The Cavaliers defeated the Magic 4-3 to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals, where they will face the Celtics, who have the best record in the league, in the second round. The Cavaliers' promotion this time is very thrilling, after all, a starting center Jarrett Allen was injured, and if he lost Allen, he lost the barrier under the team's basket, but he didn't expect Mitchell to still carry the team to advance.
When Mitchell entered the locker room after the game, all the fans were chanting MVP, and Mitchell waved to the fans, and the team finally crossed the first round.
Mitchell also tweeted after the game: Cleveland we're back. It's clear that Mitchell has bigger goals.
Judging from the revelations in the locker room after the game, Mitchell told the whole team: Don't be too easily satisfied, we are not here to win the first round, we are very talented, we are good.
In this game, Mitchell had 45 minutes and 18 seconds, 11 of 27, 2 of 8 three-pointers, 15 of 17 free throws, 39 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, with a shooting rate of 40.7%, a three-point shooting rate of 25%, a true shooting rate of 56.6%, and a plus/minus of +17.
After the game, the Cavaliers posted 5 tweets about Mitchell to thank them.
In this game, Mitchell set a number of records: 1. The reversal of 18 points is the largest point difference since the 97-98 season;
2. Mitchell scored 201 points in the first round, the first person in Cavaliers history after LeBron in the first round;
3. Mitchell G6 and G7 combined 89 points, the highest score ratio since 2001;
4. Mitchell's 89 points in the last two games are the highest in this year's playoffs;
5. The Cavaliers grabbed seven and won 30+ players, James and Mitchell;
6. Mitchell scored 201 points in the first-round series, more than the sum of his teammates 2-3;
7. Mitchell is third in team history with 39 points, second only to James;
8. Mitchell hit 15 free throws in this game, the most after Harden steals seven in '15.
The Cavaliers reporter wrote: I firmly believe that Mitchell is the second star in the history of the Cavaliers after LeBron.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream