In Cleveland, Tyson met a Spurs knockout in the 3rd round

However, consecutively for the third match in four days, Spurs They start with their feet on the floor with Devin Vassell on fire with 4 game winning shots in the 1st quarter. Like Evan Mobley and Donovan Mitchell, the Cavaliers lose turnovers, which the Spurs are responsible for converting in the transition game (20-14). Keldon Johnson and Jeremy Sochan encourage the bench to take a 10-point lead (30-20). But the Cavaliers’ subs limit the damage with Craig Porter Jr. and Dean Wade, and the Spurs lead by just 5 points after twelve minutes (35-30).

The Spurs continue to press in the second quarter, Vassell still hits from long range, while Dylan Harper spreads the game (58-53). As in the first quarter, the bench is effective and we need the great Evan Mobley to keep the Cavaliers in touch with his activity on offense and defense. The Cavaliers don’t give up, even on rough plays, and return to the locker room eight points behind (72-64).

The Spurs beat in the racket

We don’t know what Kenny Atkinson or Donovan Mitchell said in the locker room, but it was night and day after the break. We find the Cavaliers last season in their defense and their aggressiveness. The result, in two minutes, they signed 11-2 and took control (75-74). Player bursts onto the screen: Jaylon Tyson. Already seen before the break, he scored 16 points himself, and the Spurs exploded. Their offense freezes, ball circulation disappears and Cleveland goes on a 44-19 run in the third quarter to take a 20-point lead (108-88).

In the 4th quarter, the Spurs stayed in the game plan, and Julian Champagne brought them back to -12 (114-102). But the Mobley-Mitchell duo combined well to avoid a layup, and the Cavaliers won 130-117 with seven players scoring 11 or more points and a very well-spaced score.

WHAT TO REMEMBER

Cleveland hits where it hurts. Luke Cornet et Victor Vembanyama absent, the Spurs racket was fragile, and the Cavaliers took advantage of it. Donovan Mitchell and his teammates scored 80 points! Proof that it was the right strategy, the Cavaliers took just 26 3-point shots, their lowest total of the season. That’s half as much as in the loss to the Blazers…

Tyson’s spark. A revelation for the Cavaliers this season with his 12-point average, the “sophomore” almost single-handedly dominated the Spurs in the 3rd quarter with 16 of his 24 points. Active in defense and always on the move without the ball, he had an excellent match with 11/15 shooting, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. This week he collected 65 points in three games on 72% shooting.

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How to read statistics? Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; O = offensive rebound; D=defensive jump; T = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; +/- = Difference of points when the player is on the field; Points = Points; Rating: player rating calculated based on positive actions – negative actions.