On April 8, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued. The Cleveland Cavaliers played San Antonio Spurs at home. The Spurs established a double-digit lead in the second quarter and maintained it until the end. They eventually defeated the Cavaliers 112-90, giving their opponents nine consecutive defeats.

In this game, Aldrich had 18 points and 13 rebounds, DeRozan had 14 points and 9 assists, Forbes had 13 points, Mills and Bertins had 14 points respectively. In terms of Cavaliers, Frye, who will retire after the end of this season, scored 5 points in the starting line-up, Sexton and Knight respectively contributed 16 points, and Nance scored 11 points, 10 rebounds and 4 steals.

Game review

With 11:31 left in the first quarter, Derek White made a passing error and was robbed by Knight. When there were 7 minutes and 4 seconds left, Drozan made a wonderful pass and Forbes hit with a three-point long-range shot. With 6:40 left, Larry Nance, Jr., fouled Aldrich when shooting and gave the Spurs a free throw opportunity. After the first quarter, the two sides were tied 24-24.

When the next quarter came back with 10 minutes and 4 seconds left, Clarkson made a passing mistake and was robbed by Bertance. With 4:22 left, Drozan fouled in the shooting of Larry Nance Jr. and gave the Cavaliers two free throws. With 1 minute and 28 seconds left, Forbes got a three-point long shot from Drozan. The Spurs played a smooth cooperation, and the whole team completed 9 assists in this section, of which one person, Drosan, sent two passes to his teammates. The Spurs had a good feeling in this section. The shooting percentage of the whole team reached 63.64%, which was better than the Cavaliers' 31.82%. Aldrich only scored 10 points in this section. At the end of the half court, the score in this section was fixed at 62-46, and the Spurs temporarily took the lead.

In the third quarter, when there were 9 minutes and 47 seconds left, Derek White sent a clever pass, and Pearl hit the jumper. With 4:3 left, Gay fouled in Riziqi's shooting and gave the Cavaliers two free throws. With 2:54 left, Guy made a passing error and was tackled by Osman. The Spurs strengthened their defense, and the whole team completed 7 steals in this section. The Spurs were in poor form in this section, making up 9 mistakes. After three quarters, the score on the court was 79-63, with the Spurs leading by 16 points.

With 11:28 left in the fourth quarter, De Rozan fed the ball and Mills hit a three-point long shot. With 6:28 left, Clarkson made a passing error and was robbed by Drozan. With 3:19 left, Motayunas fouled in Ottoman's shooting and gave the Cavaliers two free throws. The Cavaliers hit the basket for many times, obtained 13 free throws, made 10 free throws, and hit 76.92%. The Spurs had a good feeling in this section. The shooting percentage of the whole team reached 64.71%, which was better than the Cavaliers' 53.33%. Mills only scored 9 points in this section. At the end of the game, the Spurs defeated the Cavaliers by 112-90.