On February 23, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continues! The Cavaliers host the Magic, the second and eighth in the East. Before the All-Star break, the Cavaliers can be said to be overpowered, with 18 wins and 2 losses in the last 20 games! Against the Magic today, Mitchell is out due to illness.
There are also injuries on the Magic side, Fultz missed the game with a left knee injury, and Banchero decided to play sick before the game! In the All-Star Game that just ended a few days ago, Banchero was selected for the first time in his career, playing 18 minutes, shooting 3-of-9 from the field, 0-of-4 from three-point range, and contributing 6 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Speaking about being selected for the All-Star Game for the first time, Banchero said, "I'm pretending to be cool, but I'm actually excited inside. ”
At the end of the first half, the Cavaliers trailed the Magic by 4 points at 50-54 at home! There is still a big difference with or without Mitchell, only Allen scored a double-double after the team played two quarters, contributing 10 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal on 3-of-5 shooting.
Show off the ball in the opening game! Garland broke through the restricted area, and Allen scored a layup behind his back without looking at the wonderful pass to the basket! In the first half, Garland's performance did not meet the expectations of fans, hitting only one goal in four shots, and got three points and two assists. If Mitchell is not there and Garland does not break out, it will be more difficult for the Cavaliers to win the game.
The Magic continued to show the fans the power of the young storm, Carter 10 points, Big Wagner 9 points and 4 boards, Suggs and Little Wagner 7 points! It is also worth mentioning that Isaac, who picked up the offensive and defensive shoulders, first vigorously and ruthlessly blocked Gelleville, and then guarded the basket and made up for the dunk!
The most controversial in the first half was Banchero, who started the game for 17 minutes, shooting 2-of-10 and 0-of-2 from three-point range to score only 4 points! Fans have ridiculed, is this an All-Star weekend?
The rematch accident happened, Suggs was accidentally elbowed to the head by a teammate during the defense, fell to the ground in pain and then returned to the locker room, hoping to be fine.
Finally woke up, and Garland found his touch in the third quarter, shooting 2 of 4 and 1 of 1 from three-point range to score 8 points! plus 1 rebound, 4 assists and 1 steal. Strut also went crazy, scoring nine points on 3-of-3 shooting. Unfortunately, the impact of the Magic group of young people was too strong, and Ingles also opened the outside three-pointer. At the end of the third quarter, the Cavaliers still trailed by four points at 82-86.
Look at the wonderful cooperation of this ball, the magic tacit understanding of the ball, Wagner Jr. broke through the penalty area and hit the ground with a wonderful pass to the basket, and Carter Jr. easily dunked! That's so patient.
This is to take away the opponent directly, the teenager Anthony suddenly broke out in the second half, and scored 7 points in a row in the final quarter to help the Magic play a wave of 14-7 climax, directly stretching the difference to double digits. Don't forget that Anthony also played as a starter before, and the Cavaliers' start in this game can be said to have been blown up by the Magic bench. Look at Anthony's whistle-blowing shot in the third quarter, it was too elegant.
At the critical moment, the Cavaliers could only put Allen and Garland on the court together, but the Magic's three-point score in this game was really accurate, and it was unrealistic for the Cavaliers to keep relying on Allen's interior to score, so the Magic kept the difference around 10 points, and finally the game ended, and the Magic defeated the Cavaliers 116-109 away.
Big Wagner had 22 points and 7 boards, Wagner Jr. had 14 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Carter had 12 points, Anthony had 13 points and 6 assists, Ingles had 12 points, and Banchero had 12 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists on 4-of-15 shooting. On the Cavaliers' side, Okoro scored 17 points, Mobley Jr. 14 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, Allen 18 points, 10 rebounds and 2 steals, Strus 18 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals, Garland 18 points and 10 assists.
The Cavaliers really need Mitchell too much, and Banchero can be forgiven for playing a game because of his illness. I'm up to you guys in the end, what do you want to say about this game?