Things are probably like this, today's regular season, the Cavaliers lost to the Lakers at home 120-131, the first three quarters of this battle also played back and forth, the cavaliers also led by 1 point at the end of the third quarter, helpless in the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers single quarter was played by the Lakers a wave of 35-23, can only swallow a defeat.
Despite the loss, the Cavaliers' core point guard Garland performed well in this game, he had 25 points and 15 assists in the first three quarters, played 40.5 minutes, shot 10 of 23 from the field, shot 7 of 7 from the field, and had 29 points and 16 assists, with a plus-minus of +1 on the field.
This is Garland's 14th time this season to do 20+10, and seven of those 14 have occurred after the All-Star Game:
— Against the 76ers, 26 points and 19 assists
— Against the Pacers, 41 points and 13 assists
- Against the Heat, 24 points and 10 assists
— Against the Clippers, 24 points and 13 assists
— Against the Nuggets, 25 points and 14 assists
— Against the Pistons, 24 points and 12 assists
— Against the Lakers, 29 points and 16 assists
Among them, the 19 assists against the 76ers set a new personal high for Garland's personal assists, and the 41 points against the Pacers set a new personal high for Garland's personal score.
After the All-Star Garland, the state is simply explosive, he played in a total of 11 games, averaging 26.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, 11.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game, he is the league assist king after the All-Star, scoring can also rank 17th in the league, and the ball use rate has reached 30.7%.
Throughout this season, Garland's performance has been incredible.
He played in 58 games for the Cavaliers, averaging 21.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 8.6 assists per game, shooting 46.7%/37.2%/90.8% from three fields, using the ball 27.0% and shooting 58.0% from the field.
For comparison, Garland's previous two seasons:
In the 2019-20 season, he averaged 12.3 points, 1.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game, with 20.1% of ball rights and 49.8% of true shooting.
In the 2020-21 season, he averaged 17.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game, with 24.5% of the ball and 54.7% of the true shooting rate.
You can see that Garland's progress is all-round, his points, assists are increasing every year, and with the addition of more balls, Garland's efficiency has improved.
The biggest change is probably the record, the Original Cavaliers were considered a fishy team, but under Garland's leadership, the Cavaliers became a big dark horse in the East this year, and the data can also prove how important Garland is to the Cavaliers:
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- Garland is absent, the Cavaliers offensive and defensive efficiency is 103.4/107.2, the net loss per 100 rounds is 3.8 points, and the team's true shooting rate is 54.2%
It is no exaggeration to say that Garland is the new king of this Cavaliers, and this season's all-star selection can also prove this, and even better, Garland is still improving after being selected as an All-Star, and a series of highlight performances after the All-Star can even be called superstar level.
However, there are also concerns.
The Cavaliers rose to prominence at the beginning of the season, once finishing first in the East, but in the past 16 games, the Cavaliers have only won 6 wins and 10 losses, losing opponents including the 76ers (2 times), bulls, and Heat, and other potential playoff opponents.
After losing to the Lakers, the Cavaliers' record has come to 41 wins and 31 losses, has fallen to the sixth place in the East, and only 1.0 wins ahead of the seventh-place Raptors, hoping that Garland's strong performance can help the Cavaliers to pick up, not to seek a black end, but first feel the taste of next playoffs, which is definitely of great help for personal growth.