Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Mount Mobley lead Cavaliers to OT Win

   Evan Mobley scored a career-high 30 points and Darius Garland added 24 points with 13 assists to bump the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 120-111 overtime win over the Los Angeles Clippers in Cleveland.

Isaac Okoro added twenty more for Cleveland, who moved to 39-29 overall with the victory.

Cleveland hosts Philadelphia in the second game of their five-game homestand on Wednesday.


Swashbucklings

1) I've been watching the last few games but wasn't able to write on them but moving Evan Mobley to center to replace Jarrett Allen after Allen suffered a broken finger may not have been only an inspired choice- it was the only choice.

Mobley shot twenty-two times and hit one of three from three-point range on the evening and isn't playing a traditional center on offense but this isn't a traditional lineup either.

2) Mobley is playing a more traditional role on defense though as he's much more of a rim protector without Allen.

Allen's role on defense was as the rim protector and without him, the Cavaliers need Mobley to stay home and perform that duty.

3) The play of the night was an amazing block by of all people six-foot Brandon Goodwin, who had the hops to block someone's shot (I can't remember who) with a resounding rejection to save a basket.

4) Isaac Okoro finished twenty points but Okoro shot thirteen free throws and hit eleven of them.

Okoro drove to the basket and forced the Clippers to foul him on the drive over and over, daring the Clippers to stop him.

5) The Cavaliers hit fifteen of thirty from three-point land with seven different Cavaliers connecting over the course of the contest.


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