” Yiii!! This is my shooter!! Darius Garland has just enthusiastically invited himself into the post-match interview of Kevin Love. This match against the Knicks came back to remind everyone how much his teammate was still a great shooter.
While the Cavaliers got off to a bad start in the last quarter, two players from Ohio took matters into their own hands: the MVP of the evening Donovan Mitchell and Kevin Love. While the first scored 12 points, the second planted five 3-point baskets, including one with an opposing foul. That is a total for the two men of 28 points scored in a terrible last quarter for New York (37-15).
” This team never stops fighting. Sometimes you have to win without the way and that’s what we did tonight “, savors the 34-year-old player, without wanting to put himself forward. He who had exceeded the 10-point mark only once so far – a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds in Chicago – still finished with 29 points (9/14 on shots), 8 rebounds and a +16 to the score when he was in play.
A permanent danger from afar
His remarkable 8/13 from behind the 3-point line fueled the Cavs’ winning total of 23 converted shots, the second best in franchise history.
” It’s fantastic to play with these guys. We work on the fixings-passes every day. Donovan found the others, I found the others. Dean Wade (note: 22 points – career high) was amazing too. He took in some important shots and we started to chain “, Continues the veteran who begins his 9th season in Cleveland.
“ Dean Wade and K-Love were phenomenal “, Qualifies for his part Donovan Mitchell, whose team had never shot so many 3-pointers in its history (50 attempts). ” Very few of those shots weren’t good. We have guys who can really shoot on this team. We seem to be able to break through the defensive lines, attack the key and shoot 3-pointers. We will seize every opportunity that comes our way. “, ends Kevin Love who is impatiently waiting for Darius Garland and Ricky Rubio to join the party.
In the meantime, Cleveland (5-1) is already 2nd in its conference thanks to the best long-distance address in the entire league (42.7% success rate).
