In the NBA regular season, the Cavaliers beat the Heat 105-94 at home, winning four consecutive games and rising to fourth place in the East. In this game, the team's starting center Jarrett Allen performed very well, shooting 6 of 6 and 5 of 5 from the free throw line, with 17 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. After the game, Anthony Puccio canvassed for allen's all-star, "Allen averaged 17 points and 11.2 rebounds per game, shooting 71.4 percent (second in the league). He deserves some love in the All-Star vote! ”
When Sexton was reimbursed for the season, everyone thought that the Cavaliers were about to enter the pendulum again, but they did not expect that they were steady and steady, jumping to the fourth position in the East, directly becoming the dark horse of the East. In addition to Allen, Garland, Okoro, Lefour and Rubio all have a steady play, as well as this year's flower discovery show Mobley, each player can contribute, contributing to the progress of the Cavaliers, and the cavaliers of the post-James era have finally risen again.
Today's Cavaliers, there are no players on the team who average more than 20 points per game, the highest is Garland's 18.9 points, and Allen is in second place with 17.3 points. Among the Cavaliers, Allen's stats are the most eye-catching, averaging 17 points and 11 rebounds per game, shooting as high as 71%, if the Cavaliers can always rank fourth in the East, then he does deserve an All-Star spot. Don't look at Allen's less explosive stats, but he has a crucial role in both the Knight's offensive and defensive ends.
Allen joined the Cavaliers in Harden's four-way deal last year, when the Cavaliers only sent Aixam and Kuruc, as well as the Bucks' 2022 first-round picks. At that time, the Cavaliers already had Drummond's inside line, but after Allen joined the team, he quickly became the team's starting center, and he was also very good. This offseason Cavaliers offered Allen a five-year, $100 million contract extension, and now Allen's performance has also proved that the Cavaliers are not wrong, he is the inner pillar that the team needs, and is a rare traditional interior line in the current league.
Watching Allen's growth, the Rockets who did not choose Allen may regret it, and they did not want Allen and LeVert in the trade with the Nets, and the players who were traded by the Rockets have left the team. At the beginning, the Nets were really reluctant to give up on him, thinking that if the Nets had Aaron inside, then their strength would be even more terrible, and it would be a championship favorite. Now Aaron's play also confirms that he is indeed much better than Jordan Jr., and it is also right to let him start, after all, Jordan Jr. has gone downhill.