed by 10 points. In the third quarter, Mitchell led the team to a scoring climax, the Magic fell into a scoring drought, and the Cavaliers played a 33-15 in a single quarter to overtake the score, and the Cavaliers finally won the tiebreaker in the final quarter.
Magic player stats: Banchero 38 points and 16 rebounds, Carter 13 points and 7 rebounds, Suggs 10 points and 9 rebounds, Cole Anthony 8 points, Fultz 8 points, Wagner Jr. 6 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists
Cavaliers player stats: Mitchell 39 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, LeVert 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Strus 13 points, Garland 12 points and 4 assists, Mobley 11 points, 16 rebounds and 5 blocks, Okoro 8 points, Merrill 8 points.
Mitchell saved the team from fire and water, and Garland played in a disaster
Mitchell single-handedly rode the savior, Mitchell slashed 39 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, single-handedly saved the Cavaliers, the Magic defense did a good job in the first half, and in the second half, Mitchell still found his form and broke the Magic, almost alone in the third quarter, the ability to adjust was amazing, Mitchell in the playoffs is really invincible, this is still the injured Mitchell, tenacious, tough, strong influence, he saw Wade's shadow in him, and the Cavaliers couldn't even enter the play-offs without him.
Garland had a disastrous performance, finishing with 12 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists. Garland was simply blind in the first half, unable to score or even dare to attack, wrong passing, unable to prevent, disastrous level play, the third quarter Cavaliers chased back the points step by step, Mitchell could score every time he got the ball, Garland either made a mistake or did not score a layup, and the defense was even more stabbed, and the team was already 10 points ahead when he contributed a few goals at the end of the quarter, and the team's win had nothing to do with him. The only player in the starting lineup who has a negative plus/minus.
Banchero slashed empty, and little Wagner was completely lost
Banchero 38 points and 16 rebounds, Banchero tried his best, played well enough in the first half, but in the second half, when Mitchell led the team to chase points, his offense and defense were unstable, and his eyes were scattered in the back, and he basically had no influence in the second half, he may still lack experience, and sometimes the offensive options are not perfect, but this is the tuition.
Wagner Jr. shot 1-of-15 for six points, six rebounds and six assists. Xiaowa's shooting rate is too outrageous, his performance in the life and death battle, it is difficult for the opponent not to win, Xiaowa's performance in the playoffs is unstable and unpredictable, but this is his first playoffs, and the road ahead is still very long, I hope he can remember today's shameful battle.
The second round of the East and West showdowns are all out
The Cavaliers and Magic were the only first-round tiebreakers, with both teams winning on their respective home courts, with the Cavaliers having home-court advantage having the last laugh. At this point, the first round of the East and West matches are all over, and the second-round showdown is also completely released.
eastern
Celtics (1) VS Cavaliers (4)
Knicks (2) VS Pacers (6)
west
Thunder (1) VS Mavericks (5)
掘金（2）VS 森林狼（3）