The biggest tie-break reversal in history was born.
In the first round of G7, the Cavaliers defeated the Magic 106-94 at home and advanced to the second round.
In this game, the Cavaliers short-circuited offense twice in the first half, and by the time there were 4:45 left in the second quarter, the Cavaliers had trailed by 18 points at 29-47, and it looked inevitable to go out.
However, from then to the end of the third quarter, the Cavaliers played a big wave of 47-21 for the Magic, including a single quarter in the third quarter, the Cavaliers led by 18 points at 33-15.
The 18-point comeback was the biggest comeback in the history of the tiebreaker, and when the Magic led by 18 points, their winning percentage was as high as 89.7%, but in the end, the Cavaliers completed the 10.3% miracle.
There is no doubt that this historic comeback belongs to Mitchell.
Mitchell didn't start the game well, only 3 of 13 in the first half, scoring 15 points, but in the third quarter, which is the Cavaliers' key overtake section, Mitchell scored 17 points on 7 of 9 in a single quarter, more than the whole Magic team.
In the end, Mitchell made 11 of 27 shots, 15 of 17 free throws, and scored 39 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.
It is worth mentioning that in the last G6 game, although the Cavaliers unfortunately lost, Mitchell was 22 of 36 in the game, scored 50 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, and scored more than half of the Cavaliers' entire team (96 points).
In this series, Mitchell's statistics are fixed: 28.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game, with a three-point shooting rate of 45.9%/25.0%/82.4% and a true shooting rate of 55.4%.
Objectively speaking, the efficiency is not pretty, but in such a round of defensive battles, Mitchell is still the best player on both teams, and may be a notch above any other player.
In the next round of the series, the Cavaliers will face the Celtics, who have the league's first regular season record, and Mitchell will also meet Tatum, a rookie in the same class.
However, the playoffs have always been the place where miracles are born, not to mention for a long time, also in the first round of this year, before the start of the Suns Timberwolves series, how many people are optimistic about the Suns who swept their opponents in the regular season? As a result, the Suns did not win even a game.
Let's talk about magic, Banchero, do your best.
In the whole game, Banchero played a total of 42 minutes, shooting 10-of-28, 3-of-6 three-pointers, 15-of-18 free throws, and scored 38 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals.
Like Mitchell, he didn't feel good, scoring one in the middle range of the previous games, but fortunately, the three-point and free throws were not bad.
In this round of the series, Banchero delivered highlights several times, he had 31 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists in a single game in G3, and 39 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists in a single game in G5 Tianwangshan, and finally the series ended, his data was fixed in: 27.0 points, 8.6 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game, with a three-point shooting rate of 45.6%/40.0%/75.5%, and a true shooting rate of 55.4%.
Banchero dares to fight, this is his biggest advantage, of course, there are shortcomings, the efficiency is not good, the technique is too rough, and the shooting selection is not good, but don't forget, Banchero is only in the second grade, he is only 21 years old, and he entered the tie-break in the playoffs for the first time, and has excellent performances in G3, Tianwangshan G5, and the tie-break battle that is 0-2 behind, which is very good.
However, Banchero's teammate and another core of the Magic, Wagner is a bit miserable, and in this G7, he pulled the biggest in history.
In the whole game, Wagner played a total of 35 minutes, shooting 1 of 15 from the field, 0 of 5 from three-point range, and only got 6 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.
Wagner's shooting percentage was only 6.7 percent, making him the worst player in history to shoot from the ground up (at least 15 shots).
To be honest, Wagner did not play badly in this series, with 34 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists in a single game in G4 and 26 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks in a single game in G6, which was the key to the Magic being able to equalize the score twice.
At the end of the first six games, Wagner's statistics were 21.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.2 assists, shooting 46.6% from the field and 59.7% from the field, not losing to Banchero at all.
Unexpectedly, in the last game of life and death, Wagner pulled such a big one, and he also said after the game: "This performance is too bad, it is too bad to finish the season like this, I think I have disappointed my team a little bit." ”
Zooming in on the entire season, the sophomore Banchero has improved a lot this year, from averaging barely 20 points per game in his rookie season to averaging 22.6 points per game in the middle of this season, and his playoff performance has improved.
However, the third-year Wagner has not changed much from last season, and has even regressed, with his three-point shooting rate regressing from 36.1% to 28.1% this year, his shooting has declined seriously, and he is still out of the playoff tie-break in this way.
To sum up the Magic's season, it is definitely outstanding, and no one expected them to make the playoffs before the start, but in the end they entered the playoffs as the fifth in the East.
However, the Magic's improvement is more in the improvement of the defensive system and the transformation of Banchero, and in terms of core players, Wagner Jr. needs to get better to catch up with Banchero.
Also, the Magic may need a real point guard to improve the team's offense, their lineup is very tall, there are a lot of people who can play, but the offense is not disciplined, whether it is the twin stars on the inside, or Suggs and Cole Anthony in the backcourt, they are all playing a little too rough, maybe, Paul will be an option?
21-year-old Banchero, 22-year-old Wagner, 22-year-old Suggs, 23-year-old Cole Anthony, 25-year-old Wendell Carter, 25-year-old Fultz, 26-year-old Isaac, who knows, maybe this Magic team will be the next Thunder.