Wow, didn't see that coming. It's been forever since the Cavs were on the winning side of 4th quarter garbage time. Very strange. And this was on the road against a Western Conference team with a winning record and no Jarrett Allen or Larry Nance Jr. Impressive!
The Cavs had 29 assists against only 6 turnovers. You can win games with numbers like that. Not to mention shooting 52.3% from the field and 85.2% from the line. And who was that #10 guy? He looks kind of like another guard we drafted with the #5 pick a while back named Garland except he plays a lot better.
Garland with 37 points, 7 assists, and 1 turnover in 30 minutes. Unbelievable. After getting 29 against the Spurs last time he should demand a trade to the Western Conference.
Hartenstein with 16 pts, 12 boards, and 3 assists while going 7-for-8 from the field and his only miss was a 3-pointer in garbage time. Wow! This kid is only 22 and has very little NBA experience, but I like his effort and his game. He could develop into a solid contributor off the bench.
This team has been transformed with the return of Love, Delly, and Prince and the acquisition of Hartenstein. Prince was 14/7/2 and a +31 in 26 minutes, meaning the Cavs were outscored by 7 when he was down. IMO he's playing himself into consideration as a starting small forward. He's better than Cedi and Windler by far, and probably Okoro, too, although Isaac is coming on.
The Cavs have some players on their bench who are making a statement that they deserve minutes every night. It's going to be interesting when Allen, Nance, and Windler are healthy and join the 8-man rotation JBB used tonight.
It was great to see the Cavs not let Keldon Johnson abuse them like last time. He had a quiet 13 points and 10 boards. White was 4-for-16.
Delly was a +19 in 17 minutes. Things just seem to go well when he's in the game. His 3-point shot looks ugly, however. He would have been better off sticking with the form he was using when he shot 40% on 3's instead of changing it. What he's doing now is pretty bad. He missed the rim by a mile on an uncontested 3 tonight.