<!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', '/iowa-state-basketball-news-georges-niang-blunt-reaction-iowa-takedown');   ga('set', 'title', 'Georges Niang fires blunt reaction to Iowa State’s Iowa takedown');   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/Former-Iowa-State-basketball-player-Georges-Niang.jpg"><figcaption>© David Richard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Georges Niang fires blunt reaction to Iowa State’s Iowa takedown</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-13T06:41:40-08:00">December 13th, 6:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-13T06:42:55-08:00">December 13th, 6:42am</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Benjamin Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in covering sports news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NCAA Basketball</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Former Iowa State basketball player Georges Niang is watching his old team this season. Niang released a social media post after his old school took down Iowa, 89-80.</p><p>Niang made his feelings known while <a href="https://twitter.com/GeorgesNiang20/status/1867397323526967717" rel="noopener">also posting a picture</a> of Iowa State basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I’m thinking the same thing coach when are they gunna learn!! <a href="https://t.co/ugOvO7y3tY">pic.twitter.com/ugOvO7y3tY</a></p><p>— Georges Niang (@GeorgesNiang20) <a href="https://twitter.com/GeorgesNiang20/status/1867397323526967717?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 13, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“I’m thinking the same thing coach when are they gunna learn!!” Niang said on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/iowa-state-basketball-news-4-star-recruit-announcement-turn-heads-entire-big-12">Iowa State basketball is doing very well</a> under Otzelberger, who is in his fourth season with the team. The head coach has Iowa State rolling once again this season, after the Cyclones took the Cy-Hawk Trophy in a recent game. The Cyclones are 8-1 on the year.</p><p>Niang is currently playing with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The forward is averaging more than 8 points a game, while grabbing 3.8 rebounds a contest.</p><p>The Cavaliers forward is one of the best hoopers to ever put on the sneakers for Iowa State. Niang was named the Big 12 Tournament MVP in 2015, and was twice named a first-team conference selection. Niang scored more than 2,000 points at Iowa State.</p><h2>Iowa State basketball is a contender in the Big 12 once again this season</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Tamin-Lipsey.jpg"><figcaption>Nirmalendu Majumdar-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Cyclones are looking to make their fourth consecutive NCAA tournament under Otzelberger. He’s been to the Sweet 16 twice in the last three seasons. Otzelberger has resurrected the Iowa State basketball program after some tough years under Steve Prohm.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/iowa-state-basketball-news-t-j-otzelberger-has-confident-claim-after-historic-win-over-houston">Iowa State basketball is once again ranked</a> and projected to finish near the top of the Big 12. The conference is under major renovation, as four new schools are in the league this year. Those are: Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah. Big 12 conference schools will also play 20 conference games this year, instead of the usual 18 contests.</p><p>Iowa State has competition in the Big 12 this season for a possible championship run. Houston, Kansas, Baylor and Arizona are just a few of the teams looking to capture a title. Even teams like West Virginia and Colorado have started the season with some upset wins. It looks like the Big 12 will be the hardest league once again in college basketball.</p><p>Otzelberger immediately found success in Ames, but it wasn’t always smooth sailing for the coach. He spent two years at UNLV, where he finished with an overall losing record. Otzelberger also coached at South Dakota State, where he took the Jackrabbits to the NCAA tournament twice.</p><p>Iowa State basketball next plays Omaha on Sunday. The Cyclones open their conference schedule with Colorado on December 30. Niang will clearly keep following his team as it continues its journey.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Georges Niang fires blunt reaction to Iowa State’s Iowa takedown

<!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-donovan-mitchell-georges-niang-react-unexpected-guardians-heros-hr');   ga('set', 'title', 'Donovan Mitchell, Georges Niang react to unexpected Guardians hero’s HR');   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/2024/10/CAVS-NATION-Cavs-news-Donovan-Mitchell-Georges-Niang-reacts-to-unexpected-Guardians-heros-HR.jpg"></figure><h1>Donovan Mitchell, Georges Niang react to unexpected Guardians hero’s HR</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-17T19:34:52-07:00">October 17th, 7:34pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-17T19:36:16-07:00">October 17th, 7:36pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sportswriter who is comfortable covering many different sports. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Cavaliers begin their <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-bold-championship-take-ahead-2024-25-season" rel="noopener">2024-25 NBA season</a> in less than a week, but players are still keeping their eye on another local team during the MLB playoffs. Donovan Mitchell and Georges Niang were left stunned, just like all of Ontario Street, when the Guardians earned one of their most electrifying victories of the last decade.</p><p>The ballclub blew a two-run lead in the eighth inning and entered the ninth trailing the New York Yankees, 5-3. Down to its last out, Cleveland turned to slugger Jhonkensy Noel. The 23-year-old Dominican Republic native blasted a pinch-hit two-run home run off closer Luke Weaver, a supremely clutch shot that <a href="https://twitter.com/spidadmitchell/status/1847076674879606957" rel="noopener">reverberated throughout the whole city</a>.</p><h2><b>Cavs players go bonkers for Guardians</b></h2><p>“Wow Cleveland must be going bananas right now,” Cavs forward Georges Niang posted on X, formerly Twitter. “GOTTA BE !! !! !!” <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-slighted-by-charles-barkley-in-top-50-ranking" rel="noopener">star guard Donovan Mitchell</a> chimed in.</p><p>The Guardians solidified their great escape in the 10th inning after utility man <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/guardians-news-guardians-hero-pulls-off-bonkers-feat-not-seen-since-1995-albert-belle" rel="noopener">David Fry launched a walk-off homer</a> versus Clay Holmes. What seemed destined to be a heart-wrenching and American League Championship Series-defining Game 3 loss amazingly turned into an unforgettable feat of resiliency.</p><p>Two unlikely heroes have guaranteed that the team will host Game 5 on Saturday. Will this be a catalyst for a landmark upset, or is this just a temporary dose of euphoria before the Yankees land a fatal blow this weekend? Who knows, but Stephen Vogt’s scrappy group is giving Cleveland a triumph to savor.</p><p>While Mitchell has witnessed his beloved New York Mets craft their own improbable journey to the playoffs, he obviously has some enthusiasm to spare for the team that resides just a couple minutes away from his Cavs. He and Niang are surely taking note of the October sorcery that Jhonkensy Noel, David Fry and the rest of the Guardians just released in Progressive Field.</p><p>Maybe they can use some of the leftover magic to help the Cavaliers jump start their own notable campaign.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Donovan Mitchell, Georges Niang react to unexpected Guardians hero’s HR

<!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-georges-niang-insight-kenny-atkinsons-offense');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs’ Georges Niang gives insight into Kenny Atkinson’s new offense');   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/2024/10/Georges-Niang-gives-insight-into-Kenny-Atkinsons-new-offense.jpg"></figure><h1>Cavs’ Georges Niang gives insight into Kenny Atkinson’s new offense</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-08T18:30:06-07:00">October 8th, 6:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-08T18:30:06-07:00">October 8th, 6:30pm</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">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There’s been hype surrounding head coach Kenny Atkinson’s new offense during the offseason and training camp. Under Atkinson, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cavs-news-kenny-atkinsons-tactics-ahead-of-competition">the Cavs are expected</a> to utilize a motion-based offense that wants to play with pace and get up three-pointers. There’s also an emphasis on moving the ball and empowering his players to make the right reads. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kenny-atkinson-to-slowly-reinvent-cavs-entering-training-camp">The idea under Atkinson</a> is to play with flow and pace and create advantages that make the players on the floor effective. This system will empower players to grow and develop, honing skills that could eventually become strengths. But for as much talk as there was about it, it’s hard to mentally visualize it without viewing it. Thankfully, Cavs veteran forward Georges Niang <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlXoDTKGCsY" rel="noopener">gave great insight into how</a> Cleveland will play under Atkinson.</p><p>“It’s flying the ball off the court with the pass,” said Niang. “We have two elite rim-running bigs. So, getting them easy layups and dunks by running the floor keeps them motivated to run the floor.</p><p>“The ball is going to get to them to pass more than you know. We are going to be dribbling the ball up the court. So, I think playing with pace for us is advancing the ball with the pass, getting into the lane, and then starting our cycle of drive and kicks.”</p><h2><b>Cavs’ new offense on full display in first preseason game</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Georges-Niang-Cavs-timeout.jpg"><figcaption>Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Thankfully, Niang’s insight came to fruition in Cleveland’s first preseason game against the Chicago Bulls. Within the first five minutes of action, the Cavs roared out to a 19-7 lead. It was all predicated on pace, space, and intelligent passing. It all gelled together nicely, picking apart a haphazard Bulls defense and showing early signs of how Atkinson wants Cleveland to play.</p><p>Twenty-seven of the Cavs’ 47 made field goals came off of assists. Those 24 dimes led to 58 points scored by Cleveland, more than 64.1% of their total points. Seven resulted from the Cavs driving toward the bucket and then kicking back to the open shooter. The remaining 20 were either off crafty dimes to big men Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen, who both took turns bullying the Bulls inside. Or they came off of pull-up jumpers or attempts within the perimeter.</p><p>For reference, the Cavs assisted on 2299 of their made field goals last season. Sure, the 67.1.% assist percentage is roughly the same as what Cleveland had against Chicago. Last season’s numbers came in the regular season. The Cavs could put together these numbers with their starters only playing minutes into the second half and Atkinson going deep into his bench throughout. Atkinson started to stretch things out midway into the third and entered the final frame. Regardless, Atkinson’s system kept trying to find clean looks off of constant movement, irrespective of where the attempt came from on the floor.</p><p>Before the game, Atkinson said he didn’t have a firm number of three-point attempts that he wanted Cleveland to take. However, he did joke that he won’t discourage his players from firing away from the perimeter, regardless of whether or not they were contested. Nearly half of the Cavs’ attempts in this game came from the perimeter. Meanwhile, Cleveland saw more than half of their attempts in the paint. The remaining 4.6% of their attempts were considered inefficient by analytical standards.</p><p>That’s the idealized form of Atkinson’s offense. It’s a heavy dose of analytics where his team looks to get the most efficient shot whenever possible. Niang provided a teaser of what to expect, and Cleveland more than backed up their veteran forward’s words against Chicago. Again, these numbers are a bit watered down. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cavs-news-impact-of-max-strus-exiting-preseason-game-early-against-bulls">The Cavs lost</a> Max Strus early and pulled their starters in the third quarter. So, things could be even more refined once the regular season begins. It’s an encouraging first step, even if Cleveland lost to Chicago.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs’ Georges Niang gives insight into Kenny Atkinson’s new offense

<!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', '/76ers-news-tyrese-maxey-tobias-harris-react-georges-niang-big-game-for-cavs');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers’ Tyrese Maxey, Tobias Harris react to Georges Niang’s big game for Cavs');   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/2024/03/76ers-Cavs-Tobias-Harris-Tyrese-Maxey-Georges-Niang.jpeg"></figure><h1>76ers’ Tyrese Maxey, Tobias Harris react to Georges Niang’s big game for Cavs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-30T09:47:11-07:00">March 30th, 9:47am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-30T09:47:11-07:00">March 30th, 9:47am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia 76ers fell to the Cleveland Cavaliers despite holding their star backcourt of Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland to 28 combined points. Georges Niang, who just left the Sixers for the Cavs this offseason, shot the lights out and helped the Cavs <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-vs-cavs-instant-breakdown-tyrese-maxey-donovan-mitchell-kyle-lowry">secure the win</a>.</p><p>Niang scored a game-high 25 points on 10-14 shooting from the field and 5-8 on threes. He didn’t record a rebound or an assist in his 30 minutes. The only other stats he added to his final line was a block and a foul. All it took was pure buckets to make a former beloved role player in Philly the enemy for a night.</p><p>In the three other games Niang played against the 76ers this season (64 total minutes), he recorded 21 points total on 7-17 shooting along with 17 rebounds. The veteran sharpshooter spent two seasons there, becoming a staple of the bench. He’s looking to do the same in Cleveland.</p><p>“It sucks being on the other side of it,” Tyrese Maxey told reporters. “We know what he’s capable of doing, we know if he sees one or two go in, it’s gonna be hard to contain him from the three-point line. But you gotta run him off. We ran him off the three-point line a couple of times but he made some plays today.”</p><p>The 76ers’ defense prioritized the pick-and-roll that Garland and Mitchell ran with Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley, leaving Niang open in the corner as his man cheated over to the paint. As Niang showed on his first bucket, he’s capable of attacking closeouts and scoring inside the arc.</p><figure><video><source src="https://videos.nba.com/nba/pbp/media/2024/03/29/0022301067/111/f1683582-3010-9f0c-fa81-822b85c485b8_1280x720.mp4?_=1" type="video/mp4"></source></video></figure><p>The Sixers had a lot of space to cover when rotating back out to Niang. But because of his height and high release point, he still had plenty of space to fire away. The Cavs’ big men can all <a href="https://x.com/CavsNationCP/status/1773886032875852019?s=20" rel="noopener">make passes on the roll</a>, putting Philly’s defense in a major bind after bringing its centers up to the level of the on-ball screen.</p><figure><video><source src="https://videos.nba.com/nba/pbp/media/2024/03/29/0022301067/255/e1a570dd-ca0b-943a-cd34-5f345fcd4da5_1280x720.mp4?_=2" type="video/mp4"></source></video></figure><p>It was an unusual scoring distribution for the Sixers, too. They were led by Kyle Lowry, who notched <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-nick-nurse-honest-take-kyle-lowry-standout-game-loss-to-cavs">an efficient 23 points</a>. Maxey recorded 16 points and 11 assists on 7-26 shooting and Tobias Harris chipped in 21 points on 8-17 shooting. But in the end, Philly allowed Niang to get up good shots and he made them pay.</p><p>“He made some timely shots for them, big  shots  for them — those type of threes that create momentum for their group that he’s able to make,” Harris told reporters. “And somebody who shoots it that well, we gotta be better at [defending]. A lot of that comes from we gotta maintain the basketball, as well.”</p><p>Harris said that “too many drive-bys” allowed the Cavs to get open three. The 76ers have gotten better defensively without Embiid but still have weaknesses to exploit. That’s when an inefficient night from Maxey can really sink them, as it did in this game against the Cavs.</p><p>“So, a couple of things that we can tweak and get better at and get ready for the next one,” Harris said. The next one for the Sixers is an Easter Sunday showdown against the Toronto Raptors.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers’ Tyrese Maxey, Tobias Harris react to Georges Niang’s big game for Cavs

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Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. He can also be found three to five times weekly on Locked On Cavs, a part of the Locked On Podcast Network.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Coming out of the All-Star break, things have been topsy-turvy for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Sure, that’s to be expected from any team after taking nearly a week off, especially when the Cavs opened up the second half of the season with five games in seven nights. But, it’s been hard for them to find balance, especially when Darius Garland and Evan Mobley are still playing their way back into proper shape.</p><p>While Cleveland waits for Garland and Mobley to be 100%, they need their role players to step up and deliver. Thankfully, Isaac Okoro and Max Strus have done precisely that, giving the Cavs defense, energy and scoring whenever they’re on the floor. But, <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-caris-levert-gets-100-honest-on-recent-struggles" rel="noopener">when it comes to Caris LeVert</a> and Georges Niang, two key rotation pieces for Cleveland, it hasn’t been as easy.</p><h2><b>Why the Cavs are leaning on Caris LeVert and Georges Niang</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Caris_LeVert_s_status_is_up_in_the_air_as_the_Cavs_lock_horns_with_the_Bucks.webp"></figure><p>In the three games back from the All-Star break, LeVert has averaged 10.0 points on 29.0% shooting, 6.3 rebounds and 4.7 assists in 27.0 minutes per game. Niang, meanwhile, has put up 8.7 points and 3.0 rebounds in 18.0 minutes per game, lacking some of the scoring punch he’s given Cleveland most nights. Unfortunately, the scoring woes LeVert and Niang are currently dealing with are part of the human nature of basketball. Neither player can be perfect every night and so the Cavs will keep riding with them until they can find their groove leading up to the postseason.</p><p>But, while LeVert and Niang struggle, Cleveland fans continue to grumble when Sam Merrill and Dean Wade, players who aren’t on the same level as LeVert and Niang but provide similar things, are seldom seeing the floor now that the team’s finding a clean bill of health. While it’s fair to wonder what damage it would do some nights to give Merrill or Wade a little extra burn in place of either LeVert or Niang, it’s not that simple. Sure, it could help the Cavs lock up another win and help maintain their grasp on the second-best record in the Eastern Conference. But, taking time away from LeVert and Niang is counterproductive to the real goal for Cleveland over this final stretch of the season: getting this squad ready for a deep playoff run.</p><p>Before their first game back after the All-Star break against the Orlando Magic, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cavs-taking-it-slow-after-all-star-break-with-eyes-on-playoffs" rel="noopener">Cavs head coach J.B. Bickerstaff said</a> the plan is to gradually start ramping up the intensity leading to the postseason. That means more minutes for certain players and overall tighter rotations, with Cleveland ultimately settling on the top eight players to win a playoff series. Of course, the star-studded quartet of Garland, Mobley, Donovan Mitchell and Jarrett Allen are the center of it all. Outside of that group, it’s become clear that Okoro, Strus, Niang and LeVert finalize Bickerstaff’s top eight. It means that once the playoffs begin, that’s the group that will see the lion’s share of minutes every game.</p><p>With so few of games remaining in the regular season, it first and foremost matters to give Georges Niang and Caris LeVert as many chances to find their rhythm as the team ramps up their run to the playoffs. Moreover, it’s even more important to have Garland and Mobley, who missed over a month mid-way into the season, to also find a rhythm and cadence when sharing the floor with either Niang or LeVert. There aren’t many opportunities to practice left in the NBA’s regular season and in the limited chances they have, it’s chalked up to film review, rest and recovery.</p><p>So, while as tempting as Merrill and Wade might be in the interim to roll with, it could hamper the big picture and goals for the Cavs come playoff time. That’s counterproductive to what matters most: a serious playoff run and possibly a championship. Besides, Merril, Wade, Niang or LeVert aren’t going to be the ones who decide a playoff series. But, having the best supporting cast around your stars sure helps.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
8.8	4.1	1.3	0.2	0.4

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
8.8	4.1	1.3	0.2	0.4

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