Mobley is living a 2023 of tremendous progress on offense.
After fighting hand to hand with Scottie Barnes for the award for Rookie of the Year in 2021-2022it was reasonable to expect a season of remarkable progress from Evan Mobley in the Cleveland Cavaliers. However, the first 40 games of the current campaign brought some disappointment for the former USC standout: he only averaged 14.2 points in 34 minutes per presentation during this stretch.
More minutes and fewer points than as a rookie.
Of course, his arrival Donovan Mitchell to the Cavs reduced the offensive role of several pieces of Cleveland, including Mobley, who dropped his usage rate from a team-high 17.8 shots per 100 possessions to 16.7 attempts. Not seeing the inner youth transform into a 20-10 automatically it was totally expected… But even so, there was a hint of disappointment for all the good he had shown as a rookie.
Good, that taste has gone away in the past few weeksin which Mobley has begun to reflect on the field all the potential she has as a potential superstar. Since last January 12, on average 18.7 points in 14 games, plus 9.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.6 blocks, excellent 56% shooting from the field and a difference of +7.5 per matchupwhich clearly reflects everything he does on both sides of the court.
This Monday he had another solid performance, in a match that the The Cavaliers beat Washington 114-91: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks in just 28 minutes of action for Mobley. Of the last seven games for Bickerstaff’s men, five have been wins by 15 points or more.
In an Eastern Conference that might be opened a place in his Top 4 With Kyrie Irving gone from the Nets, Cleveland needed that kind of jump from Mobley to complete its consolidation as a team. able to compete with Boston, Milwaukee and Philadelphia of the championship.
Especially when it comes to imagining Playoff series against these aforementioned teams, all from tremendous physical strength. Heading into the postseason with just the talent two small as Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell it can be a daunting task. But if Mobley turns into it interior able to be solved with the ball (something teammate Jarrett Allen doesn’t excel at), this Clevelander’s ceiling will go up significantly.
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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo He gave a harsh response to the question about a possible trade to another NBA club:
“I’m here. Don’t ask me that question. It’s disrespectful to me and my teammates. I wear this jersey every day.
To say I don’t want to be here is disrespectful to the organization, the coaching staff, myself and everyone who worked hard to get me on the field. Don’t ask me this question. I am her. I’m going out in this uniform. And as long as I’m here, I’ll give it my all until the last second of the match.”
On the night of December 27-28, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player of the game with the Chicago Bulls – 112:103.
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Nine games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of December 27-28.
“San Antonio” hosted “Utah” and suffered a sensational defeat.
Spurs had a good first quarter, during which they made a 15:2 spurt to take an 11-point lead at 30:19, but failed to build on it or at least maintain it. In the second quarter, the Jazz responded with a 25:5 attack and took the lead 62:51 with the same 11 points. Utah then kept the opponent at bay for more than 10 points until the middle of the fourth quarter, when Spurs equalized the score – 106:106, thanks to a 14:2 breakthrough. However, the home team could not achieve this success and failed at the end of the match. In the last three minutes of the game, San Antonio scored 2 points and lost them with a score of 2:11 and had a score of 114:127 throughout the match.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He was in Utah’s starting five and stayed on the field for 14 minutes, during which time he scored 3 points (1/1 three-pointers), also made 1 rebound and 1 assist with 1 loss and 1 foul.
The most productive player of the match was Vembanyama, who brought 32 points to Spurs, but this did not help them achieve positive results. Jazz has 29 points from Markkanen and 28 points from George.
“Chicago” lost at home to “Milwaukee”, where Giannis Antetokounmpo returned.
The Bucks gained a minimal advantage in the first quarter and then gradually increased it, eventually winning all quarters of the match and winning with a score of 103:112.
In this game, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player, scoring 29 points for Milwaukee. Portis also scored a double-double for the guest team with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
NBA. Regular season, December 28
San Antonio – Utah – 114:127 (40:32, 20:38, 27:28, 27:29)
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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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