Before the Nets and Cavaliers game, the NBA officially announced last week's East-West Best Player, the Best western player is the Suns Booker, the Eastern Best is the Cavaliers' Garland, Garland led the Cavaliers last week to 4 wins and 0 losses, averaging 20.5 points, 12.8 assists, 6 rebounds and 1 steal per game, he has become the Cavaliers' outside core + team leader on the field.
Then, in the Jan. 18 game against the Nets, Garland led the Cavaliers to a 114-107 victory over the Nets to win five straight, after which the Cavaliers and the Nets had only one win difference, and the Nets' third place in the East was in jeopardy. The Game was still a reversal of the Victory of the Cavaliers, the Nets were reversed at one point 8 points, and the Nets trailed by 3 points in the last 17 seconds but Harden's fatal mistake buried the game. The Cavaliers played 27-19 defensively in the final quarter, worthy of the league's top defensive team.
Garland's performance in this game can also compete with Harden, he played 36 minutes, 10 of 19, 5 of 5 three-pointers, 22 points, 6 rebounds, 12 assists and 2 steals, shooting 52.6%, three-point shooting rate of 40%; Harden 41 minutes, 12 of 5, 4 of 3-pointers, 10 of 15 from the free throw line, 22 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals, shooting 41.7%.
Garland scored 22+10 without free throws, Harden scored 22+10 with 15 free throws, and the two were significantly more efficient in attacking Garland.
The open-air stands then revealed Garland's data for the past five games, scoring 32+8 after a triple-double, followed by 27+18, and this match was 22+12. Garland set a record in four consecutive games.
Garland had 12 assists in this game and 18 assists in the previous game, making him the Cavaliers' player who has combined 30+ assists in two consecutive games except James in the past 20 seasons.
In the past 20 seasons, the Cavaliers have only Garland provided 18 assists in a single game except For James. Garland scored a triple-double in three quarters against the Jazz, becoming the first person in team history except James in the past 25 years; after a triple-double, he won 30+ to become the first person since James in the past 20 years, which is Garland's recent performance.
US media outlet StatMuse wrote: "The Eastern Week's Best did not slow down.
Text/Yan Xiaobai