Halliburton transformed into the runner-up of Harry Potter s regular season and went home to fish. Data shows that the referee tried his best

Text/Jiang Shihua

On the morning of May 14, a focus battle in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals of the NBA playoffs was staged as scheduled. The regular season Eastern Conference First League runner-up Cleveland Cavaliers were reversed by the Pacers led by Halliburton with a maximum of 19 points. They finally lost the series 1-4 and missed the Eastern Conference Finals. Judging from the free throw data, the referee has done his best to save James' old club.

The main player statistics of the two teams in this game are: Pacers: Halliburton 31 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, Siakam 21 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, Nembhard 18 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, Nesmith 13 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, Turner 10 points, 7 rebounds, Bryant 9 points, 3 rebounds, 5 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, Mathering 4 points, Shepard 3 points, 1 rebound, McConnell 3 rebounds and 2 assists. Cavaliers: Mitchell scored 35 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist, Mobley scored 24 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assist, Hunter scored 12 points, 5 rebounds, Garland scored 11 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Jerome scored 8 points and 2 assists, Allen scored 7 points and 4 rebounds, Wade scored 4 points and 6 rebounds, Okoro scored 2 points, and Struz scored 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

The Cavaliers mainly lost in two points in this game: the first is that the core players Mitchell and Garland are in very ordinary physical condition. Due to injuries, these two people did not complete the series, and Mitchell decided to return before the game. The Cavaliers' offensive tactics mainly revolve around these two people. Once these two people are in poor condition, the Cavaliers' offense will become cocooned. Especially at the last moment, Mitchell missed three consecutive free throws, and losing was a divine will. The second is that there is no way to deal with Halliburton on the defensive end. Whether from this game or the entire series, Halliburton is like Harry Potter, with high offensive efficiency and no mercy at critical moments.

Of course, the league wanted to continue the suspense of this round of series. Judging from the number of free throws by the two teams in today's game, the Cavaliers were far ahead 37 to 22, and Mitchell won 21 free throws by himself, almost as good as the Pacers' team. But it is not enough to rely solely on the referee's performance to win the game, and ultimately it depends on your own efforts. The Cavaliers only had 10 assists in the whole game, 16 fewer than the Pacers, so the Cavaliers went home to fish and no one else. See you next season!