After a first game with the shy Cavaliers (11 points), Caris LeVert did not miss his second meeting, for his reunion with the Pacers, in Indiana, which he has just left.
Cleveland was without Darius Garland and LeVert’s new teammates trailed by 21 points in the second quarter. Little by little, they came back and the winger was responsible for concluding, with three baskets (almost identical) in the last three minutes.
Author of 22 points at 10/19 in shooting, he had a good match and above all killed his former team with 8 points and a perfect 4/4 in shooting in the last quarter.
“I was still here a week ago, so it’s touching”he confided to ESPN. “It was clearly strange, I was still there only a few days ago. But that’s how it is, you can be transferred overnight to the NBA, especially when the deadline approaches. But winning is obviously good. “
From his second game in his new colors, LeVert shows everything he can bring to this team. The Cavaliers fell in love with him for his offensive qualities in particular, and Garland did not hesitate to speak of “missing piece” to get closer to the heights.
“He is a complete player”says JB Bickerstaff. “And not just a striker. He knew what had to be done to win. “
Before the meeting, Kevin Pritchard, the president of the Pacers, had declared that his former player would “probably score 50 points” against his former teammates. Further proof that the Pacers greatly appreciated the former Brooklyn player.
“It was difficult to exchange it”concedes Pritchard. “That’s why they wanted it and were willing to drop several draft picks and players to get it”continues Carlisle, speaking of his former player, after his performance on Friday evening. “It’s never nice to lose a player, but I know what he’s capable of. “
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| Caris LeVert | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2016-17 | BRK | 57 | 22 | 45.0 | 32.1 | 72.0 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 8.2 |
| 2017-18 | BRK | 71 | 26 | 43.5 | 34.7 | 71.1 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 12.1 |
| 2018-19 | BRK | 40 | 27 | 42.9 | 31.2 | 69.1 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 13.7 |
| 2019-20 | BRK | 45 | 30 | 42.5 | 36.4 | 71.1 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 18.7 |
| 2020-21 * | All Teams | 47 | 32 | 44.1 | 32.6 | 81.1 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 20.2 |
| 2020-21 * | IND | 35 | 33 | 44.3 | 31.8 | 82.2 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 20.7 |
| 2020-21 * | BRK | 12 | 28 | 43.5 | 34.9 | 76.5 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 18.5 |
| 2021-22 * | All Teams | 40 | 31 | 44.5 | 32.3 | 76.4 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 18.5 |
| 2021-22 | IND | 39 | 31 | 44.7 | 32.3 | 76.0 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 18.7 |
| 2021-22 * | KEY | 1 | 28 | 36.4 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.0 |
| Total | 300 | 27 | 43.7 | 33.4 | 73.7 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 14.7 | |
