Back compote, Darius Garland had to forfeit this night against the Pelicans. A match that he absolutely wanted to play to make an impression before the announcements of the replacements for the All-Star Game, but his lower back hurt him too much, and he remained in civilian clothes for this meeting. And it happened…
To replace him, JB Bickerstaff no longer has Ricky Rubio or Collin Sexton, and rather than opting for Rajon Rondo or Kevin Pangos, who languishes at the end of the bench, the Cleveland coach had opted for… Cedi Osman! We know that the Turk is a creator, but dribbling and one-on-one defense are not his strong points, and it was the trotting Cavaliers who started the game.
Record points for Goodwin…
“We missed his ability to create and the pressure he puts on defenses,” acknowledged JB Bickerstaff about the absence of Darius Garland. “Darius is the guy who took over. Time and time again, we’ve seen him make plays late in the game when the ball was in his hands. Darius is the one with the ball in his hands, which will be the first option, and then the others will feed off him. “
For Cedi Osman, empowered in the lead, the goal was not to be the first option, but to run the shop, and clearly, it did not work at the start of the match.
The Pelicans started with an 8-0, forcing JB Bickerstaff to take a time-out, and bring in Rajon Rondo faster than expected. But the double NBA champion is coming out of a thigh injury, and he is not at his best physically. Result: after the break, it is Brandon Goodwin who will settle in position 1, and his aggressiveness will make the difference. The Cavaliers need to… ride, and that’s what this G-League resident will bring: energy and percussion.
“I have the impression that we understood what my role was”, said the former Hawk. “When I come in, they just say, ‘Attack. Do what you know how to do’. It’s as simple as that. I just try to stay aggressive. And when I start putting in a few shots, they’re like, ‘Don’t stop. Keep on going’. “
With this confidence, Brandon Goodwin was decisive with his 21 points on 8 of 11 on shots. He therefore took the opportunity to equal his career points record. We will especially remember his 12 points to overthrow the Pelicans in the last quarter.
“I think it’s just about taking advantage of every opportunity. I feel like all you can do is work, whether it’s with the team or on your own. I think tonight was a great opportunity for me, a great moment to show my defensive and offensive abilities and I feel like I was able to help the team. “
…passing record for Osman
As for Cedi Osman, who was then placed on the wing, he still took care of the creation. At his own pace, he delivers 12 assists, and it’s his career high! On the other hand, he completely missed the shots with an awful 3 out of 16!
“He told me before the match that he was going to make more than 10 assists” says Kevin Love about his teammate. “He always blames himself because he didn’t shoot well, but I said to him: ‘With your size, your qualities and the mentality with which you play, you are capable of weighing on the game of many people. manners’. Tonight he did. He made 12 assists, a career high. It was a beautiful thing to see. Again this morning, he did not know that he was going to have to impose himself and play a playmaker.
And it is not certain that the experience will be renewed…
| Shots | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | bp | Int | CT | party | Points |
| Darius Garland | 44 | 34.7 | 46.7 | 36.9 | 90.7 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 8.2 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 19.8 |
| Jarrett Allen | 42 | 32.8 | 68.0 | 11.1 | 69.6 | 3.4 | 7.5 | 10.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 16.1 |
| Collin Sexton | 11 | 28.8 | 45.0 | 24.4 | 74.4 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 16.0 |
| Evan Mobley | 42 | 34.5 | 51.0 | 30.0 | 66.2 | 1.8 | 6.3 | 8.2 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 15.1 |
| Kevin Love | 42 | 21.5 | 43.8 | 40.2 | 87.3 | 1.1 | 6.1 | 7.2 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 14.1 |
| Lauri Markkanen | 38 | 30.2 | 43.6 | 34.2 | 86.3 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 13.6 |
| Ricky Rubio | 35 | 28.3 | 36.0 | 33.5 | 85.4 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 6.6 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 12.9 |
| Cedi Osman | 38 | 22.6 | 43.0 | 36.1 | 65.2 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 10.8 |
| isaac okoro | 35 | 28.6 | 45.6 | 28.6 | 73.4 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 9.0 |
| Malik Newman | 1 | 7.7 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 |
| Rajon Rondo | 6 | 20.4 | 38.1 | 38.5 | 83.3 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 7.8 |
| Dean Wade | 35 | 19.0 | 45.9 | 37.5 | 60.0 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 5.3 |
| lamar stevens | 34 | 15.1 | 46.2 | 31.7 | 65.5 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 5.2 |
| Brandon Goodwin | 10 | 13.7 | 37.3 | 26.7 | 30.0 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 4.5 |
| justin anderson | 3 | 15.5 | 50.0 | 33.3 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| Tre Scott | 2 | 5.7 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Denzel Valentine | 22 | 9.3 | 37.1 | 40.9 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.9 |
| Dylan Windler | 34 | 10.0 | 42.9 | 38.9 | 77.8 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.8 |
| Luke Kornet | 2 | 7.4 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| Kevin Pangos | 21 | 7.7 | 33.3 | 23.1 | 75.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| Rj Nembhard | 6 | 7.0 | 45.5 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| Ed Davis | 15 | 8.8 | 64.3 | 0.0 | 37.5 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Tacko Fall | 11 | 5.3 | 41.7 | 0.0 | 28.6 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
