"Cleveland in 4" - ESPN SHOCKED Cavaliers beat Magic 96-86 to take leads 2-0 series; Mitchell 23 Pts

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here in the first round the Cavaliers felt good the fans gathered in this Arena once again many happy faces after this it was physical it was a defensive battle in the final stretch but the Cavaliers came out in the top and head to Orlando, winners of two straight and a Series 2 lead. Everyone is welcome to our group here at TOS Field alongside Mr. Cavalier Austin Carr. I'm Kaye Griffin, it's the Cavaliers with a lead from 96 to 86 in AC, we do not have. Magic fans behind us now we only have C fans C fans Only Cav fans allowed here oh yeah, they feel good too because the Cavaliers have

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Many good things again. This was a battle for In the end, what impressed you most was how the Cavaliers were able to maintain their balance and achieve this victory. They did a good job when they got back to Orlando, when they realized the game was in danger, they wanted to mix it up. do everything they can the Vagner brothers are always in an agonizing situation people always push, push, do all kinds of things, but the Cavs did not lose their cool, patience is what paid off, they were able to make the basketball plays correct thanks to that and how about Jared Allen's game 16 points 20 rebounds here tonight he is waiting with Serena Winters thanks to Kaye Jared whether Donovan started this game Carris and Isaac giving their effort in the second quarter Darius Garland closing the third or you dominating this whole game, this win was a collective effort, describe it, it was just energy across the board, we knew we brought the energy in game one in the real test, let's see if we can do it in game two and I think All 12 of us did it, I mean.

Speaking of doing it in the second game, it's hard enough to win two games in a row, but you guys haven't been behind in this

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, what does that say about the rhythm this group is finding? Yeah, you know, it sounds like a broken record at this point, it's still the first. hit, we have done it in every game and we are going to continue doing it. You just entered some nice elite territory joining Brad Dhy and Kevin Love as now the only three Cavaliers to have at least 20 rebounds in a playoff game. that sound, uh, I'm in good company, uh, it could have been better if I had made my free throws, but attacking the glass every time is finally having good names with Brad, once again, the crowd showed up tonight, this place was devastating It was difficult for me to hear something, what is it like for you?

We love the atmosphere there every time. We appreciate them every night. Come here. They encourage us. We definitely felt the energy every time. Bring Jared. a series where we keep talking about physicality with so many physical players and yet you are the one who dominates in that area every night after having the regular season that you did, how do you still do that? I just have to do it for the team, you know, every night is going to be hard, every song, every night. I'm going to use some cuts. I'm going to wear a little blood on my shirt, but that's part of it, it's a war zone and I have to show up every night, so you guys go about your business at home, win in a row, but you have to go to Orlando and continue like this.

What is the confidence level heading into game three? As long as we play like that. I mean, I feel like we can

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on anyone, you know, the real series starts now, the road win, well Jared, as long as you keep playing like this, no one's going to stop, I appreciate that, I appreciate that, Kaye Serena, thank you. AC, the Cavaliers remained in control.

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to 83 points in the first game, they held them to 86 here tonight, allowing the Cavs defense to be so successful against magic that they don't allow dribble penetration, there's always someone who will stop the ball when you do it , so that the weak side remains intact.

Strong Sid is intact and everyone can play his position and that's why Allen is having such good defense at the basket because he doesn't have to go out and help all the time and that really keeps everything under control. No, I think these numbers say. After all, the Cavaliers kept the magic on the opponent's lowest points in the first game, pretty close to doing it, so once again here tonight at 86, you can see the almost identical field goal percentages, so that the Cavaliers really focused on the defensive end here in this series. For more on this win, let's go back downstairs to welcome Brad Dhy and Brad, hey, we were just talking about the defense, the Cavaliers, we knew this was going to be a defensive battle between two of the best in the NBA when it came down to it. side of the ball what impressed you most about how the Cavaliers as a team have been locked in defensively, yes, Kaye, that's the term, the team, I mean, they've been outstanding.

You hold any NBA team to 86 points on any given night and that comes from just having a complete defensive mindset and being locked in and it all helps the defense's weak side side of basketball. We had a couple of plays during the game where at all times when the ball was moving there were three guys, three Cavalier jerseys around that basketball of ours. The defense is locked down, it's on point and it's going to be very difficult to deal with us if we continue to play that way. We can't stop talking about Jared Allen when we talk about this defensive presence.

How about 20 rebounds? one of the only Cavaliers to have 20 rebounds in a playoff game. I don't even know where to start when we talk about what he's been able to do coming into this series, there was a lot of talk, he talked about his performance and the teams play last season against the Knicks, why has Jared Allen been so impressive and successful in this confrontation? Yeah, I think Jared made the adjustment last year. He was just about figuring out the expectations and the pressure, but he's so active that he's relentless on both ends of the court and that's what makes him a great player.

I mean, he was absolutely dominant tonight, Magic couldn't deal with him on the board and altered shots along with Evan. I mean, they had four locks. shots between him, but they had nine upset shots, they just absolutely dominated the interior and I tell you, what I really think about Evan or Jared's game is that he not only gets those tough defensive rebounds around the glass, but he goes out on a limb and goes and pick up. that basketball is also 10 feet away for a rebound so just a dominant performance from Jared Allen again and uh he's the catalyst it's Swiss Army night for this basketball team he does it all he does the offensive plays he always makes. the right play and he was absolutely fantastic tonight yeah no doubt Brad thank you so much as always for taking the time we appreciate it.

The Cavs are two and zero so far in this series. It feels good. AC, obviously, Jared Allen has been the catalyst for this. Success of the team so far, what do you see in his performance and how has he taken the reigns of this team at this moment? Well, he sets the tone on the inside, he's the guy who's really pulling off all the internal physical play that holds everything together. and that encourages Moy, he does a lot of things on the good side of things and he doesn't mind getting in the middle of three guys and going after the ball and that's something I've noticed all season, he's been really physical. the group recovers when there is a group of people around nine out of 10 times.

I'm telling you, this is going to be a series, Joe, absolutely, this is going to be a series and those are games three and four, don't forget to go to pans.com. pans.com needs to have some fun on Saturday and Monday at home, so here's my question for you Joe, what kind of whistle do you get in these last 14 seconds? Don't you get a whistle? Do we get the same whistle we get? I got that this game required in the last minute and a half or pH that just came in but it's different and there is a star on the court for OKC as we both know so let's see what the PS does and what the play option is.

I talked about this Joe, I think they have two rookies in the game on the last defensive possession, they have two rookies in the game, it will be brought in by Herb Brandon, picked up by Dort in front of us and what purpose will it serve. the friends came in trying to get a two right away it will be CJ get ready for the final shot H Tre picked it up one of those two rookies CJ looking for a win lost control I have to go through a three hard from the heel and that will make me have a decent appearance, so the OKC Thunder Prevail by two spells Drive until the end of the game for friends offensively was online because it was online actually stood here on the table because I thought it was good even if I forgot my name, yeah, on this smart play on the skep because then I had a clean look, I had a clean look right there from behind R I'm telling you here again on Wednesday and it's a heartbreaker, right?

Here's the thing, Joe, you know why you come, you come on the road for a split, you come for a split, you had a chance to get this, you know, a miscommunication, some turnovers down the stretch and that led to that missed shot. by CJ McCullum but you keep your head up, you head to the locker room, you make the right adjustments, you come back here on Wednesday ready to take that one because it was there to take it, yes, yes, it was and it's not the 13-9 free throw . attempts is when those fouls are called correct correct life iosa this player Spotlight and 20 that is his highest AEL in the postseason 13 and 20 for yonas in 29 minutes of play B's only shot was 38.2% and he was close to stealing the first goal from Even though they were below 39% shooting, that's how well they played on the defensive top of the court for the most part.

My favorite about Joe in the playoffs outside of the electricity in the arena is the adjustments that happen from game to game, to see the adjustments that lead. Coach Willie Green and his coaching staff will propose in the second game, after you sit down and watch the film, you will discover some things that didn't happen or that you saw were successful in the first game. A tough ending for the pels, but at the same time I have a series, no doubt about it Wednesday at 8:30 Pelicans live at 8:00 here on Battle Sports New Orleans 3 Antonio Daniels and Jen Hal Joel Meers thank you for being with us once again, get ready for the second game, check out my fake plants. incredible in my house I can't help you with math anymore we didn't do it like you did dating your brother-in-law brother-in-law my brother's brother-in-law died what? the monkey says she asked me for my phone number and I said no, my life for the battle of all the little things that make a meal special our favorites are the little things we share when we are together at the table she takes a word at a time what are you doing?

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