” I feel like I’m starting the season slowly. I just have to find my rhythm, and stay consistent with it. I know the shots will eventually fall. » said Evan Mobley this Wednesday in training, before Cleveland’s game against Orlando.
Victim of a sprained ankle in the middle of “training camp” and therefore absent for the first three matches of the preseason, the young interior of the Cavaliers has actually lost time preparing for his second season in recent weeks. Lacking rhythm and cohesion with his teammates, he then unsurprisingly started his “sophomore” exercise modestly: 14 points on 9 shots, 16 points on 9 shots then 10 points on 7 shots during his team’s first three outings.
But Wednesday night’s match, won by the Cavaliers at home against the Magic (103-92), may have allowed the former Southern California player to find the click, and thus to launch his season for good. More involved in attack, while Donovan Mitchell was more in “playmaker” mode to compensate for the absence of Darius Garland, he thus compiled 20 points on 15 shots (9 successful), 3 rebounds and 3 assists.
” He was determined to help us win this game. His mind was on the attack, he had something to prove. JB Bickerstaff judged, who appreciated finding an aggressive Evan Mobley in attack. Same refrain with Dean Wade in particular, established on the wing last night. ” When he plays with this mindset, we are hard to maneuver because it takes at least two defenders to stop him. It was fun to see him attack the circle as soon as he hit the leather. »
After a short week of getting started, Evan Mobley therefore seems on track to finally launch his season. Good news for the Cavaliers, who will need their young interior in top form in the coming weeks, as the Celtics (twice), Clippers, Lakers, Bucks and Heat arrive on the schedule very soon. …
| Evan Mobley | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2021-22 | KEY | 69 | 34 | 50.8 | 25.0 | 66.3 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 8.3 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 15.0 |
| 2022-23 | KEY | 4 | 33 | 57.5 | 33.3 | 83.3 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 15.5 |
| Total | 73 | 34 | 51.1 | 25.3 | 67.4 | 2.0 | 6.1 | 8.1 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 15.0 | |
