Losing 41 points in the first half! All players were beaten up, the top seed in the East is about to be eliminated

Sports Weekly All-Media Reporter Li Hui

Can you imagine it? The Cavaliers, the number one in the East, fell 41 points behind the Pacers in the fourth half of the series, and eventually suffered a crushing defeat. In the third game of the

series, with the comeback of Garland, Hunter and Mobley, the Cavaliers beat their opponents 22 points away, and it seems that they will completely reverse the situation in the series. However, in the fourth game of the series just two days later, they played the worst performance in the team's playoffs. In the first half, the team was completely out of shape, scored only 39 points, and was scored 80 points by the opponent Pacers. The 41-point half-time score difference also tied the NBA playoff record. It is worth mentioning that the Cavaliers set this record before. In the third game of the Eastern Conference Finals in 2017, the Cavaliers led the Celtics 41 points in half. Now, the Knight has become the background board for this record.

In the regular season of this season, the Cavaliers won 64 wins and 18 losses, always leading the Eastern Conference. They successfully swept against the Heat in the first round of the playoffs. However, in the semi-finals, the Cavaliers suddenly became unable to play. If they could use injuries as an excuse in previous games, then the performance of the Cavs, when all the players of the team were playing healthy, was undoubtedly shocking. On the offensive end, Mitchell was no longer as magical as before. He only scored 12 points in 3 of 11 shots in this game, and none of the other players scored double-digit points. In fact, the Cavaliers only scored 8 sports goals in the first half. During the regular season, the Cavaliers ranked in the top ten in the league in offense and defense. Although their defense is not as good as offense, they are still a team with excellent defense with DPOY Mobley. However, in the fourth game of the series against the Pacers, they could not limit their opponent's offense in the entire first half. The Pacers team sent an astonishing 25 assists in the first half and played a completely fucked the game with a super attack of 21-2.

"The opponents dominated the game with strong performance and raised their competitive state to a higher level, and we did not match this intensity." Atkinson, the head coach of the Cavaliers and coach of the year of the season, said after the game.

In addition to a crushing defeat, the Cavaliers also suffered another blow in this game. During the midfield shooting warm-up, Mitchell accidentally sprained his ankle, and he missed the second half. Although the team and the team reporters said after the game that Mitchell did not wear protective boots when leaving the stadium, the injury in this show is undoubtedly another major blow to the Cavaliers. You should know that the Cavaliers have suffered consecutive injuries this round, and the players are not in an absolute health state.

1-3 Cavaliers are already standing on the edge of the cliff. Every game next is their life-and-death battle. The team G5 will return to home court. In this round of series, the Cavaliers have not won the game at their home court. As we all know, the Cavaliers created a miracle of 1-3 behind in the 2016 Finals. Team owner Dan Gilbert tweeted after today's game that they were eager to do it again. However, the so-called one-and-one-one Cavaliers led by James once led their opponent 41 points in the half. This Cavaliers can trail their opponent 41 points in the half. Judging from the current morale of the two teams, the Cavaliers, who played a prosperous regular season, are getting closer and closer to being eliminated.