On March 19, Beijing time, in an NBA regular season game that ended earlier today, the Cleveland Cavaliers narrowly defeated the Denver Nuggets 119-116 after 1 overtime.
In this game, Cavaliers forward Laurie Markkanen played well. He played 42 minutes, shooting 11-of-18 from the field, including 6-of-12 from three-point range, and cut down 31 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals. After the game, Cavaliers coach Bikstaff praised Markkanen's performance in an interview with the media, saying that the team could not win the game without Laurie.
In addition to Markkanen, another player in the Cavaliers, Evan Mobley, also played a very good personal performance. He played 39 minutes, shooting 11-of-22, with 27 points, 11 rebounds, 1 steal and 2 blocks. Especially in the final overtime, he played 5 minutes and scored 9 points and 1 block alone. And caused Jokic's mistakes at key moments, as well as winning 2+1.
It is worth mentioning that statistics are based on relevant data. In his six games since the injury of his interior partner Jarrett Allen, Mobley averaged 20.2 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.7 blocks per game, shooting 56.8 percent from the field. After Allen's injury, many fans worried that the Cavaliers' internal strength would be greatly reduced. However, Mob used his performance to prove himself, who would have thought that a rookie could play such a statistic.
So far this season, Mobley's performance has been very impressive. He averaged 34.3 minutes per game. Can contribute 15.3 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.7 blocks. He shot 50.5 percent from the field and 25.0 percent from three-point range. Among them, his average score per game ranks fifth among rookies, rebounds per game ranks first among rookies, and blocks per game is also ranked first among rookies. With his outstanding individual performances and good team record, Mobley has also become a popular candidate for the best rookie of the season.