After a little over a month of competition, Cleveland (9-8) is only in 8th place in its conference, struggling to really take off in the East. Nevertheless, we feel that the Ohio franchise is close to succeeding in run which will bring it back to the top of the ranking, and one of the keys to its success is undoubtedly called Darius Garland.
Not yet fully into his season (19.4 points and 5.7 assists, 35% from 3-point range), mainly due to his various physical glitches which caused him to miss five (and a half) games, the leader however remains the master to play Riders. The one who is responsible for setting up the Cavs offense and giving confidence to any of his teammates.
Give him the ball and let him do it…
And what better example to illustrate it than this performance of 24 points and 8 assists (3/6 at 3-points) against the Raptors, while Darius Garland was out during the match against the Lakers on Saturday evening? A performance full of mastery for the 23-year-old player, invaluable in scoring and creation.
“ When the ball is in his hands, everyone is an option “, explain JB Bickerstaff, his coach. “ He does things creatively, but selflessly and does just the right thing. I think our interiors are nourished by it, because they are now capable of offering play. It’s great to see it get going. We need him, we need him to be great every night. »
A caviar supplier
An opinion shared elsewhere Max Strus, among those who benefit the most from Darius Garland’s caviars with Evan Mobley but also Jarrett Allen. As evidenced by his output of 20 points and 4/9 from 3-point range (with 11 rebounds and 5 assists) against Toronto…
“ We need him », judges the shooter, determining in this victory against the Canadian franchise. “ It’s always great to have him with us on the pitch. He organizes the attack and finds his teammates in their comfort zones, he gets them going. He’s an important part of our offense and our team. »
| Darius Garland | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2019-20 | KEY | 59 | 31 | 40.1 | 35.5 | 87.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 12.3 |
| 2020-21 | KEY | 54 | 33 | 45.1 | 39.5 | 84.8 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 17.4 |
| 2021-22 | KEY | 68 | 36 | 46.2 | 38.3 | 89.2 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 8.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 21.7 |
| 2022-23 | KEY | 69 | 36 | 46.2 | 41.0 | 86.3 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 7.8 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 21.6 |
| 2023-24 | KEY | 11 | 32 | 47.1 | 32.6 | 82.8 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 19.0 |
| Total | 261 | 34 | 44.9 | 38.5 | 86.8 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 18.6 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
