Today, there is only one matchup in the NBA playoffs, and that is the Cavaliers' return home court to play a tiebreaker with the Magic.
This is the only tie-break in the first round of this year's playoffs, but it has not attracted much attention because the strength of both teams is relatively "mediocre".
In the first six games of this series, both sides won at home, so the Cavaliers actually had a better chance of winning, but they trailed the Magic by as many as 18 points at one point in the game.
This has something to do with the Cavaliers' incomplete lineup, they injured interior main Jarrett Allen after G4 and were forced to start with a big man Mobley - it was this big man's last-minute block to win G5 - but in G6 they were crushed by the Magic's big man lineup, and Mitchell's 50 points in a single game were reduced to empty cuts.
In this game, the Magic led by 18 points in the second quarter, Banchero scored 22 points alone, how should the Cavaliers respond?
They first changed their defensive pattern and then set their sights on Mitchell again.
The Cavaliers used Okolo against Banchero to try to block the break in the middle, and then used Mobley against Wendell Carter Jr., the weakest offense, to free up his hands to help defend and lock down other points of attack for the Magic, such as Suggs who was meeting in the Cleveland box.
Mitchell came at this time. Mitchell only scored two goals in the first 10 shots of the game, but the All-Star scorer was lucky enough to warm up at any time, even if he missed 20 shots in front of him.
Mitchell began to attack the Magic's interior frequently, and the taller the defender in front of him, the more he had to make damage. Whether it's scoring straight or hitting the free-throw line, Mitchell has to get something.
With the Cavaliers' offensive and defensive combinations, they quietly erased the 18-point difference, and by the middle of the fourth quarter, it had been changed to the Cavaliers' 88-77 lead over the Magic.
Compared to the Cavaliers, the Magic are the side that doesn't have a supercore - even if Banchero has a big double-double of 38 points and 16 rebounds in this game, you still know he almost meant it - and there is no way back at this point.
The wolf pack tactics can play tailwind in the playoffs, but only superstars can play against the wind in the playoffs.
Wagner Jr., who was in the regular season and even the first six games of the playoffs, shot 1 of 15 in this game, and the game was played to the end, and both the Cavaliers' opponents and Magic's teammates were ignoring him.
In the whole game, the Cavaliers defeated the Magic 106-94, defended their home court, eliminated the Magic with a total score of 4-3, and advanced to the second round against the Celtics. Mitchell scored 39 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.
The Cavaliers are actually quite good at tie-breaks, they have played 8 tie-breaks in their history, won 6 times, and recently won 4 consecutive tie-breaks.
But the Cavaliers are really good, with a net score of -31, the fourth-worst net margin for a series winner in NBA history.
In addition, this is the first time since 2018 that the Cavaliers have won a series, and the first time since 1993 that the Cavaliers have won a series without James on the team.
So with less than 1 minute left in the game and leading by 10 points, the Cleveland home fans excitedly shouted "We're going to play Boston", and Mitchell quickly waved the fans to stop shouting, saying "haven't won yet", he was afraid that his teammates would not be able to hold the lead.
Mitchell also rejected the Lakers again with practical actions. It was previously reported that Mitchell was frustrated with the Cavaliers, rejected the team's early contract extension, and intended to test the free agent market, and also said that "unless the Cavaliers make it to the Finals this year, I'm leaving."
The American media, which is not a big deal to watch the excitement, has already put the picture P well, Mitchell will go to the Lakers.
At the moment, the Cavaliers' hopes of reaching the Finals are still slim, but at least they didn't fall in the first round, so the Lakers will have to wait a little longer.