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Atkinson: Garland endured a huge pain tonight and the team needed extra points of possession

4:26am, 15 May 2025【Basketball】

May 10th, in the NBA Playoff Eastern Conference semifinals, the Cavaliers beat the Pacers 126-104, and tied 1-2.

After the game, Cavaliers coach Atkinson talked about Garland's situation in an interview. Atkinson revealed that Garland played tonight while "enduring a huge pain", but the Cavaliers decided to send him to play when they were behind 0-2 because the team urgently needed another ball possession point.

In this game, Garland made 3 of 11 shots, 2 of 7 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, scored 10 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, and made 4 mistakes.