The Pacers were killed three times in the regular season! Garland was absent, Mitchell was 33+5+4, the Cavaliers lost at home in the first game

The Eastern Conference semi-finals started today. The Cavaliers, the number one in the Eastern Conference, lost to the Pacers 112-121 at home today, trailing 0-1 with a big score, losing their home advantage. It is worth mentioning that this is also the Cavaliers' first defeat in the playoffs this season. They swept the Heat 4-0 in the first round, never losing a game, and averaged more than 30 points per game.

However, facing the Pacers today, the Cavaliers lost at their home court, which is obviously not a good signal. Not only that, the Cavaliers did not perform well against the Pacers in the regular season this season, and were beaten by the Pacers three times. The Pacers are also the only team in the league to kill the Cavaliers three times. Therefore, it is probably not that easy for the Cavaliers to defeat the Pacers in this round of the series.

The difference in performance between the two teams on three-pointers today is quite large. The Pacers have a total of 19 of 36 shots, while the Cavaliers have only 9 of 38 shots, with a difference of 10 three-point shots, which is also an important reason why the Cavaliers lose today. In addition, Garland continued to be absent due to injury, which also had a significant impact on the Cavaliers' strength.

Although there is no Garland, the Cavaliers still scored in double digits today, with 3 of them scoring 20+. Mitchell performed well, playing for 34 minutes, making 13 of 30 shots, only 11 of 3-pointers, 6 of 9 free throws, and scored 33 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal, with a plus-minus value of -19. In the first half, Mitchell played for 16 minutes, made 7 of 16 shots, 1 of 6 three-pointers, 0 of 1 free throws, and scored 15 points and 2 assists. Mitchell has scored 30+ in G1 in 8 consecutive rounds of series, surpassing Jordan's record and rising to the first place in history.

Morbry Jr. received the Best Defensive Player Trophy before the game. He played for 36 minutes, made 9 of 13 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers, scored 20 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, and also made 4 mistakes, with a positive and negative value of -20 the lowest in the game.

played for 29 minutes, made 8 of 20 shots, 1 of 4 of 3-pointers, 4 of 5 free throws, scored 21 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal, and the plus-minus value +10 is the highest in the team. Jarrett Allen performed efficiently, playing for 30 minutes, making 6 of 7 shots, scoring 12 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals. Hunter was just right, played for 30 minutes on the bench, made 4 of 8 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, scored 11 points and 4 rebounds, plus or negative values ​​+7.