Elimination 1-4 became a joke! The referee tried his best, and the boss scored 35+9 with injuries, but the most underrated star appeared

NBA playoffs are in full swing, with two games scheduled today, with the Eastern Conference Cavaliers vs Pacers and the Western Conference Warriors vs Timberwolves. Before the game, the Cavaliers and the Warriors were both behind 1:3. In the first game, the Cavaliers experienced fierce competition in four quarters at home and finally lost to the Pacers 105:114. Even though the star Donovan Mitchell played with an injury and scored 4 three-pointers in the final quarter and made a three-point foul, it was still difficult to lead the team to win. The score was eliminated 1:4, and the two core players performed poorly, causing Mitchell's performance to be cut in an empty score. It is worth mentioning that the last time the Cavaliers entered the Eastern Conference Finals in 2018.

In this game, the Cavaliers took the lead at home, leading by 12 points in the first quarter with 31:19. However, the team's offense in the second and third quarters fell to a standstill, with the Pacers 33:25 in the second quarter and the Pacers 33:21 in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Mitchell, Garland and Struz made only 0 of 18 three-pointers, which became a key factor in their lag. However, at the end of the fourth quarter, Mitchell stepped up and made four three-pointers, but it was still useless. In the end, the game ended and unfortunately lost. In terms of basic data, the Cavaliers have 46:47 rebounds, 10:26 assists, 8:8 steals, 3:8 blocks, 11:13 turnovers, 26:17 free throws, 9:15 three-pointers, and 39% to 50% shooting percentage. The free throw percentage is 70% to 77%, and the three-point shooting percentage is 26% to 43%. The reason why the Cavaliers lost in this game was closely related to their three-point shooting. They made 9 of 35 three-pointers in the game, and their shooting percentage was really too low. Except for Mitchell's three-pointer in the fourth quarter, other players Garland made 0 of 6 three-pointers and Strustle made 0 of 6 three-pointers. These two are core players at the starting level. Mobley made 1 of 2 shots, Hunter made 2 of 4 shots, and Rogerm made 2 of 3 shots, which is pretty good.

It is precisely because of the poor performance of the two main players, Garland and Struz, that the team is in a passive position, and these two are also the culprits of the loss. Garland played for 33 minutes, made 4 of 16 shots, 0 of 6 three-pointers, and 3 of 4 free throws. The poor data of inefficient scores of 11 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 turnovers and 4 fouls was the lowest in the game. As a star-level point guard, his defensive weaknesses are infinitely amplified. At the same time, on the offensive end, due to limited height, the explosive power of offensive scoring is not strong, and the shortcomings of the lack of superstar quality are completely exposed.

Garland is a key figure in the Cavaliers' shameless elimination. In contrast, Halliburton, the head of the opposite team who played the same position as him, played for 36 minutes, made 10 of 15 shots, 6 of 10 three-pointers, and 5 of 6 free throws, scoring 31 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists, with a plus-minus value +27. He led the team to beat the Cavaliers and Garland and sent the Cavaliers home. He played in a total of 5 games in this round, and in an average of 32.9 minutes of playing time per game, he was able to score 17.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 7 assists, 0.6 steals and 1 block. His three shooting percentages were 54%, 46% and 78% respectively.

It is worth mentioning that in Game 2 of the series, Halliburton even defeated the Cavaliers with a magical three-pointer. Haliburton has reached the Eastern Conference Finals for two consecutive years after leaving the Kings; for comparison, in the same period of time, the Kings only reached the playoffs in the 2022-2023 season, and was eliminated 3-4 in the first round. Halliburton is the most underrated star.

The main player Sruth performed extremely poorly today. He played for 26 minutes in the game, made no 9 shots, made 0 of 6 three-pointers, and did not get any results. He did not score a single point in the game, only 7 rebounds, 2 assists, and 4 fouls. It was difficult for them to provide assistance to the injured core Mitchell, causing the team to fall into a passive situation.

Of course, the other two inside players performed well. Mobley performed well, playing for 37 minutes, made 8 of 12 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, and 7 of 9 free throws, scoring 24 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks. He can be said to have done his best in the interior. Allen made 4 of 6 shots, scoring 9 points and 4 rebounds. On the bench, Hunter, who was traded from the Hawks, made 5 of 12 shots, scored 12 points and 5 rebounds, and performed quite well.

The core Mitchell, the head of the game, tried his best in this game. He was injured and faced the key game where he was eliminated when he lost. He still endured the pain and did not go off the front line with a minor injury. Mitchell played for 37 minutes in the game, made 8 of 25 shots, made 4 of 13 three-pointers, and made 15 of 21 free throws, contributing excellent data of 35 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 steals, and 1 block. Although his shooting percentage is not high, it has something to do with his injury. At the critical moment in the fourth quarter, he shot 4 three-pointers and also caused a three-point shooting foul. Unfortunately, he missed all three free throws, which was a big disappointment. This has a direct relationship with his physical fitness and his injuries. Mitchell, the core player in this game, tried his best to score the highest 35 points in the game. Although he is not efficient, considering the defensive pressure he faces and his own injury situation, perhaps fans can forgive him.

After losing in this game today, the Cavaliers were also directly eliminated. As the number one team in the Eastern Conference, it is really unexpected that it was unfortunately eliminated with a score of 1:4 in the second round. The referees did their best in this game, giving the Cavaliers 37 free throws in the whole game, and Mitchell contributed 21 free throws by himself. The Pacers did not have a double free throw, and the team only had 22 free throws in total.. It can be said that Mitchell's home advantage against the Pacers alone is fully reflected. Unfortunately, the team is troubled by injuries or has obviously insufficient strength. It is really a joke that the team is defeated by the Pacers in the Eastern Conference first in the regular season.