The most important and exciting peak matchup of the NBA season this year, the Eastern Conference’s No. 1 Cavaliers defeated the Western Conference’s No. 1 Thunder 129:122 . The Cavaliers had the fifth-best start to the season in NBA history with 32 wins and 4 losses.
The Cavaliers have won the last 11 consecutive games and have won 15 consecutive games at the beginning of the season. This team is based on team basketball, but has a “10-man rotation” lineup depth and a super bench. The Cavaliers are going down in history with their strength and hard work, and at the same time becoming a contender. The favorite team to win the championship.
Challenging the 70-win threshold in a single season is another goal for the Cavaliers, but more importantly, winning a championship. Cavaliers star guard Mitchell said , “This is just a regular season victory, but it is still worthy of joy, but we have to show more resilience in the playoffs, play better performance and teamwork, because we have not proven anything yet.”
The Cavaliers have ranked first in the league in record all season, with almost no abnormalities, and have currently won 11 games against Western Conference teams. The Cavaliers lost four games this season to the Heat and Celtics respectively, and were caught by the Hawks twice.
The peak showdown between the Thunder and the Cavaliers is hailed as the most exciting and beautiful game of this year’s season. Several details and features deserve more attention:
1. Mitchell, the Cavaliers’ leading scorer, went crazy, scoring only 11 points on 3-of-16 shooting (Mitchell averaged 23.3 points per game this season), but the Cavaliers were still able to win with their excellent team and efficient offensive and defensive performance.
2. The Cavaliers’ five bench players made a total of 8 three-pointers, 8 of 16 three-pointers, and a three-point shooting rate of 50%, which is perfectly in line with the level of the Cavaliers’ bench thugs throughout the season.
3. The Cavaliers bench scored 43:26 to suppress the Thunder.
4. The Thunder, which has the best record in the Western Conference, also played a high-level game, and the stars were not abnormal. Alexander, the first brother of the Thunder, had 31 points and a shooting percentage of 50%. Center Hartstein had 18 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists. Forward Williams had 25 points and 9 assists. In terms of assists, the Thunder’s three cores in the front, middle and backcourt are in harmony, and the role players perform very competently. However, the Cavaliers are still slightly inferior to the Cavaliers in terms of matchups, rebounds, and bench energy.
5. In the loss, the Thunder handed out 35 assists, and in the win, the Cavaliers handed out 36 assists. Reasonable playing style, more comfortable shooting, perfect team coordination, live-action duel, and the performance was above the standard. If you also watched the game, Definitely impressed with both teams.
