On January 1, Beijing time, the Cleveland Cavaliers lost at home to the Atlanta Hawks 118-121. In this campaign, veteran Kevin Love's performance was extremely outstanding, he played nearly 30 minutes off the bench, 10 of 18 shooting, and cut 35 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. After the game, the US media counted Lefour's five big data records.
First, Love became the first Cavaliers player to play off the bench since 1975 and finish with at least 30 points and 10 rebounds.
Secondly, Love scored 20+ points in four consecutive games, which is also his longest record in the past four seasons.
Third, Love became the second player in Cavaliers history to have at least 35 points and 10 rebounds in a single game, followed by Campi Russell (35 points and 14 boards) on December 31, 1975.
Fourth, 35 points also set the fourth highest single-game scoring score of the Love Cavaliers career, and his Cavaliers career single-game scoring was the 40 points scored against Portland on November 24, 2016, in addition to his single-game 39 and 38 points.
Fifth, this game is also the first time that Kevin Love has scored 30+ points since James left the Cavaliers in 2018.
Since the beginning of this season, the Cavaliers have performed extremely well, he ranked fifth in the East with 20 wins and 16 losses, you know, in the previous few seasons, the Cavaliers were also the bottom team in the league, and now, the Cavaliers have completed the counterattack, which is also impressive to many fans.
More importantly, Lefu's performance this season is also a strong return, after the previous consecutive injuries, now Lefu's state is also like the second spring of his career.