Mitchell scored 35 points in the past, and lost the first place in the Eastern Conference! The dark horse advanced to the Eastern Conference Final, Halliburton 31+8

On May 14, the playoffs semi-finals continued. The Cavaliers, who had the first record in the Eastern Conference in the regular season, returned to their home court to face the Pacers. Previously, the Pacers led the Cavaliers 3-1 with a score of 3-1. In this round of series, the Cavaliers were reversals by the Pacers in their first two home games, especially in the G2 game, Halliburton took a three-pointer and forced the Cavaliers into a desperate situation. Although the Cavaliers won a game back in G3, G4 lost 20 points in one game and Mitchell's ankle injury, which indicates that the Cavaliers will most likely end this season! In an interview with the pre-match coach Atkinson said Mitchell would decide whether to play before the game starts, but he hopes that Mitchell can play and will not use injuries as an excuse. Mitchell did play, and he gritted his teeth and persevered until the last moment. The Cavaliers were once led by 19 points, but in the end the Cavaliers were eliminated in dismay!

The entire game is divided into three stages. First, after the Cavaliers return to their home court, they start exerting their strength early. At the beginning, Allen and Mobley took turns to attack the basket, and Mitchell counterattacked and made a layup to score 3 points. When the Pacers were only 1 point away from chasing, Garland made a jump shot, Mitchell tried to buzz the tomahawk and was directly pulled down by Tobu. Mitchell caused continuous damage and led the team to a climax of 18-7. In the first quarter, the Cavaliers opened the 12-point difference. It was obviously difficult to exert force with an ankle injury, but Mitchell hit too hard, so he rushed to the inside and scored 13 points in a single quarter. In the early part of the second quarter, Hunter made a layup + three-pointer, Mobley fought against landing + Allen made a counter-slam, and the Cavaliers quietly opened the gap of 19 points. The Cavaliers' own offense has done a good job, but the player who changed the balance has appeared: Halliburton.

Hariburton took a three-pointer in the middle and sounded the Pacers' counterattack horn. Nesmith and Nemhard made three-pointers rain. Sika continued to cause damage. Halliburton continued to make three-pointers, with an advantage of 19 points, and only 7 points were left in an instant! Halliburton continued to make three-pointers in the second half, Sika made a tough blow, and Mitchell continued to make a foul with an ankle injury. The Cavaliers 56-52 Pacers in half. However, the Pacers' counterattack was not over yet. After Mobley and Garland opened a 9-point difference in the third quarter, Nesmith made a counterattack and layup, Sika and Halliburton bombed from the outside, and the Pacers instantly overtook! After that, Sika and Halliburton hit the middle distance in a row, and Thomas Bryant's counterattack layup + dunk were both strolling and becoming a super center! The Pacers entered the fourth quarter with a 9-point advantage.

Cavaliers did not give up easily. Mitchell continued to make a three-pointer foul, Hunter took a three-pointer, and the Cavaliers scored a 10-2 climax and chased only 1 point away. In the critical moment, Halliburton broke through and dunked to stop the bleeding, then fed Bing Turner to the mid-range shot, Mitchell made two three-pointers to help the Cavaliers survive, Halliburton continued to feed Bing Nemhard and scored a three-pointer, and then scored 2+1 with Jerome's high pitch! In the last 3 minutes, the Cavaliers made consecutive irons, Turner made two fouls and made two free throws, Mitchell's super high arc three-pointer maintained suspense, but Mitchell missed three free throws, and his physical fitness slot was empty! But Mitchell then made another three-pointer, Nemhard made a layup + Halliburton's free throw to widen the gap, and Turner's three-pointer killed the suspense of this round of series! In the end, the Pacers defeated the Cavaliers 114-105 and advanced to the Eastern Conference Final 4-1!

The game ended, Pacers data, Halliburton had 31 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, Sika had 21 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, Nemhard had 18 points, 6 assists, Nesmith had 13 points, 13 rebounds, Turner had 10 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. In Cavaliers' data, Mitchell persisted for 37 minutes with an ankle injury, especially in the last 5 minutes of the fourth quarter. He relied on his three-pointer to help the team maintain suspense. He completely emptied himself from 21 free throws in the game. Garland scored 11 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Mobley scored 24 points and 11 rebounds, Allen scored 9 points and 4 rebounds, and Hunter scored 12 points and 5 rebounds.

This is a tragic game for the Cavaliers. From the pre-game coach Atkinson put pressure on Mitchell, to Mitchell's firepower in the first quarter, and from the second quarter, Mitchell obviously felt that he could not make any breakthroughs and serve. In the second half of the third quarter, he even had to return to the locker room in advance for treatment, and walked back with his waist, which seemed to have burned himself out. This is similar to Griffin's closed-door play in the playoffs when he was at the Pistons. He would rather sacrifice himself for the team's efforts throughout the season. Including the fourth quarter, when the Pacers widened the score difference again, Mitchell scored two three-pointers! In this lineup of the Cavaliers, there is no suitable number three position, and the two defenders are too short, especially Garland, who is just a player who gives away points, it is better to let Ocro and Jerome play more.

was once 19 points behind, and led the team to overtake by three-pointer rain, including key free throws and assists in the last moment. First of all, the outside world has always questioned Halliburton's lack of offensive aggressiveness, but G2's three-pointer finale, including the first round of the Bucks' layup, and the 6 three-point performance in this game. Halliburton's upper limit is too high. In James' words, who still questioned Halliburton's overrated? Where are those fools? This kid is so outstanding that everyone is willing to play with him. At critical moments, the tandem feeding cake + strong attack against Mitchell, and Halliburton gave the Pacers the upper limit of the division final level. Congratulations to the Pacers, they will wait for the Knicks and Celtics series winners.