I don't know why, but I worry often when LeVert is not available. But CPJ makes it happen in those games with help from the rest of the lineup.
Can't say it enough: Donovan's willingness to adjust his role in this stretch has been huge. 25/13 and didn't play at all in the 4th. That's up there with the 71 game for me. And now that the Cavs have more reliable shooters, he can really impose his will on defenses.
Sam Merrill, Dean Wade, Max Strus, Georges Niang.... all these guys are making this new brand of basketball possible.
Which says nothing for Jarrett Allen. Glad the refs let him play this time around. He was awesome all around in this one. Orlando really didn't have anything for him, not even Bitadze who tends to be one of his nemeses.
This team went from a doom fest to even more of a doom fest, to playing the kind of basketball we've all been wanting to see.
Love seeing these games where opponents who have a knack for being really annoying in tight games have absolutely no chance of bailing their team out. This time it was the Wagners.