Collin Sexton comes out with injury in the second quarter, and then to lead the Cleveland Cavs at the seventh win of the season, moreover at Madison Square Garden in New York against the Knicks, they think about it Ricky Rubio e Evan Mobley.
Rubio marks 37 points with 10 assists and 8 out of 9 three-pointers points in 31 minutes, one of the best career performances for the Spanish player. Mobley is not outdone with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists in 36 minutes, with only 4 shooting errors, against the Knicks frontline with Julius Randle and Mitchell Robinson. Knicks who keep Kemba Walker at rest and who yield clearly in the second half. It ends 126-109.
Jarrett Allen closes with 18 points and 17 rebounds, con 4 assist, Darius Garland scores 16 points with 5 assists and 4 out of 5 from three, for the Cavs the triple scored are 19 out of 53 attempts, Cleveland shoots with the 54% and helps to make the clear ones even more evident defensive problems of the Knicks of this beginning of the season. New York suffers 71 points in the second half, when Rubio, challenged to shoot, takes possession of the game.
Translating from English, in this brilliant beginning of the Cavaliers there is “a lot to enjoy”, to appreciate. Also senza Kevin Love e Lauri Markkanen, stop by Covid, e without Collin Sexton and Isaac Okoro injured, Cleveland ruled Madison, la frontline Mobley-Allen it was impregnable.
As for Rubio… well, the Timberwolves sold him over the summer via trade in exchange for Taurean Prince.
“Evan Mobley is special and will be a special player“, The words of the Catalan are all for the USC product”We still don’t even know how high its potential is. He is 20 years old and it was his first game at Garden, he is a mature boy for a player of his age, he knows how to play the right way. Making 26 at Madison Square Garden is not for everyone, we are happy to have it here with us“.
“He played great, closed our defense and showed great progress“Says ward mate Jarrett Allen of Evan Mobley”He will be the rookie of the year and will have a long career“.
“The beauty with Mobley is that he is always ready to play to the fullest, whether he is here or on the pitch. Winning is his priority and the only thing that matters to him“, dice coach JB Bickerstaff, who deserves credit for having launched a potentially “anachronistic” pair of longs like the Allen-Mobley one from the first minute of the season. There versatility of the rookie from USC has thus far made it easier to adapt. “With each game I learn something, about how and where I can find points, I improve day by day. My teammates are very helpful and make things easier for me“.
There are only 10 games, but the only presence of Evan Mobley and his defensive skills helped improve the defense of the Cleveland Cavs, last year at the post, and today 15esima per defensive rating. Enough to look forward to the play-ins, at least. Mobley e Scottie Barnes of the Raptors are currently rubbing shoulders for the prize rookie of the year, the former USC is averaging 14.9 points and 8 rebounds averaging 2.3 assists and 1.3 blocks per game.
