On May 14th, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, today the Cavaliers and Celtics ushered in the fourth game of the series, the previous three games between the two sides The Green Army won two, if they can still win this game, the team will win the match point, this game Mitchell is absent due to injury, the Celtics are also favored to win, but this game Cavaliers played very tenacious, then we will briefly talk about the game process, and then talk about the players' play.
Contest Recap:
At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, Strus hit a three-point shot to help the Cavaliers take the lead, Tatum and Brown hit three-point responses, Strus hit another three-pointer, Pritchard and Cornet and other substitutes scored successively to help the Green Army lead by 7 points at the end of the first quarter, and Holiday scored 7 points in the second quarter to help the Green Army extend the lead to 13 points, but then relying on the play of blue-collar workers such as Strus and LeVert, the Cavaliers narrowed the difference, and at halftime, the Cavaliers chased down to only 5 points.
Brown scored nine straight points to help the Green regain the lead, and Pritchard scored five points on a free throw at the end of the quarter to help the Green Army lead by 10 points. The final quarter of the Armageddon Green Army obviously wanted to close the game, Tatum scored 4 points in a row, Holiday and Brown scored 5 points in a row, the Green Army directly extended the lead to more than 15 points, although Garland led the team to chase down only 4 points but the time was no longer on their side, and finally the Green Army defeated the Cavaliers 109-102.
The Green Army tri-core plays
In this game, many cores of the Green Army played their due performance, reducing the pressure of the ball-holding organization Tatum, this game played more efficiently on the offensive end, he shot 12 of 25 from the field, 2 of 8 three-pointers, got 33 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.
In the past two games, Holiday has gotten more possession, he has done his job, playing point guard, so the Celtics' offensive stability is better, after all, he is a professional point guard, his organizational ability and court control ability are better, because his presence is also to release the pressure on Tatum, this game Holiday went to the whole game to shoot 6 of 11, 4 of 7 three-pointers and got 16 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals.
The team's second-in-command Brown, although there were a lot of mistakes in this game, but his finish was still very efficient, 9 of 15 shots in this game, 2 of 3 three-pointers got 27 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist.
With this win and match point, the team will return to their home court for the next game, and Mitchell may not be able to return, in which case, the Green Army will have a good chance of knocking out the Cavaliers in the next game to advance to the division finals.
Garland did his best
In this game, without Mitchell, I thought the Cavaliers would be very passive, but they played very well, the team still played a strong offensive ability, and the whole game was very aggressive than them, and even in the fourth quarter when they were 15 points behind, Garland stood up, and he scored 13 points alone in the final quarter, although the team eventually lost, but the team was defeated, and the team fought to the end.
Maybe through this game we should be able to understand that Mitchell may only play brilliantly because of the ball, he is just a product of the system, if he gives the ball to Garland, he will play well. In the past period of time, I believe many fans have questioned Garland, before this game he only averaged 14 points per game, as an All-Star, this point of scoring is really not good, but his shooting efficiency is actually good, the overall shooting rate is 45%, three-point shooting rate is 39%.
In this game, he also played a very good performance after getting the ball, 12 of 26 shots in this game, 4 of 13 three-pointers got 30 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, in fact, friends who often watch Cavaliers games know that during the regular season, Mitchell's absence period, the team's record has not been affected too much, Garland got the ball when he was absent is also a good way to drive the team, this game in his tandem favorite Mobley Jr. 19 points and 9 rebounds, LeVert 19 points and 5 rebounds, Strus 15 points.
Maybe the Cavaliers will give up Mitchell to correct Garland in the offseason, they do it because Mitchell has one year left on his contract, and they also know that they can't keep Mitchell, he wants to go to the Heat, in this case, it is reasonable to correct Garland, he and Mobley are both young, and the future Cavaliers are expected to return to the top teams under their leadership.
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