On January 16, Beijing time, the Cavaliers defeated the Thunder 107-102 to win four consecutive games. The game was the Cavaliers' second back-to-back away game, but the young team didn't seem to have a physical problem, they chased after them by 18 points at one point in the first half, they were only 2 points behind after the third quarter, the two teams entered a stalemate in the final quarter, and the final 1 minute 35 seconds with Garland's breakthrough to achieve a rebound, and finally the Cavaliers completed the 18-point super reversal.
The Cavaliers entered a pivotal moment in the game with core point guard Darius Garland taking over the game. Robinson hit a layup 3 minutes before the end of the game to hit the two teams to draw, Garland faced Gidey's layup and hit the rebound successfully, then Gidey responded to the layup and hit again, Garland completed the mid-range rebound again 1 minute and 35 seconds before the end, and then assisted Maubury's throwing shot 59 seconds before the final game to open up to 4 points, 40 seconds before the final game, Möbley's basket was also Garland assisted; 11 seconds before the end, Garland assisted Markkanen's three-point shot to seal the win. In the final 3 minutes Garland personally scored 4 points and sent 3 assists, which was too strong.
Garland played 37 minutes, 11 of 20, 1 of 7 from three-point range, 4 of 4 from the free throw line, and scored 27 points, 18 assists, 5 rebounds, 1 steal and 2 turnovers, shooting 55 percent from the field. His performance in this game was to overwhelm the Thunder core Alexander, Alexander all 34 minutes, 7 of 19, 2 of 3 three points, only 21 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds, shooting 36.8%.
It is worth mentioning the showdown of the new generation of point guards, Gidy scored 11 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block on 2 of 2 three points in the game, and his performance was completely inferior to Garland.
Garland only had 32 points, eight rebounds and four assists against the Spurs, and a triple-double of 11 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds in the third quarter of the game against the Jazz, and he just set the Cavaliers' first record after James in the past 25 seasons, and he set a record after this campaign.
1.18 assists set a career high for Garland;
2. In the past 20 years, Garland has become the first player since James to deliver 18 assists.
Garland averaged 19.9 points, 7.8 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 1.27 steals per game, shooting 47.1% from the field and 37% from three-point range.
Text/Yan Xiaobai