On May 6, Beijing time, the last suspense of the NBA playoffs was revealed, the seven-tie battle between the Cavaliers and the Magic. The two teams were still very close, and the Magic led by 18 points at one point, but failed to withstand the Cavaliers' counterattack in the second half, and finally lost to the Cavaliers 94-106 on the road, and were eliminated 3-4.
The two teams played very well in this game, and it became a duel between Mitchell and Banchero, and in the last game, Mitchell singled out Banchero, Wagner Jr. and Suggs of the Magic, and finally lost regrettably. This time back at home, Banchero Jr. Wagner and Suggs were all in a slump, and it became a direct confrontation between him and Mitchell, both of whom played wonderful performances, but Mitchell had the last laugh, and he helped the team complete an 18-point comeback and lead the team to the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Mitchell scored 50 points in the last game, but unfortunately couldn't help the team win the game. This time, Mitchell still has a hot state, especially in the second half, his hand is very hot, 7 of 8 in a single quarter hit 17 points, and the Magic team only scored a total of 15 points, so he helped the team complete the reversal in a single quarter. After halftime, he was still 10 points behind, and after the third quarter, it directly became an 8-point lead, which also made the Magic's psychological defense completely collapse, and the final quarter was also unable to resist the Cavaliers' offense, and finally lost regrettably, and Mitchell also helped the team win with an excellent performance.
Mitchell shot 11-of-27 from the field, 2-of-8 from three-point range and 15-of-17 from the free-throw line to finish with 39 points, nine rebounds and five assists, and scored a whopping 89 points in his last two games. In NBA history, only Iverson scored more points than Mitchell in G6 and G7, which is 1 point more. In addition, in the first seven games, Mitchell scored 201 points, which made him another player in the history of the Cavaliers after James who can score 200+ points in a single playoff series. Mitchell's performance has already determined the trend of the Cavaliers, and they will face the Celtics next.
Banchero is out of the game, and as a rookie in the playoffs, his performance this time is also worthy of respect. In the tie-break battle, he also had a hot performance, shooting 10 of 28, 3 of 6 three-pointers, 15 of 18 free throws, and got 38 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals. He also set a record, becoming the second youngest player in NBA history to score 35 points and 15 rebounds in a single playoff game, starting with Magic Johnson. With this experience, I believe that Banchero's performance will be even better in the future.