The Eastern Conference Dark Horse fell! Rejected 3-0! The Cavaliers welcomed their first win in the second round, Mitchell hit 43+9+5

On May 10, in the second round of the NBA playoffs, the Cavaliers returned to home to face the Pacers. The Pacers had a 2-0 lead before, which was indeed unexpected. After all, the Cavaliers had a better record in the regular season, and the Cavaliers were better on the books. Their starters were in the four All-Star players, and they were guaranteed inside and outside. As the team's star, Mitchell had no doubt about his personal abilities. He scored 50 points in a single game many times in the playoffs, and he was not a star who bullies the weak and fears the strong. After the first two games, the Cavaliers were not crushed by the Pacers. On the one hand, they made mistakes at critical moments and ruined the game. On the other hand, the team had suffered injuries before, and many core players were absent. Mitchell alone could not support it.

Of course, the Pacers have now become the biggest dark horse in the playoffs. Their core lineup is very young, with only two All-Star players, Halliburton and Siakam. The team is in the small ball market and has no popularity and traffic, but their strength cannot be underestimated. Since the playoffs, the Pacers ranked first in the league in multiple offensive data, averaging 29.7 assists, 50.6% shooting percentage and 41.3% three-point shooting percentage, all ranked first in the league. Their team cooperates tacitly, the offense is quite smooth, everyone can shoot, and they can launch independent attacks. There are 5 people who average more than 15 points per game. According to the current score situation in this series, it is very likely that the Pacers will enter the Eastern Conference Final. In this game, both sides are in the starting lineup. The walkers sent out the

Haliburton, Siakam, Nembhard, Nesmith, Turner. The Cavaliers sent out Garland, Mitchell, Struth, Mobley and Allen. All the Cavaliers injured core players have returned. At the beginning of the first quarter, Allen jumped the ball and won the Pacers. Struz shot a three-pointer and scored the first goal of the game. Allen Shunche continued to score with one hand dunk at the basket. Struz scored 5 points in a row. The Cavaliers scored 11-0. Turner stood on the free throw line and finally opened for the Pacers. Mitchell did not hesitate and made a three-pointer. Turner counterattacked three-pointer and hit the net. Mitchell rushed straight and scored a strong 2+1. In the first quarter, the Cavaliers once led the opponent by 15 points.

However, the good times did not last long. The Pacers launched a counterattack at the end of the quarter, relying on substitute players to score three points in a row to smooth out the score gap. At the end of the first quarter, the two teams tied 32-32. At the beginning of the second quarter, Mitchell advanced with one-stop layup and scored two points easily, helping the Cavaliers win the first place. Hunter also had a strong start to get a basket. Siakam drove straight into the game, took off and took off and took two points, Mobley was not willing to be outdone, and he raised high at the basket and hit the board. Struz's three-shot shot in the open space was shot through the heart, Nesmith shook his wrist and made a tip-in goal, Mitchell's agile small throw shot in the paint area made a hollow shot, Garland struck the meteor under the basket and scored two points, Allen's fantastic steps shook the defense, the shock dunk at the basket shocked everyone, Mitchell was another unreasonable step-back three-pointer.

The Pacers collapsed completely in the second quarter, with only 13 points in a single quarter, while the Cavaliers opened fire and expanded their lead to more than 20 points. After the half-time game, the Cavaliers led the Pacers by 21 points 66-45. The second half began, and the change of sides was played again. Mitchell felt hot, and he suddenly shot a three-pointer and suddenly shot a cold arrow, opening the third quarter. Siakam made a two-pointer jump shot from the middle distance and fell to the pocket, and he counterattacked. Allen lowered his body and started to accelerate, and a one-arm dunk ignited the whole game. Nesmith used the pick-and-roll, lightning breakthrough and layup to easily score. Mitchell scored another goal with a difficult three-pointer in defense. Nesmith scored another goal with a large three-pointer. Nesmith was ambushed at the bottom corner, and the three-point line was shot with a bow from outside the three-point line to fight back. Turner took the ball and chiseled into the basket, stagnant against the layup, and made a hollow hit. Struz sprinted and made a gliding and dunk.

The two teams had a lot of offensive firepower in the second half, but the Cavaliers still had absolute initiative. After the three quarters of the game, the Cavaliers led the Pacers 97-79 by 18 points. In the final quarter, the Pacers were quite tenacious. They attacked the inside line in a continuous wave, which brought the score difference to single digits. However, this time, the Cavaliers did not let the previous big reversal repeat the same mistake. In the second half of the fourth quarter, they relied on Mitchell's multiple points to dominate the situation again. The score difference once again reached more than 20 points, and the game lost completely lost suspense. In the end, the Cavaliers defeated the Pacers 126-104 away and won the Pacers back, winning the first victory in the second round of the series, and the big score came to 2-1. In terms of data, on the Cavaliers, Mitchell scored 43 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, Garland scored 10 points and 3 assists, Mobley scored 18 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists, Allen scored 19 points and 12 rebounds, Struz scored 20 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, and Hunter scored 8 points and 5 rebounds. On the Pacers, Halliburton only scored 4 points and 5 assists, Siakam scored 18 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Turner scored 15 points and 3 rebounds, Matherine scored 23 points, McConnell scored 12 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, Nembhard scored 10 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists