2023-04-18 10:27:19
After losing the first round on Saturday night once morest the Knicks, Cleveland must imperatively take this Game 2 to avoid sinking in this first round. The Knicks meanwhile have a golden opportunity to sink the Cavs’ young guard. Stakes everywhere, fights all the time.
This is a pitfall into which the Cavs fell (too) easily in Game 1: that of rely ONLY on Donovan Mitchell in attack. Spida of course delivered a superb match in scoring (38 points), but the result is not there. Thibodeau scored his first shot in Ohio and would love to repeat the performance tonight to show up at Madison Square Garden with a 2-0 glitz. If by chance the Knicks managed to take this Game 2, the series would perhaps switch definitively for the players of the big apple. The recipe seems simple for New York, a 48-minute fight, an iron defense and Brunson and Randle who provide scoring. But the Cavs intend not to fall into the trap a second time.
In addition to Donovan Mitchell, we therefore expect (a lot) more than Darius Garland, Caris LeVert and Evan Mobley on the front line of the attack, to name but a few. Little or no offensive impact on the first set, the difference was made at this level for the Cavs. 28 points between them is clearly insufficient, in defense on the other hand it provides… but difficult to win an NBA Playoffs meeting when you only score 97 points. Resting on Mitchell is good, the offensive leader does the job, but this dependence should not cost the series in Cleveland, which collectively showed much better in the regular season. It is also a real character test for young players on the roster like Garland, Mobley or Okoro (23, 23 and 22 years old) than rubbing shoulders with this rough Knicks team which has accumulated more experience. It’s up to them to show that they have a hard head to meet the challenge offered to them.
rise collectively, to circulate the ball more and involve everyone offensively, it’s a bit of the idea for Bicker and his staff (lol) who will necessarily have adapted following this disappointing match 1. Leave these first two rounds tied here is the watchword on the side of the Cavs to especially avoid a fiasco on the side of Ohio. The series promises to be long and painful, but their salvation will require a much more constant collective foundation.
It’s going to be tough once more, it’s going to be physical and we love it, it’s so EAST. See you tonight at 1:30 a.m. for this game 2 between the Cavs and the Knicks, already crucial for Cleveland!
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