The Cleveland Cavaliers they have it best defense in the nba and with Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley in the lead, they look destined to maintain that honor throughout the campaign. With their interiors securing their own field and Distilling talent Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland On the other hand, it’s no surprise that the Cavs have today Point 22-11 and begin to sneak among the favorites to fight for the title in 2022-2023.
Of the offensive ability of Mitchell and Garland there is not much to discover. They’re probably the best half court in the NBA today, at least offensively: between them they combine more than 50 points and 12 assists per gamewith both exceeding the 38% in triple rooms and 88% in free rooms.
However, the identity of these Cavaliers is maintained on the defensive side: So far in the season (33 games in his case), they have already left 12 opponents at 100 points or less. A brand that until a few years ago could not say much, but that stands out today, in an NBA in which average points per game is 113.2.
The 104.5 points per presentation which allows Cleveland is not only the best competitor brandbut notes a huge difference with any of the other 29 teams: the second best average corresponds to Philadelphia at 107.4. Almost 3 points over the Cavs.
And while it’s clear that this dominance cannot be 100% attributed to the presence of Allen and Mobley as painting partners, it is also undeniable that this is pillar to build a defensive wall of which we rarely see this league season.
The historic defensive dominance of Allen and Mobley
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In fact, what happened to Allen and Mobley is not only unusual in these years, but in racing history. To the extent that they appear just two infield twins who have posted numbers similar to those of Cleveland’s pivots in the same campaign, in terms of rebounds, blocks and advanced statistics (defensive box plus-minus).
What are these two previous pairs? One, legendary: Tim Duncan and David Robinson managed to be over 1.3 blocks, 9 rebounds and +1 DBPM for three straight seasons (1998 to 2000), including a title in 1999. The other, much less remembered: Tree Rollins and Dan Roundfield to the Atlanta Hawks from 1979-1980. Although it is not about hall of the farmers like Duncan and Robinson, between Rollins and Roundfield amassed seven All-Defensive Quintets during their careers.
In defensive terms, The Allen and Mobley thing is quite reminiscent of the Spurs towersas they are huge indoor spaces mobility and readingwho not only dig the color to protect the lip, but have skills and speed to get out to mark the perimeter.
During Cavaliers games, Mobley or Allen are constantly watched defending away from the rim and forcing bad shotseither answering from a distance or denying free access to the rim.
Something they achieve even against much smaller and theoretically faster opponents. Here we see Mobley he keeps pace with Malik MonkSacramento Kings perimeter.
In that Mobley vs. Monk action you can see another of the secrets to the Cleveland duo’s defensive success: intelligence and reasons not to commit offences. Despite being a very strong team on that side and featuring two pivots, the Cavaliers are the third team commits fewest fouls per game.
This Mobley already demonstrates that intelligence and precision for the brand just 21 years oldis particularly noteworthy.
The complement between the two is perfect. Even when Mobley is better on the perimeter, Allen is there to make up for it and protect the rim like few in the NBA. This action is spectacular: between them they answer the shot of OG Anunoby, who makes the good decision to offload for Christian Koloko. And although the Cameroonian looks completely free to score, Allen has shot blocking, pure speed and reflexes.
Scoring in the paint against Cleveland is extremely difficult, even when they attack the rim with burst and aggression. Virtues that will become even more relevant in the Playoffswhere this ability to deny easy points is necessary to win close games. Put Cleveland among the contenders.
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Nine regular season games took place in the NBA on the night of December 26-27.
Utah hosted the Eastern Conference leader and won a sensational victory.
The first half of the match was spent with a small lead for the Pistons, who kept their opponent one or two shots away most of the time and entered the long break with a 1-point lead at 68:67. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter; In this quarter, Jazz made a 16:3 move and took the lead by 12 points, 90:78. The home team had the advantage in the score, but Detroit gradually reduced the gap and 19 seconds before the siren, after two free throws by Cunningham, they equalized the score – 129:129. However, the match did not go to overtime – Utah took advantage of the remaining time with the efforts of George, who scored a two-pointer 3 seconds before the siren – 131:129.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He stayed on the field for 21 minutes and recorded 9 points (3/4 two-pointers, 1/2 three-pointers), as well as 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.
The most productive player was George, who scored 31 points for Utah, while Nurkic had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
orlando: Black (24), Carter (16 + 8 rebounds), Bane (15 + 10 rebounds), Banchero (13), Jones (8) – start; Richardson (14) and Silva (8), Kane (5), Isaac (2), Howard (0), Penda (0), O. Robinson (0).
Charlotte: Ball (22 + 7 rebounds + 6 for loss), Knippel (16), Bridges (16 + 11 rebounds), Miller (15), Diabate (10 + 13 rebounds) – start; Hall (14 + 8 rebounds), Sexton (13), Hall (7), Green (6), Connaughton (1), James (0), Mann (0).
Chicago – Philadelphia – 109:102 (30:28, 19:24, 32:33, 28:17)
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On the evening of December 25 and the night of December 26, five Christmas games were traditionally held as part of the NBA regular season.
The most important match of the match day was played in Oklahoma, where the Thunder hosted San Antonio.
The home team started the game better and were ahead for most of the first quarter, but they missed a move 0:11 into the quarter, allowing Spurs to take the lead 41:36. Oklahoma was unable to take the lead after that, but San Antonio maintained its lead by keeping the game under control and eventually won 117-102.
The Spurs have won all three games against the Thunder this season, while Oklahoma has lost just two of the other 28 games.
The most productive player of the match was Fox, who brought 29 points to San Antonio, while Vembanyama also scored a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
The Lakers played Houston at home and suffered a crushing defeat.
The fate of the match was decided in the first quarter, when the Rockets won by 12 points (25:37). Afterwards, they increased their advantage by completely controlling the course of the match and eventually won with a score of 119:96.
For Houston, Thompson scored 26 points and Shengyun had a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Denver and Minnesota closed out game day.
The first half of the match ended in a draw. Neither team managed to take a lead of more than 9 points, and Denver entered the big break with a 2-point lead at 57:55. In the third quarter, the Nuggets made an attack of 6:0 at the beginning and 10:2 in the middle, reaching a 16-point lead, and at the end of the quarter they were ahead +15 – 90:78. The Timberwolves did not give up and made a 16:2 move midway through the fourth quarter, reaching a lead of 107:108. This gave fans a tense ending; Edwards hit a three-pointer 2 seconds before the siren, sending the game into overtime at 115:115. And there Jokic played a decisive role and scored 18 points in 5 minutes, allowing the Nuggets to win 142:138.
Jokic scored 56 points in the NBA on Christmas Day, falling just four shy of Bernard King’s record. Nikola also recorded a triple-double with 16 rebounds and 15 assists. Murray had a double-double with 35 points and 10 assists.
NBA. Regular season. Christmas Day, 25-26 December
New York – Cleveland – 126:124 (23:38, 37:20, 24:38, 42:28)
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14 games of the NBA regular season were played on the night of December 23-24.
“Utah” hosted “Memphis” and in the middle of the second quarter they were ahead by 15 points at 50:65, but then they made a move at 17:4 and returned to the match 67:69. In the third quarter, the Jazz managed to take the lead with 71:69 and the game was leveled, but the Grizzlies added points at the end of the quarter and took the lead again with 109:101 and then calmly maintained the advantage with 137:128.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk The player, who was in Utah’s top 5 and played 22 minutes, recorded 9 points (4/4 free throws, 1/4 two-pointers, 1/5 three-pointers), 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 1 turnover and 1 foul.
The most productive player of the match was Aldama, who scored 37 points for Memphis, while Spencer also recorded a double-double, adding 11 points and 13 assists.
In the main match of game day, San Antonio unexpectedly defeated Oklahoma.
During the three quarters, there was an even contest in which no team could gain a lead of more than 8 points, and the leader changed 16 times. The fate of the match winner was decided in the fourth quarter, and the 9:0 attack of the home team was effective in this, and then the advantage reached 12 points (98:86). San Antonio then controlled the course of the game and confidently cruised to victory, gaining an advantage of 130:110.
The top scorer of the winning team was Johnson, who scored 25 points, while Castle scored 24 points for Spurs.
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