A home defeat! Pacers 104-126 Cavaliers, who is the culprit in this game, the data will not lie

On May 10, the Indiana Pacers lost 104-126 at home, leading 2-1 in the series. In the two away matches in the previous series, the Indiana Pacers performed well to take a 2-0 lead, with an absolute advantage in the series. After the start of this game, the Cleveland Cavaliers, who were on the verge of despair, took a 6-0 lead, and then blossomed at multiple points. However, Turner and Matherine maintained a hot touch. Turner scored 12 points in the first quarter, helping the Pacers draw with the Cavaliers 32-32 in the first quarter.

The situation changed suddenly in the second quarter. The Cavaliers core Mitchell suddenly broke out and hit 3-pointers + counterattack layups, helping the Cavaliers instantly gain a 13-point lead. However, no one on the Pacers can stand up and score stably, and they also missed one thing on the defensive end and made mistakes frequently. At the end of the half-time game, the Pacers were behind the Cavaliers by a big score of 45-66. The Pacers' substitute Matherin scored a team-high 13 points in the first half, Turner scored 12 points, 1 rebound and 2 hats, and core defender Halliburton was in poor form and only contributed 2 points and 3 assists. After the second half began, Halliburton's offensive end was still extremely sluggish. In contrast, the Cavaliers' core defender Mitchell made three consecutive shots to widen the score again. Fortunately, Matherine became the surprise player on the Pacers and scored 7 points in the third quarter, helping the team lead 34-31 in a single quarter. Although the Pacers once narrowed the gap to 11 points in the fourth quarter with McConaughey, Siakam and others' performance, the Cavaliers' performance was still stable, and the Pacers were unable to catch up with points, and eventually lost at home, and the series still led 2-1.

So where did the Pacers lose in this game? Perhaps the data can give us some answers.

Halliburton, the team won two away games in a row, especially the "1+3" winning goal in G2, which made him directly force the Cavaliers, the top team in the Eastern Conference, to a desperate situation. However, when he returned to home in this game, Halliburton lost his shooting touch. He made 2 of 8 shots, 0 of 1 three-pointer, and 0 of 0 free throws, scoring only 4 points, 5 assists, 1 steal, 2 turnovers and 2 fouls. Faced with Mitchell's crazy impact, Halliburton suffered a complete defeat on both ends of the offense and defense. In the first half, he even made 1 of 6 shots and scored only 2 points and 3 assists, with a plus-negative value as low as -21. He still did not perform much in the second half, and the team eventually lost a crushing home game. However, Halliburton is still the team's biggest contributor to the second round. He needs to regain his touch in the next game and help the team hold the home court.

Siakam still performed well in this game, making 8 of 14 shots, 1 of 4 3 points, 1 of 3 free throws, scoring 18 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 turnover and 2 fouls. Like Halliburton, Siakam fell into a slump in the first half and scored only 4 points, but in the second half he gradually regained his touch. In the early stage of the fourth quarter, he helped the team narrow the gap to 11 points. However, due to the team's overall offensive end and being completely snatched in rebounding, he was ultimately unable to help the team reverse the score. In the next game, he needs to further enhance his offensive aggression and better protect his rebounds.

Turner, he felt good on the offensive end of this game, made 4 of 7 shots, 1 of 2 3 points, 6 of 8 free throws, scored 15 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal, 3 blocks, 1 turnover, 3 fouls. Turner performed very hard on the offensive end and did a good job of killing the Cavaliers inside. However, as a starting center, he only grabbed 3 rebounds in the whole game, which was undoubtedly very unqualified. The Pacers' rebound was snatched by the Cavaliers in the whole game, and Turner undoubtedly had to take some responsibility. In the next game, he needs to continue to maintain the aggressiveness of the game while better protecting the team's rebounds.

Nemhard performed very comprehensively in the last game, scoring 13 points and 13 assists, and was excellent on both offense and defense. He also performed well in this game. He made 4 of 9 shots, 2 of 4 three-pointers, 0 of 0 free throws, scored 10 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 3 mistakes. However, against the backdrop of this crushing defeat, he did not help the team to reverse the score.

Nestmith, as the team's top 3D, performed average in the whole game, making 3 of 7 shots, 1 of 4 shots, and only scored 7 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks and 4 fouls. Nesmith performed extremely well in the playoffs, averaging 16.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game, and made 3.3 3-pointers with a shooting percentage of 56.1%, making him the team's most stable shooter on the outside. His outside feel is average in this game, and he needs to continue to maintain a hot feel in the next game, and at the same time, the defensive end will give the team greater help.

Substitute: Matherine, the surprise in this game, made 6 of 11 shots, 3 of 8 of 3 points, and 8 of 9 free throws, scoring the team's highest 23 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal and 2 turnovers. With Halliburton's poor touch, Matherine stood up many times to help the team maintain the score, but because she fell behind too much in the first half, she was unable to make up for the situation. McConaughey performed well throughout the game, scoring 12 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.