13 points to win! The first in the league refused to cause an upset, Mitchell slashed 33+6 in the air, and double-tanhua scored 61 points

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2024-05-12 11:02Posted in Shandong Sports Creators

On May 12, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs division semifinals continued, and the Cavaliers hosted the Celtics. At this stage, the situation in the East and West is similar, the Timberwolves lead the Nuggets 2-1, the Mavericks lead the Thunder 2-1, the Knicks lead the Pacers 2-1, and today's game is destined to be 2-1. The two teams have faced off in two games before the Celtics, the Celtics won by 25 points and lost by 24 points, Tatum has been in a stable state since entering the playoffs, steadily pulling his hips, averaging 21.7 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists per game, and the shooting rate is only 40.7%+26.8%, which is worse than Doncic. As the league's No. 1 regular season record, the Celtics are also in the playoffs: the downwind ball is invincible, and the headwind ball is not upright.

According to the modeling calculations given by the American media "BR", the probability of the Celtics advancing to the Eastern Conference finals is 86.9%, and the probability of winning the Eastern Conference championship is as high as 74.7%. The biggest problem on the Cavaliers' side is that in the playoffs, the team is obviously lacking in scoring points. Mitchell averaged 29.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game in the playoffs, but Garland, the team's No. 2 scorer, averaged only 14.7 points per game, and Mobley Jr., the No. 3 scorer, averaged 13.7 points per game. Coupled with the fact that Allen, the core of the interior line, has no return timetable due to a rib injury, the team as a whole struggles, even if the defense achieves 90 points, the offensive end is only 80 points. Before the game, Cavaliers coach Bickerstaff said in an interview that Tatum must be made more difficult to play, and the team must take advantage of the home opportunity.

Celtics starters: Holiday + White + Jaylen Brown + Tatum + Horford; Cavaliers starters: Mitchell + Garland + Strus + Okro + Mobley Jr. In the opening game, Mitchell hit two three-pointers in a row, and after Holiday made a strong layup, Tatum hit Mobley with three points, and the two of them scored 12 points in a row! Jaylen Brown also opened up his hand in the middle of the period, Wade and Mobley burst through the outside shot, Hauser and Holiday rained three-pointers in the second half, and Mitchell responded with another three-pointer! At the end of the quarter, Pritchard and Tatum played a small climax, and at the end of the first quarter, the Celtics led the Cavaliers 30-28. Back in the second quarter, Garland and Mobley chased consecutive points, Holiday played very tough, back-to-back layups, and Hauser also continued to shoot three-pointers.

When the Celtics opened up the gap again, Mitchell continued to face Horford and Hauser outside sniping, Holiday made a three-point shot to stop the bleeding at the critical moment, Brown continued to break through the layup, Brown led the team to a double-digit difference with consecutive singles, Mobley ate a cake at the end of the quarter, Mitchell hit another three-pointer, and at the end of the half, the Celtics led the Cavaliers 57-48. Mitchell scored 23 points, Mobley 11, Tatum 18 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, and Holiday 15 points. At the start of the second half, Tatum and White instantly opened a 17-point difference, and after the pause, White and Holiday continued to hit three points, the Cavaliers were really stunned, and in the middle of the game, LeVert and Strus chased the points, Tatum continued to make kills, and after Mitchell forced a throw, LeVert continued to score three points, and the Cavaliers chased only 13 points.

Mitchell and Brown continued to shoot three-pointers at the end of the quarter, and the Cavaliers trailed the Celtics 69-84 after the third quarter. In the fourth quarter of the decisive battle, Garland and Mobley chased down only 9 points, Brown made a difficult pull-up layup, Pritchard converted a three-pointer, and then White and Brown continued to widen the difference, and Garland made a three-point shot in the middle to stop the bleeding, and in the last 5 minutes, Garland broke through to a layup, Brown scored 4 points in a row, and then Tatum made free throws to lock up the win. In the end, the Cavaliers lost to the Celtics 93-106 at home, and the Celtics led the Cavaliers 2-1.

Cavaliers statistics, Mitchell 33 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Garland 15 points and 6 assists, Mobley Jr. 17 points and 8 rebounds, LeVert 15 points and 6 rebounds. According to the Celtics statistics, Tatum was 11-of-25 with 33 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists, Brown was 13-of-17 with 28 points and 9 rebounds, White had 12 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, and Holiday had 18 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

Throughout the game, the Cavaliers were still the same problem, even if they defended to the extreme, they couldn't balance the lack of scoring. After Mitchell opened his hand early, he kept thinking about driving his teammates, but his teammates didn't dare to shoot, Garland made a few hard shots, obviously showing a lack of confidence, and Mobley faced the Celtics' ferocious confrontation, and the Cavaliers were too difficult on the offensive end. The Celtics can only say that they play at a normal level, Tatum still only maintains a true shooting rate of about 50%, and there are too many mistakes, so playing is more harmful to the team, but fortunately, Brown and Holiday are super efficient, and at present, the balance of this series is seriously biased in favor of the Celtics.

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