The Cavaliers bounce back by outscoring the Sixers

Cleveland is definitely unpredictable this season. Authors of Monday’s poor performance against the Jazz at Rocket Arena, Cavaliers he recovered in a very good way on Wednesday on the floor Sixers (107-133).

The beginning of the match was balanced and on a very offensive basis. But the Sixers, VJ Edgecombe etc Joel Embiid in the lead, they are already starting to leave a few balloons on the road. The Cavaliers offense is very good and remains so despite the second quick foul Darius Garland.

Even a few mistakes Donovan Mitchell or De’Andre Hunter were compensated by the guests’ constant activity on offensive rebounds (up to four in the same possession lasting more than a minute!). The contrast is stark between a Cleveland team that throws punches and a Philadelphia that tirelessly suffers without finding a solution on both ends of the floor. This resulted in an 18-2 run in just under six minutes to take a 12-27 lead after just eight minutes.

The entry of Adem Bona in place of Embiid revives Philadelphia a little near the circle. But Evan Mobley has the answer, hitting threes to maintain the gap. There is still progress in the Sixers side, clumsy but no longer offering counterattack balls or offensive rebounds to the visitors. Tirese McKay – VJ Edgecombe (5/18 cumulatively in the first period) suffered a loss, so the duo formed by Paul George and Joel Embiid comes to the rescue. Two veterans slow down the game and stabilize the Sixers. The pivot himself leads his team to six points (47-53) with his aggressiveness under the circle. But very close to a comeback, the home team missed the end of the second quarter with five missed shots. The penalty was immediate: Evan Mobley and De’Andre Hunter gave the Cavaliers a 13-point lead at halftime.

Donovan Mitchell’s dream neighborhood

And for Philadelphia, the correction is not over. Rather discreet in the first period, Donovan Mitchell enters the scene, and brilliantly. The guard scored ten points in just over two minutes to start the third period.

Darius Garland imitated him and the duo scored 16 of the Cavaliers’ first 17 points. The Sixers can’t stop this streak, nor are they finding easy baskets to stay up. This has the potential to annoy the Xfinity Mobile Arena crowd, who follow their players to the bench with boos as the gap widens to 22 lengths (53-75).

Nick Nurse’s time-out and the attitude of the spectators wakes up Philadelphia, with a good pass from Jabari Walkerhyperactive. The home team scores 15-4, while Garland remains on the ground, shot in the leg.

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But the Sixers don’t take advantage of it and again miss the opportunity to make a substitution, this time less than ten points behind. And once again, the Cavaliers have a sense of timing, with another big pass from Donovan Mitchell, unleashed with 20 points in the third quarter! Cleveland flirted with a 20-point lead, then pulled away for good early in the fourth quarter thanks to another 13-3 run. Jailon Tison and his three long-range shots brought a point and cemented Cleveland’s dominance in this meeting.

WHAT TO REMEMBER

– Day and night for the Cavaliers. Cleveland was downright disappointing on Monday against the Jazz, learning a lesson about desire and grit. That lesson was visibly learned on Wednesday: dominated 50-30 on the rebound Monday, the Cavs subjected the Sixers to the same treatment in the first quarter to pull away: 15 rebounds to 9, including 8 offensive for 11 points offered in the second chance. Kenny Atkinson’s players finished with 41 assists with 50 successful shots, which is one of the best performances of the season.

– Caring for Darius Garland. Already absent at the start of the season after an operation on the toe on his left foot, the leader of the Cavaliers injured his right foot this time on a seemingly harmless support. Kenny Atkinson has already listed him as doubtful for the two teams’ rematch on Friday, as has Sam Merrill, who aggravated a hand injury.

– A missed opportunity for the Sixers. Philadelphia was able to break away from the play-in zone and move closer to the Top 4 in the Eastern Conference. But Tyrese McKay and his team were simply too short to answer the Cavaliers collective and will have to do much better on defense on Friday. The game will be expensive, as the Sixers are just a win and a half ahead of the eighth-place Heat.

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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; +/- = point difference when the player is on the court; Points = Points; Rating: player rating calculated based on positive actions – negative actions.