<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/news/cavs-get-evan-mobley-max-strus-injury-updates-for-nets-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs get Evan Mobley, Max Strus injury updates for Nets game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CAVS-NATION-Cavs-news-Evan-Mobley-Max-Strus-injury-updates-for-Nets-game.jpg"></figure><h1>Cavs get Evan Mobley, Max Strus injury updates for Nets game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-16T12:02:14-08:00">December 16th, 12:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-16T12:02:14-08:00">December 16th, 12:02pm</time><address><a>Matt Wadleigh</a>Matthew Wadleigh was born and raised in Oceanside and resides in Fresno. He lives with his wife and two dogs. He is a huge Southern California sports fan and a retired member of the Fresno State drumline.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Cavaliers face off against the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The Cavs enter with wins in five of the last six games and are coming off a 115-105 win over the Washington Wizards on Friday. However, the <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-get-evan-mobley-isaac-okoro-injury-updates-wizards-game">Cavs are facing injury issues</a> regarding both Evan Mobley and Max Strus. Per the <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2024-12-16_02PM.pdf" rel="noopener">latest injury report</a>,</p><p>Strus is ruled out still due to a right ankle sprain and Mobley is probable with a left ankle sprain.</p><p>Mobley last played on December 8 against the Miami Heat, so he missed just one game against the Wizards. That is huge news for the Cavs since Mobley is the third-leading scorer on the Cavs this season, averaging 18.3 points to go along with 9.1 rebounds. With him on the floor, the Cavs are a much better team, so it’s a positive development for Kenny Atkinson’s team which is having a strong start.</p><p>Strus, on the other hand, was <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-max-strus-set-season-debut-ankle-sprain">reportedly inching closer to a return</a> from his injury and was expected to make his 2024-25 season debut. However, that has not been the case, and Strus has still yet to play in a game this season due to the ankle issue.</p><p>Strus is the problematic one here, especially since he was expected to make his season debut against the Wizards last Friday before ultimately being ruled out of that contest. Now, Strus is out once again as the injury woes continue for Cleveland.</p><p>The Cavs next face off against the Milwaukee Bucks at home on Friday night and the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday, so there are a few more days for Strus to get healthy and hopefully make his long-awaited debut.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs get Evan Mobley, Max Strus injury updates for Nets game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/news/cavs-news-get-evan-mobley-isaac-okoro-injury-updates-wizards-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs get Evan Mobley, Isaac Okoro injury updates for Wizards game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Cavs-news-Cleveland-gets-Evan-Mobley-Isaac-Okoro-injury-updates-for-Wizards-game.jpg"></figure><h1>Cavs get Evan Mobley, Isaac Okoro injury updates for Wizards game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-13T09:52:54-08:00">December 13th, 9:52am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-13T09:52:54-08:00">December 13th, 9:52am</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints and Cavs Nation, as well as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Washington Wizards visit the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night. Evan Mobley and Isaac Okoro are on the Cavs’ <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2024-12-13_09AM.pdf" rel="noopener">injury report</a>, with Mobley listed as questionable and Okoro listed as probable. Mobley has a left ankle sprain, while <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-isaac-okoro-injury-only-bummer-epic-win-vs-nuggets">Okoro has a left knee contusion</a> from the Cavs’ 126-114 win over the Nuggets. <i>Here’s everything we know about their injuries and their playing status vs. the Wizards.</i></p><p><i><b>*Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(Get Access | Save $30)</a>*</b></i></p><h2><b>Evan Mobley injury status vs. Wizards</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Cavs-forward-Evan-Mobley.jpg"><figcaption>Scott Kinser-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Given <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-evan-mobley-gets-cryptic-injury-update-from-kenny-atkinson">Evan Mobley’s questionable status for his matchup</a> against the Wizards, the Cavs could give him the night off. Mobley suffered the injury in a 113-112 loss to the Heat on Sunday. He finished with four points, three rebounds, and one steal in 12 minutes before exiting the game with a sprained left ankle.</p><p>Plus, the Cavs, 21-4, with the best record in the NBA, face the Wizards, 3-19, with the worst record in the association. The Cavs, who won three straight before losing to the Heat, could win Friday’s matchup without Mobley’s services. Amidst this dominating regular season, the Cavs could be on the cusp of beginning a new win streak with or without Mobley on Friday.</p><p>Amid Mobley’s best season, he scored a career-high 41 points in the Cavs’ 116-102 win against the Hornets on Dec. 7. He went 16-of-23 from the floor, including 6-for-8 from deep, and finished with 10 rebounds, two assists, three blocks, and one steal. Twenty-four games into the 2024-25 campaign, Mobley’s averaging a career-best in points (18.3), three-point percentage (40%), and free-throw percentage (79.6%) for the Cavs.</p><h2><b>Isaac Okoro injury status vs. Wizards</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Issac-Okoro.jpg"><figcaption>David Richard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Given Isaac Okoro’s probable status for the Cavs’ matchup against the Wizards, we’ll likely see him in action Friday night. Okoro’s left knee injury forced him to miss the previous two contests. Okoro’s been working his way back to the floor after exiting the Cavs’ 126-114 win against the Nuggets early with three points and two assists in 12 minutes.</p><p>This season, he’s taken on a reduced secondary role for head coach Kenny Atkinson. Still, he’s a vital piece in the Cavs’ rotation, averaging 6.0 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 0.7 steals in 20.9 minutes per game. Okoro scored a season-high 16 points in the Cavs’ 136-117 win against the Warriors on Nov. 8. He went 6-for-10 from the floor, including 4-for-6 from deep, and finished with four assists and one block.</p><p>So, the answer to who will play tonight against the Wizards is likely whether Isaac Okoro will, while the jury is still out on Evan Mobley.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs get Evan Mobley, Isaac Okoro injury updates for Wizards game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/news/cavs-news-evan-mobley-gets-cryptic-injury-update-from-kenny-atkinson');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs’ Evan Mobley gets cryptic injury update from Kenny Atkinson');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Cavs-news-Evan-Mobley-gets-cryptic-injury-update-from-Kenny-Atkinson.jpg"></figure><h1>Cavs’ Evan Mobley gets cryptic injury update from Kenny Atkinson</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-09T06:47:35-08:00">December 9th, 6:47am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-09T06:47:35-08:00">December 9th, 6:47am</time><address><a>Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Sunday night <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-kenny-atkinson-gets-brutally-honest-about-clevelands-performance-vs-hawks">did not go according to plan</a> for the Cleveland Cavaliers, to say the least. Not only did they suffer their fourth loss of the season by being on the receiving end of a 122-113 loss against the Miami Heat, they also saw Evan Mobley have to exit the game early due to a left ankle injury. Mobley did not suit up at all in the second half, tallying just four points, three rebounds, and one steal in 12 minutes of action.</p><p>It’s not quite clear when Mobley <a href="https://www.fearthesword.com/2024/12/8/24316702/cavs-evan-mobley-ankle-injury-kenny-atkinson-provides-update-cleveland-cavaliers-nba" rel="noopener">sustained the injury</a>, but according to Jackson Flickinger of Fear The Sword, the Cavs big man twisted his ankle after hauling in a defensive rebound with 9:19 left in the second quarter. Mobley did not look visibly injured, as it wasn’t as though he was obviously limping. In fact, he looked healthy when he remained in the game until the 7:44 mark of the quarter before he exited the game for good.</p><p>At the very least, it should be a major source of relief that Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson doesn’t think as though Mobley’s injury is anything serious.</p><p>“I don’t know. It’s just you know, a sprain. I didn’t talk to the training staff, but I don’t think it’s a bad one,” Atkinson said.</p><h2><b>Ankle injury momentarily halts Evan Mobley’s breakout campaign for the Cavs</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Cavs-Evan-Mobley-fights-for-loose-ball.jpg"><figcaption>© Rhona Wise-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Evan Mobley has been <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/evan-mobley-enters-unreal-kevin-durant-territory-win-vs-hornets">on a tear for the Cavs</a> all season long, proving him well worthy of the five-year, $224 million extension he signed in the offseason. Entering their Sunday night game against the Heat, Mobley was averaging 18.9 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game on a career-best true shooting percentage, buoyed by a career-best 41-point night against the Charlotte Hornets on December 7.</p><p>Mobley, however, has seen hot streaks be halted by injuries in the past. He dealt with knee and ankle problems last season, and it’s a bit of a concern that he exited the Cavs’ loss against the Heat early. But while Mobley did not look like he had a visible limp, Atkinson revealed that the two had a conversation regarding his physical well-being and that the Cavs simply decided to err on the side of caution in the end.</p><p>“We had some discussion. He said, ‘I’m gonna try it. If it’s still bothering me I’m gonna stop,’ which is good. I saw him limping after it happened and then limping on successive plays. You know, that’s a tough kid. [The injury is] unfortunate for us,” Atkinson added.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs’ Evan Mobley gets cryptic injury update from Kenny Atkinson

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/news/evan-mobley-enters-unreal-kevin-durant-territory-win-vs-hornets');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs’ Evan Mobley enters unreal Kevin Durant territory in win vs. Hornets');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Evan-Mobley-enters-unreal-Kevin-Durant-territory-in-win-vs.-Hornets.jpg"></figure><h1>Cavs’ Evan Mobley enters unreal Kevin Durant territory in win vs. Hornets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-08T11:20:35-08:00">December 8th, 11:20am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-08T11:20:35-08:00">December 8th, 11:20am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson joined ClutchPoints and Cavs Nation in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Saturday afternoon, the <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-asks-savage-celtics-question-3-point-shooting">Cleveland Cavaliers continued their hot start</a> to the season with a road win over the Charlotte Hornets, pushing their record to an astonishing 21-3. On Saturday, <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-evan-mobley-makes-confident-declaration-after-celtics-loss">it was Evan Mobley</a> who was the star of the show for Cleveland, as the big man poured in 41 points to go along with 10 rebounds and two assists in the victory.</p><p>In fact, Mobley reached <a href="https://x.com/NBAHistory/status/1865511772897034401" rel="noopener">an NBA milestone</a> in the process, joining Kevin Durant as the only players in NBA history to record 40 or more points, 10 or more rebounds, three or more blocks, and five or more three pointers made in the same game before reaching the age of 25, per NBA History on X.</p><p>Evan Mobley’s progression has been a huge part of the reason why the Cavs have been able to get off to such a hot start this year. The former USC big man has always had elite talent which allowed him to be a lottery pick a few years ago, but the Cavs are now beginning to see increased aggression offensively from the big man, along with continued refined instincts and development on the defensive end of the floor.</p><h2><b>Can the Cavs keep up this pace?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Mobley-vs-the-Hornets.jpg"><figcaption>Scott Kinser-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>At the current juncture, the Cavs are on pace to win over 71 games, which would be the third most in NBA history, behind only the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls and Stephen Curry’s 2015-16 Golden State Warriors. It would appear to be a dubious proposition at best that the Cavs truly are able to follow through and hit that benchmark.</p><p>However, there’s no reason why the Cavs can’t lap the field in the Eastern Conference, including even the Boston Celtics, who don’t appear as motivated this regular season as they were around this time a year ago.</p><p>Overall, the Cavs have arguably the deepest roster in the NBA, with players like Ty Jerome and Caris LeVert playing huge rolls off of the bench so far this year. Of course, Donovan Mitchell is continuing to play at an MVP level, and the team has also seen improved efficiency from point guard Darius Garland.</p><p>Still, for the Cavs to be the best version of themselves, Mobley has to continue to show the aggression and perimeter shooting ability he displayed in the road win over the Hornets.</p><p>The Cavs are right back at it against another Eastern Conference foe on Sunday evening, as the team is slated to take on the Miami Heat on the road. That game will tip off at 6:00 PM ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs’ Evan Mobley enters unreal Kevin Durant territory in win vs. Hornets

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cavs-news-evan-mobley-new-level-win-hornets');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs’ superstar Evan Mobley hits a new level in win over Hornets');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Cavs-news-Evan-Mobley-hits-a-new-level-in-win-over-Hornets.jpg"></figure><h1>Cavs’ superstar Evan Mobley hits a new level in win over Hornets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-07T14:11:43-08:00">December 7th, 2:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-07T14:11:43-08:00">December 7th, 2:11pm</time><address><a href="https://www.downeuclid.com">Evan Dammarell</a>Evan Dammarell is an award-winning sports journalist covering all things Cleveland, including the Cavs, right off the shores of Lake Erie. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Cavaliers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>At one point in their 116-102 rout of the Charlotte Hornets, the Cleveland Cavaliers led by 22 points. That big lead was spearheaded by the Cavs’ biggest player, Evan Mobley, who had a career-best performance against the Hornets.</p><p>Mobley dominated Charlotte with his relentless drives to the basket and sharp shooting touch from beyond the arc. In a dazzling display during the opening quarter, he scored an impressive 23 points, effortlessly sinking nine of his ten shot attempts, including a perfect five-for-five from three-point range.</p><p>With 23 points, Mobley achieved the highest scoring total in a single quarter of his burgeoning career. This remarkable feat ties him for the third-most points by a Cavs player in the first period of a game, trailing only the legendary Kevin Love (34 points) and the king himself in LeBron James (24 points). This impressive performance not only showcased Mobley’s scoring prowess. It also reflected the skill and confidence that fans have eagerly anticipated. It serves as a strong affirmation of the potential he has always possessed in his game.</p><p>“You know what I love most? His dedication,” said Cleveland head coach Kenny Atkinson postgame. “I see all the behind-the-scenes stuff. I see all the extra work and all the shooting work. He’s in that category where he’s desperate to get better. That’s a great sign for the Cavs since he’s already an elite defender. He’s only going to get better offensively.</p><h2><b>What led to Evan Mobley’s dominant performance in the Cavs’ win over the Hornets?</b></h2><p>While Mobley could not sustain the impressive offensive rhythm he established in the first quarter, he still performed remarkably, finishing with a career-high 41 points. He showcased his scoring ability by hitting 16 of his 23 shots from the field and an impressive 6 of 8 from beyond the arc. In addition to scoring, he significantly impacted the game by grabbing ten rebounds and dishing out two assists, demonstrating his all-around skills on the court.</p><p>Mobley’s aggressive attacks underscored his keen ability to read the flow of the game and his knack for capitalizing on defensive vulnerabilities. This approach reflects his overarching strategy this season, where he aims to assert himself confidently, particularly when facing opponents like the Hornets, who may not match his level of skill and intensity. Each move is deliberate, showcasing his growth as a player willing to take charge in challenging situations.</p><p>“He just spreads the defense out,” Darius Garland said. “When he starts making a couple, that’s when it gets kind of spooky.”</p><h2><b>Can Evan Mobley continue this level of dominance?</b></h2><p>This game against Charlotte marked Cleveland’s first game in a back-to-back. They will quickly follow up with a matchup with the Miami Heat, who are also playing the second game of their back-to-back against the Cavs. With both teams dealing with fatigue, the question remains: Can Mobley maintain his dominant performance against the Heat?</p><p>The thrilling aspect of the upcoming matchup is that anything is possible. Miami’s frontline is significantly more formidable than that of Charlotte, which could lead to increased defensive pressure on Mobley, especially after his standout, career-best performance. The Heat may adjust their strategy to specifically target him, making his path to success more challenging.</p><p>However, a silver lining from Mobley’s dominant showing against the Hornets is the invaluable benefit of rest he provided his teammates. By taking the lead and shouldering much of the scoring burden, he allowed his fellow players to conserve energy, which can be critical as they prepare to face a formidable opponent like the Heat.</p><p>Although Mobley may not lead the charge against Miami as he did in the game against Charlotte, the Cavs possess a wealth of offensive talent that can give the Heat a tough time. The team’s impressive scoring versatility creates a nightmare for opposing defenses, making it nearly impossible to pinpoint where the next threat will come from. As a result, whether or not Mobley has an overwhelming performance, the Cavs can approach their matchup with Miami feeling optimistic about their chances of success.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
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2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
18.5	9.0	2.9	1.5	1.1

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