Knights 119-120 Pacers, who is the culprit in this game, the data will not lie

In a focus game in the second round of the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs that just ended, the Cleveland Cavaliers were defeated by Halliburton at home, and eventually lost to the Indiana Pacers 119-120, with the total score of the series being 0-2. In this game, the three major stars of Cleveland Cavaliers Garland, Hunter and Mobley were absent. After the game started, the Cleveland Cavaliers were actively playing under Mitchell's single-core team and performed very well on both offense and defense. Mitchell scored 10 points in a single quarter, helping the Cleveland Cavaliers lead by 17 points 32-15 in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Indiana Pacers recovered their hands and scored 35 points in a single quarter. At the end of the half, the Cleveland Cavaliers led by 11 points 61-50. Struz made 4 of 7 shots in the Cavaliers with 3 points and 2 of 2 free throws, scored 14 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, and Mitchell scored 21 points.

In the third quarter, the two sides fought against each other, the Cleveland Cavaliers scored 37 points in a single quarter, while the Indiana Pacers scored 34 points. The Cleveland Cavaliers continued to expand their lead. In the fourth quarter, Indiana Pacers Mathering broke out. Under his leadership, the Indiana Pacers once narrowed the score to 6 points. However, Mitchell showed the style of a top star at a critical moment. He helped the Cavaliers stabilize the situation through free throws and layups. However, at the critical moment, Halliburton forced a 3-pointer to score at the top of the arc, helping the Pacers continue to win away games. The score of the series was 0-2 Pacers.

So where did the Cavaliers lose in this game? Perhaps the data can give us some answers.

Mitchell, in the last home game, Mitchell's shooting feels sluggish, but in this game, Mitchell was absent from Garland, Mobley and Hunter, and he felt hot in the whole game, shooting 15 of 30 shots, 1 of 7 three-pointers, and 17 of 21 free throws, scoring 48 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 steals, 1 block, and 5 mistakes. Mitchell scored 10 points in the first quarter, scored 5 of 6 shots in the third quarter, scored 15 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. At the critical moment when the Pacers narrowed the gap again in the final quarter, he stood up again to score points through free throws + layups to help the team stabilize the situation again. But at the critical moment, they lost their frontcourt rebounds and were defeated by Halliburton by three points. Now that the Cavaliers have reached a time of life and death, Mitchell needs to play a more amazing performance to help the team reverse the score.

Jerome, because of the three main players of the Cavaliers, Gemro was mentioned in the starting lineup, but he felt cold throughout the game. He made 0 of 6 shots in the first half and only scored 1 rebound and 1 turnover. He made 14 shots in the whole game, 0 of 3 points, 0 of 4 shots, and only scored 2 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists. Because of his poor performance, he was directly abandoned by the team at a critical moment in the fourth quarter. He has had amazing performances as a substitute in the series, and perhaps he is more suitable to play as a substitute.

Allen continued to feel a lot of touch in this game, making 7 of 9 shots, 8 of 8 free throws, scoring 22 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks, and 4 mistakes. Allen performed very hard on the offensive end, his inside defense was also excellent, and his rebounding protection was also good, but he could not help the team equalize the score at home. He needs to continue to improve the aggressiveness of the game and the defensive deterrence of the inside.

Wade, the first shot in this game, he made 1 of 4 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, 0 of 0 free throws, and scored 3 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal. Although he did a good job in rebounding, his offensive feel was sluggish and could not bring greater help to the team's offensive end.

Struz, he shot hotly throughout the game, made 8 of 18 shots, 5 of 12 of 3 points, 2 of 2 free throws, scored 23 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 turnovers, 3 fouls, 5 rebounds in the frontcourt. As a very important outside pitcher for the Cavaliers, he averaged 2.3 3-pointers per game with a 38.6% 3-pointer shooting percentage in the regular season, and also averaged 3 3-pointers per game with a 46.2% shooting percentage in the last round of the series. In this game, he performed poorly in the first game of the semi-finals, and finally regained his outside feel in this game, but he did not contribute to the team at a critical moment.

Substitute: Merrill performed well, with 5 of 10 shots, 4 of 9 3 points, and scored 14 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals. He is the best player on the team's bench. In the crucial fourth quarter, he gained the trust of the head coach and gave the team a certain amount of firepower support, but personal efforts cannot help the team win.