On May 12, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs Green Army challenged the Cavaliers away, the score of the two sides was 1-1 before the game, and the G2 Green Army suffered a heavy defeat, and it is worth looking forward to whether they can take revenge today. Cavaliers starters: Garland + Mitchell + Strus + Okoro + Mobley, Green team starters: Holiday + White + Brown + Tatum + Horford, Pozin continues to be absent.
At the beginning, Mitchell hit two three-pointers in a row, Holiday hooked his hand, Tatum scored three points, Holiday made a layup, Mobley dunked, the two sides fought fiercely, Tatum scored three points and scored 5 points in a row, Mobley responded to 2+1, Brown jumper, Okoro made a layup, the difference between points could not be pulled away, but the Cavaliers made more mistakes, Dean Wade and Hauser soared three points, Tatum dunked, at this time the Green Army led by 4 points, and Strus shot a three-point shot after a pause, Holiday also scored three points on the Green Army's side, Mitchell could score three points, Garland made a foul, The Cavaliers managed to overtake, but Holiday made one of two free throws, Census Reed made a layup, and then Tatum scored a steal and layup, Mitchell responded with a throw, and Tatum hit an iron shot from the buzzer, giving the Green Army a two-point lead at 30-28 in the first quarter.
Tatum scored 12 points in the first quarter and Mitchell scored 11. Garland threw in the second quarter, Horford made up for the basket, Mobley ate cake, the score was 32 drawn, Horford, Hauser and Holiday teamed up to open the difference, Mitchell singled Horford to throw three points to stop the bleeding, and then Brown jumped, it was still Mitchell who responded with three points, but Holiday and Brown continued to score, and the Green Army expanded the lead again, and it had to be Mitchell, breaking through the layup to stop the bleeding, as a result, Brown scored 4 points in a row, Dean Wade did not score three points in a row, Mitchell made a foul, Tatum responded with a mid-range shot, the difference was 10 points, Mobley dunked with both hands, Tatum made two free throws, Mitchell responded with a three-point pull, Tatum hit a three-point shot, Okoro didn't have a three-pointer, Garland missed a whistle-blowing shot, and the halftime game ended 57-48 Cavaliers.
Halftime statistics, Tatum 18 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, Holiday 15 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Brown 13 points and 4 rebounds, Hauser 6 points, Horford 2 points and 5 rebounds, Pritchard 2 points and 3 assists, White 1 point and 2 assists. On the Cavaliers' side, Mitchell had 23 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block, Mobley 11 points and 5 rebounds, Garland 6 points and 3 assists, Strus 3 points and 3 rebounds, Wade 3 points and 2 rebounds, and Okoro 2 points.
Yibian fought again, Tatum 2+1 at the beginning, White made a three-point shot, Brown made a layup, White and Holiday scored three points again, the Green Army played a wave of 14-0, the difference came to 23 points, Mitchell, LeVert and Strus teamed up to stop the bleeding, Brown actually missed two free throws, the difference was 16 points, Garland made a layup, Cornet ate a cake and dunked, Mitchell throws, LeVert jumps, the difference is 12 points, Brown lays up to help the Green Army stabilize the situation, and then Tatum dunks with both hands, LeVert retreats to a three-point shot, Tatum pulls a jump shot, The difference was 15 points, Mobley was blocked by Horford, Tatum missed a three-point step, and Mitchell stepped back to make a three-point shot, Brown also responded with a three-pointer, Mitchell missed a three-point shot on the last shot, and the third quarter ended with the Green Army 84-69 Cavaliers.
At the beginning of the last quarter, the Green Army suddenly lost power, the Cavaliers chased a wave of 6-0 to single digits, Tatum made a layup to stop the bleeding, Census Reed hit a three-point shot, the Green Army stabilized the situation, the Cavaliers fought back tenaciously, Mobley dunked with both hands, White responded with three points, Mitchell 2+1 chased to a 10-point difference, Brown and White teamed up to respond, Garland scored continuously, the Cavaliers narrowed the gap again, Brown hit a whistle jumper, Tatum also scored a jumper, the difference was 15 points, time was running out, the game lost suspense, and the Cavaliers took the lead in replacing the bench lineup, In the end, the Green Army defeated the Cavaliers 106-93.
After this battle, the big score between the two sides came to 2-1, the Green Army can get the match point if you win one more game, looking at the whole game, there is a clear gap in the strength of the two sides, as long as the Green Army seriously plays the Cavaliers is not an opponent at all, it can be basically determined that there is no suspense in the series, the biggest problem of the Cavaliers is that except for Mitchell, everyone else is unreliable, there are many such shots during the game, Mitchell's passes are in place, teammates can't shoot alive, Mitchell has no choice but to come by himself, but unfortunately they can't win until they smoke, Mitchell looked a little tragic. In terms of statistics, Tatum scored 33 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 5 turnovers on 11-of-25 shooting, and Jaylen Brown contributed 28 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists on 13-of-17 shooting.
Holiday played well with 18 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 block, White was 4 of 13, 3 of 8 three-pointers, 1 of 1 free throws and only got 12 points, 3 assists and 1 block, and has fallen into a slump for two consecutive games, Horford has 2 points and 7 rebounds, and today the Cavaliers intended to let Mitchell play Horford, Horford has been trained many times, Hauser has 6 points, and Census Reid has 5 points and 3 rebounds. In this game, the Green Army played a wave of 14-0 at the beginning of the third quarter, to be honest, it is difficult for you to judge the true strength of the Green Army, they have basically no problem reaching the finals, but can they win against the strong teams in the West? The Green Army have been the favorites for the championship in the past few seasons, and this year is another great opportunity, Tatum needs to prove himself, and according to the latest reports, Pozin will continue to miss 3-4 games, and this round will definitely not return.
Cavaliers stats: Mitchell made 12 of 22, 7 of 12 three-pointers, 2 of 3 free throws, 3 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 7 three-pointers set a new high in the playoffs this year, but unfortunately he couldn't bring his teammates, Mitchell played a miraculous performance in the NBA playoffs this year, frequently cutting high scores, he needs help too much, no matter how good a person is. Mobley had 17 points and eight rebounds, Garland had 15 points, three rebounds and six assists, Strus had six points, five rebounds and two assists, and Okoro had two points. The series is 1-2 down, the Cavaliers are hanging, and I'm afraid the Green Army can't give them another chance.