On March 9, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, the Cavaliers won 127-124 away to the Pacers, achieving two consecutive wins, the first three quarters of the game two teams have their own back and forth, the end of the third quarter the Pacers 98-90 lead, the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers single quarter hit the opponent a wave of 37-26, thus successfully reversing the victory.
In this game, Garland is undoubtedly the Cavaliers' biggest victory, he played a total of 37 minutes, shooting 14 of 26, 4 of 9 from three-point range, 9 of 9 from the free throw line, 41 points, 5 rebounds, 13 assists and 2 steals, with a plus-minus of +18 on the field, in other words, Garland's 11 minutes of absence, the Cavaliers lost 15 points to the Pacers.
It should be said that in the first and second half of this game, Garland's performance was similar to that of the two:
- In the first half, 3 of 11, scored 10 points
In the second half, he scored 31 points on 11-of-15
In the fourth quarter, Garland played 12 minutes and scored 21 of the team's 37 points in a single quarter, and it was under his leadership that the Cavaliers successfully turned the tables.
After the All-Star, Garland's performance can be said to be quite crazy, he played a total of four games:
Against the Hornets, he was 13-of-22 and had 33 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists
Against the 76ers, he was 10-of-22 and had 26 points, 4 rebounds and 19 assists
Against the Raptors, he was 5-of-12 and had 17 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists
Against the Pacers, he had 14-of-26 and had 41 points, 5 rebounds and 13 assists
What is the concept?
— The 33 points against the Hornets were Garland's highest point of the season before today
19 assists against the 76ers set a new record for Garland's career single-game assists
41 points against the Pacers set a new career single-game scoring record for Garland
Four games, one for career scoring and one for career assists, have also added Garland's name to the Cavaliers' history:
19 assists in a single game equaled the Cavaliers' single-game assist record for the past 20 seasons, which was previously set by James
— 40 points and 10 assists in a single game, the fourth in Cavaliers history, the last was James in 2010
Zooming in through the entire season, Garland's performance is also incredible.
So far, Garland has played in 51 games, averaging 21.0 points, 3.4 rebounds, 8.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game, scoring 25th in the league, 6th in the league and 30th in the steals league.
His scoring efficiency is particularly good, with a shooting percentage of 48.0%/38.4%/91.0% respectively, and he is almost able to enter the "180 club" with a true shooting rate of 59.0%.
For comparison, Garland over the past two seasons:
- 19-20 season, 12.3 points, 1.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists, shooting 49.8% from the field.
- 20-21 season, 17.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 6.1 assists, shooting 54.7% from the field.
You can see that Garland has obviously risen, all the data have improved, and every year it is growing at a visible rate, and even after this year's All-Star, it is still breaking through itself.
Garland is improving not just in stats, but also in his ability to lead the team, under his leadership, the Cavaliers currently have a record of 38 wins and 27 losses, ranking sixth in the East, and only 5.5 wins away from the Heat (44 wins and 22 losses) in the East.
The Cavaliers can become the biggest dark horse in the East, Garland is the greatest, he is on the floor and not on the court, the Cavaliers are completely two teams:
- Garland was on the floor, and the Cavaliers scored 112.2 points/104.7 points per 100 rounds, outperforming their opponents by 7.6 points
In Garland's absence, the Cavaliers scored 103.8 points/106.7 points per 100 rounds, netting 2.9 points against their opponents
At present, Garland's cumulative plus-minus of the season has reached +317, which is not only the first in the team, but also 11th in the league, which is enough to see how good Garland is.
The fact is also that at the age of 22, Garland has been selected as an All-Star, and he is also the third player to be selected as an All-Star in the class of 2019 - the first two are Zion and The Eye Morant, which is naturally incomparable to Morant at present, but considering Zion's injury complexity and attendance, Garland is already the second best player in this draft.
Hopefully, Garland will continue to grow and become the next facade for the Cavaliers — in addition to Garland, the Cavaliers also have Jarrett Allen (23) and Evan Mobley (20), a team that can really do something in the coming years.