After a two-game losing streak and a road trip, the Cavaliers, desperate for a win, revived at home and ushered in the Challenge of the Hawks during their three-game losing streak.
In terms of cavaliers, the core of the team, Allen, has returned to the bench, and whether the Cavaliers can defend the home court, Mobley + Markkanen + O'Corro undoubtedly need to play.
On the other hand, on the Eagles side, although many main players are absent, Trae Young + Capela is in good shape, and who killed in this battle is obviously still unknown!
Finally, after four quarters of fighting, the Cavaliers, who played at home, although with a wave of 19-5 scoring climax, once overpowered the Hawks in the first half, and achieved a huge advantage of as many as 16 points.
But after returning from the second half, Trae Young + Capela in the third quarter ushered in an outbreak at the same time, leading the Eagles to play a wave of 17-6 counterattack frenzy, instantly reversing the situation on the court.
Coupled with the final quarter of the showdown, Trae Young's firepower did not decrease, and he scored 13 points in a single quarter, completely taking over the game and ending the momentum of the Cavaliers trying to counterattack.
In the end, the Eagles, who withstood the pressure, also narrowly defeated the Cavaliers 121-118 on the road, which was worth the trip and also gave the opposing Cavaliers a 3-game losing streak!
In this game, although the Eagles once fell into the disadvantage of 16 points behind in the score, fortunately, the team did not mess up, but played a team performance of 6 people scoring in double figures, achieving a reversal.
In the case of the main forces such as Eawandu + Metz + Oliver + Lovell, each performing their duties, the play of the two core Trae Young + Capela has played a crucial leading role!
Trae Young exploded in the game, starting 41 minutes, shooting 11 of 28 from the middle and outside lines and hitting five three-pointers, a game-high 35 points, plus a double-double performance of 4 rebounds, 11 assists and 1 steal.
Among them, in the second half, he single-handedly cut down 25 points of heroic performance, not only led by example, helped the Eagles to complete the reversal, but also once became an invincible existence of the Cavaliers!
Of course, as the inner pillar of the team, Capela's performance in this game is also indispensable.
Capela lived up to expectations, shooting 9-of-17 from the field, contributing an all-around performance of 18 points, 23 rebounds , 2 assists , 1 steal , and 4 blocks.
In the face of the three-tower combination of Aaron + Mobli + Markkanen, Capela not only played her own advantage, but also almost single-handedly defended the Eagles' inner line and dominated the offensive and defensive ends!
On the other hand, the Cavaliers, the game failed to withstand the pressure in the second half, and finally was reversed, swallowing the performance of the game with 3 consecutive losses, which obviously made it difficult for the home fans to accept.
But rationally speaking, for the Cavaliers, who are currently short of major generals, this battle, the team is not completely without highlights!
After all, in the case of Tiger Players such as Mobly + Ocorro + Markkanen, continuing their stable performance, Aaron, who came back in this game, and the play of LeFu on the bench, are indeed remarkable.
Allen was very efficient, starting 35 minutes, shooting more than 80% of the 9-of-11 shooting, and getting 21 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steal and 3 blocks.
It is not difficult to see that after a long rest, Aaron's overall physical condition and competitive state still maintain a fairly high standard!
And Luck also played well, shooting 7 three-pointers in the whole game, not to mention, but also won the team's high 35 points, plus 11 rebounds and 4 assists of the outstanding performance, scoring a new high this season.
Although he failed to lead the Cavaliers to defend the home court, there is one thing to say, the personal performance of Love in this game has indeed brought considerable pressure to the Eagles!
Obviously, although the team is currently going through a difficult period of 3 consecutive losses, Love's recovery in form this season is definitely a big gain for the Cavaliers.
It is even no exaggeration to say that in the next schedule, whether the Cavaliers can retain the hope of impacting the playoffs does depend on the former boss of the team!