On May 14, Beijing time, in the NBA playoffs G4, the Cavaliers played the Celtics again at home! At present, the Cavaliers are 1-2 down. G3 was the first time the Cavaliers lost at home in this year's playoffs, having previously gone 4-0. I've watched this episode, and the American media posted a picture: The Celtic Knights staged the "Three Heroes vs. Lu Bu" twice! It's a pity that Lu Bu didn't play in this game, and before the game, the Cavaliers officially announced that Mitchell was out of action due to a left calf strain.
Speaking about the current state of the team, Mitchell said: "At the end of the day we didn't score enough and we didn't respond when we should have scored. According to statistics, in the series against the Green Army, Mitchell averaged 31.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game, hitting 5.3 three-pointers! In NBA history, only Mitchell (1 time) and Curry (3 times) have done it.
Really won't play in the playoffs? Tatum's jump shot percentage in this playoff game is only 32.6%, which is the lowest among players who are still playing in the playoffs and have made at least 75 shots (not limited to jump shots)! Some netizens asked how much of a contract extension Tatum could get this summer? To this salary expert Keith Smith replied: $314.8 million in 5 years! Do you think it's worth it?
At the end of the first half, the Green Army led the Cavaliers by 5 points at 62-57! Although Mitchell didn't play today, fortunately, the other players of the Cavaliers played well, and the game did not lose suspense for a while! Look who's coming, Cleveland's son James returned to the Cavaliers' home court with his wife, and the fans gave a standing ovation. Netizens ridiculed: The Green Army players are not confident in shooting when they see Lao Zhan on the sidelines.
This aura can't intimidate me! Tatum exploded at the beginning of this game, playing 12 minutes in the first quarter, shooting 6 of 9, 1 of 3 three-pointers, 3 of 3 free throws, and cutting 16 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block! He scored a game-high 23 points at halftime! Who still says I'm soft? It's a pity, Otter Rabbit failed to attack the dunk, but he scored 2 points by making a basket.
Not only the Otter Rabbit, but also Brown and Holiday opened. Brother Holiday played his value, filling the data column in the half, and got 10 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 1 block. Brown shot 4-of-8 from the field and 1-of-2 from three-point range to contribute 11 points, four rebounds and one assist.
The reason why the Cavaliers were able to play back and forth with the Green Army was that the team's three-point score was opened today! With Mitchell sidelined, the Cavaliers threw 11 three-pointers in the half. Among them, Strus felt hot, 5 of 6 three-pointers in the half, and scored 15 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal!
Yibian fought again, and it was precisely because the knights had a good outside feel that the Green Army had been unable to widen the difference! The third quarter defeated the Cavaliers 78-88 Green Army. The camera frequently shows Lao Zhan who is on the field, with red wine, coffee and a few bottles of water at the bottom, just enjoying the game! Is this looking sleepy or drunk?
In the third quarter, Brown carried the team, scoring 9 points on 3-of-4 shooting in a single quarter! This ball is too difficult, Brown defends alone, turns and breaks through Strus in a continuous silky way, and the golden rooster independently throws a one-handed shot to score a magical goal, and there is an additional penalty! The rex rabbit shook his fist in celebration and was very excited.
I'll also have one, the knight Mobley Jr. successfully scored 2+1 with a fake action point fly Cornet with a hook! It's a bit dangerous.
In the final quarter, the two teams suddenly launched a defensive battle, and no one scored, so the Green Army maintained the lead until the last moment, a more controversial goal, Brown's jumper was fouled by Garland, and the Cavaliers challenged successfully! Netizens said that there was really no foul in this ball.
With 1:08 left in the game, Jaylen Brown hit a three-pointer to give the Celtics an eight-point lead over the Cavaliers at 105-97! James stopped looking, got up and left the arena. At the end of the game, congratulations to the Green Army for defeating the Cavaliers 109-102 away, and the big score came to 3-1!
In this game, the Celtics made 21 of 24 free throws, while the Cavaliers only made 5 of 7 free throws, of which the two of them made more free throws than the whole Cavaliers! With the next game back at the home of the Green Army, it feels like Mitchell doesn't need to come back, do you think the Celtics will end this series 4-1?