2023-24 Season | Game #40 | Cavs @ Hawks | Jan. 20, 2024 | 7:30 p.m.

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And the individual stats:

Starters:
Okoro 12-5-2 with 2 steals in 33 minutes. He left Trae Yound with bruises.
Wade 17-5-0 with a steal in 25 minutes. 6-7 FG, 5-6 fro 3. Perhaps his best game.
Allen 14-11-2 with 3 steals and 3 blocks in 33 minutes. His 11 straight double double.
Strus 13-3-7 with a steal in 20 minutes. 5-10 fg, despite being off from 3.
Mitchell 18-6-8 with a block in 36 minutes. Off night shooting, but rock solid all night

Bench: 42-19-13 in 30 minutes. This is why we won.
Merrill 18-4-6 in 30 minutes High assist numbers. 5-14 from 3, could have been 7.
Porter 4-5-3 in 20 minutes. Off night shooting with 3 turnovers.
Niang 14-5-2 with a block in 21 minutes 4-8 from 3.
Tristan 6-5-2 with a block in 14 minutes. Super productive
Nance 0-0-0 in 3 minutes
Jones 0-0-0 in 3 minutes

 

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[jjvors]

Cavs Hawks highlights:

 

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And the individual stats:

Starters:
Okoro 12-5-2 with 2 steals in 33 minutes. He left Trae Yound with bruises.
Wade 17-5-0 with a steal in 25 minutes. 6-7 FG, 5-6 fro 3. Perhaps his best game.
Allen 14-11-2 with 3 steals and 3 blocks in 33 minutes. His 11 straight double double.
Strus 13-3-7 with a steal in 20 minutes. 5-10 fg, despite being off from 3.
Mitchell 18-6-8 with a block in 36 minutes. Off night shooting, but rock solid all night

Bench: 42-19-13 in 30 minutes. This is why we won.
Merrill 18-4-6 in 30 minutes High assist numbers. 5-14 from 3, could have been 7.
Porter 4-5-3 in 20 minutes. Off night shooting with 3 turnovers.
Niang 14-5-2 with a block in 21 minutes 4-8 from 3.
Tristan 6-5-2 with a block in 14 minutes. Super productive
Nance 0-0-0 in 3 minutes
Jones 0-0-0 in 3 minutes

I absolutely LOVE that balanced scoring. Seven players 12-18 points.

Wade was a monster on both ends. That starting lineup is a bitch to score on.

 

[Wham with the Right Hand]

Phenomenal defense! The Hawks were held to 95 points - 26 below their average. OK, so Young wasn't himself and scored just 15 points after getting 35 against the Cavs last game, but still - it was outstanding team defense.

Allen was awesome with 14 points, 11 boards, 2 assists, 3 steals, and 4 blocks in addition to forcing numerous missed shots. He did it all. He even hit a jumper from the top of the key. When he's knocking those down it's all over.

Okoro did a nice job defensively on Young and was a team high +19. This was a 21-point win but if not for very cold shooting nights by Mitchell and Merrill on 3's (5-for-20) this could have been a 30-point win.

Wade had 17 points on 7 shots! He was 5-for-6 on 3's. When he's shooting like that he's better than Mobley. Over the last three games he's 10-for-20 on 3's. If he keeps shooting with this much confidence he will be a very, very good player who can defend multiple positions, rebound, and knock down 3's.

The G-Wagon had 14 points in and 5 rebounds in 21 minutes. Not the 33-point game he had against the Bucks, but we'll take 14 and 5 every time, especially going 4-for-8 from deep.

Gotta love the 32 assists.

 

[jjvors]

NBA stats and Cavs:

BLOCKS​

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1.	Victor Wembanyama	6
2.	Cody Martin	4
2.	Naz Reid	4
4.	Ochai Agbaji	3
4.	Jarrett Allen	3

STEALS​

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1.	Jarrett Allen	3
1.	Andre Drummond	3
1.	Aaron Holiday	3
1.	Tre Jones	3
1.	Jontay Porter	3

THREE POINTERS MADE​

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1.	Alec Burks	7
2.	Miles Bridges	5
2.	Jalen Brunson	5
2.	Damian Lillard	5
2.	Sam Merrill	5
2.	Dean Wade	5

 

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[J_J]

Oh man if someone could put those side by side they would be better than the Karen & The Cat meme.

 

[2 For The Brew]

Mitchell proving he can absolutely play within a total team concept. He took over and hit a couple key shots when Atlanta was threatening to come back. 8 assists and always looking for passing options. Won’t impress the counting stats fans but does help us win.

 

[Pierre Pan]

Amazing balanced scoring; great ball movement and defensive effort and energy was excellent yet again

 

[J_J]

Donovan didn’t have a good shooting night but he’s been playing such a team player. It helps so much better when this offense moves without the ball. Strus, Merrill, and Niang are moving. Allen is finding open men underneath. Continuous ball movement, continuous fast breaks off defensive rebounds, reminds me a bit of GS. Defense and especially team defense has been great. Allen has been such a beast.

This road trip is going to be tough but been outstanding basketball lately.

 

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Awesome. That’s my new favorite meme.