30+6+7！Mitchell went on a blast in the first half, and the Eastern Conference dark horses lost by just three points
The 2023-24 NBA regular season begins on February 15 with the Cleveland Cavaliers taking on Chicago at their home court. The Cavaliers' nine-game winning streak was halted after they lost the last round against the 76ers and now sit second in the East with a 35-17 record. Despite the injuries the Bulls have suffered, they have played well and won three of their four games in the previous period. Now, 26-28, the Bulls are ninth in the Eastern Conference and still on track to advance to the playoffs.
In the first quarter, the Cavaliers seized the opportunity and went on a killing spree. The Cavaliers had a lot of shots in this section, but their shots were average, 3-of-10; The interior players all relied on breaking through the basket to find offensive opportunities, and he singled out 5 and scored 25 points in the first quarter; Allen scored eight points on 4-of-4 shooting, and Mitchell scored six points on 2-of-5 shooting, along with one rebound and three assists. In the first quarter, the Bulls had mixed matches, and they opened up a seven-point gap at 32-25;
The second quarter of the game was still going on, and in this quarter, both teams had the same problem, and both sides conceded a small goal! In this quarter of the game, the Cavaliers' three-point shooting rate was very poor, one of nine shots, although their three-point shooting rate was very high, but their shots were very few, only 6 of five shots, and they scored 18 points in the first quarter! In this quarter, Mitchell scored 3 points on 1-of-5 shooting and scored 9 points in the half, which was significantly beyond his usual level. The same was true for the Bulls in this quarter, where they had problems both inside and outside, and they scored only 17 points in the quarter; The two sides played 49-43 in the first half, while in the second half, the Bulls ended the game with a six-point advantage;
Both sides played in this quarter, and both sides had a big improvement in their scores. In this quarter, the two sides were evenly matched, and the Bulls hit five three-pointers in a row, widening the three-point gap, and many people worked together to fall behind by 27 points in the first quarter; Mitchell also found his form in this game, he made 3 of 6 three-pointers, 5 of 5 free throws, scored 12 points, and also got four rebounds and two assists, which can be regarded as fulfilling his promise in this game! At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the two sides played 76-71, and the Bulls had opened up by 5 points!
Okro's first three points, then White's jumper was stopped, Mobley dunked, Niang followed up with three points, and the Cavaliers completed the big reversal! After that, the two sides took turns scoring, and in the middle of the quarter, the Cavaliers scored 2 points with a score of 91:89. After that, the two sides went back and forth, maintaining a gap of about 2 points, and by the last 1 minute and 38 seconds of the game, the two sides played to 100 points! In the final moments, Garland scored back-to-back points, but White quickly returned three balls, and the game was deadlocked again! In the end, Garland resisted the pressure and won 105-108 to get back on the winning path.