Upset! Cavaliers 112-121 Pacers, who is the culprit in this game, the data will not lie

In a focus game in the second round of the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs that just ended, the Cleveland Cavaliers lost 112-121 at home, and fell behind 0-1 in the total score of the series. After the game started, the Pacers first won the lead away game, and scored 36 points in the first quarter, while the Cavaliers only scored 25 points. The Cavaliers recovered from offensive end in the second quarter, but it was still difficult to curb the Pacers' all soldiers on the defensive end. At the end of the half-time game, the Cavaliers fell behind 58-64. In the second half, both sides chased each other and the score difference was not widened, but Nemhard's 3-pointer in the fourth quarter helped the Pacers take a 6-point lead with 4 minutes left. In the end, the Cavaliers were unable to catch up with the points and lost at home.

So where did the Cavaliers lose in this game? Perhaps the data can give us some answers.

Mitchell lost a surprise at home and lost his home advantage. Mitchell's shooting feel average. He made 13 of 30 shots, 1 of 11 three-pointers, 6 of 9 free throws, and scored 33 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal. Mitchell felt bad on the outside. Although he scored 15 points at the end of the half, he only made 7 of 16 shots. He did not stand up to save the team at the critical moment in the second half. Mitchell needed to continue to maintain aggressiveness on both offense and defense, and regain his outside shooting feel, and help the team equalize the score in the second game of the series.

Morbry, with excellent touch throughout the game, and his defense also showed the style of the NBA's best defensive player of the year. He made 9 of 13 shots, 2 of 5 3 points, 0 free throws, and scored 20 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 4 mistakes. He performed well in the last round of the series and was able to make 3-pointers from the outside to support the team. He continued to perform well in this game, but he didn't seem to have many solutions in the face of the Pacers' 3-pointers that had already been crazy, and he made too many mistakes, which gave the Pacers a lot of opportunities to counterattack.

Allen continued to feel a lot of touch in this game, making 6 of 7 shots, 0 of 0 free throws, scoring 12 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 turnover. Although Allen's offensive performance was very tough, his inside defense was relatively average and his rebounding protection was not good. He needs to find his first round state and game feeling.

Merill continued to replace Garland in this game. He made 2 of 5 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers, 0 of 0 free throws, scored 6 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 fouls in the whole game. Although he hit two 3-pointers on the offensive end, he was targeted on the defensive end, so he was abandoned after only 18 minutes of his appearance. It is still far from his ability to fully play Garland's role in the team.

Struz, he continued to shoot with a cold touch, made 2 of 9 shots, 2 of 8 shots, and scored only 7 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. As a very important outside pitcher for the Cavaliers, he averaged 2.3 3-pointers per game with a 38.6% 3-pointer shooting percentage in the regular season, and also averaged 3 3-pointers per game with a 46.2% shooting percentage in the last round of the series. However, he performed poorly in this game and felt very poor. He was abandoned by the team at a critical moment. He needed to regain his shooting feel as soon as possible.

Substitute: Hunter + Jerome performed very well, with a total of 12 shots, 32 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists. They provided key firepower support to the team, which to a certain extent made up for the starting players' insufficient scores. They also gained the trust of the team at critical moments in the last quarter and stayed on the court, but failed to help the team reverse the game.