20 points defeat! The Cavaliers were forced into a desperate situation after falling behind 1-3, Mitchell lost 12 points and retreated to Sika s 9 of 10 shots

On May 12, in the second round of the NBA playoffs, the Cavaliers defeated the Pacers 109-129 away. The series score reached 1-3, and the Cavaliers were forced into a desperate situation. In this game, Mitchell scored 12 points in 3 of 11 shots, only played in the first half and retired after injury. Garland scored 21 points and 6 assists, and Mobley Jr. scored 10 points and 5 rebounds. As many as 7 players on the Pacers scored in double digits, Halliburton scored 11 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Sika scored 21 points in 9 of 10 shots, Turner scored 20 points and 7 rebounds, and tied 20 points.

In the first three games of the series, the Pacers led 2-1. Although they held the initiative, after the G3 team defeated the Cavaliers in the last game 22 points, in the outside world, when the Cavaliers lineup is complete, this round of the series will be biased towards them, and the number one in the East has the strength to complete the reversal.

However, in this situation that was not favored by the outside world, the Pacers also showed strong offensive firepower in G4. They started with a 15-4 offensive move with 11 points. Then the Cavaliers missed the iron in a row, and the Pacers seized the opportunity to further widen the gap. Halliburton, Thomas Bryant and Shepard made three three-pointers in a row. Although Mitchell scored 4 points in a row to help the team stop the bleeding, the rhythm of the game was completely on the Pacers. After the first quarter, the Pacers also led the Cavaliers by 38-23 by 15 points.

When we arrived in the second quarter, all the Cavaliers were sleepwalking. They scored only 16 points on 4 of 17 shots in a single quarter, and made as many as 7 mistakes. On the other hand, the Pacers were blooming more points. The team scored 42 points on 16 of 24 shots in a single quarter, and 6 of 8 shots on the outside. All the players shot hotly. The Pacers directly beat the Cavaliers by 26 points in the entire second quarter. After the half-time game, the Cavaliers were already 41 points behind the Pacers. In the third quarter, Mitchell was unable to play due to a calf strain and ankle sprain. Although Garland scored 12 points and 5 assists in a single quarter, leading the team to recover 9 points, the difference between the two teams remained at 32 points, and the game completely lost suspense. In the final quarter, the two teams also replaced substitutes. In the end, the Pacers defeated the Cavaliers at home. The team scored 3-1 and got the match point of this round of series. They only needed to win one game to enter the Eastern Conference Finals. After losing G4 with a large score, the Cavaliers were already quite passive. They were behind the Pacers 1-3. We all know how difficult it is to reverse in such a score. Mitchell also suffered an injury, which undoubtedly made the Cavaliers worse. As the No. 1 team in the Eastern Conference and won 64 wins and 18 losses in the regular season, they obviously did not have the level they should have in this round of the series, and were completely suppressed by the Pacers with 50 wins and 32 losses, and they did not even have the chance to counterattack. Next, the Cavaliers will be on the verge of life. They can't lose anymore. If they can't win three games in a row, they will be out of the divisional semi-finals this season.