Victorious on the field of the Nuggets, the Cavs were able to benefit from an unexpected help, that of a certain… Kevin Love.
One would almost tend to forget it given the density of the Cleveland racquet, and the emergence of the Evan Mobley nugget, but Kevin Love is still part of the Ohio franchise. Put on the bench to promote the progression of the third pick of the last vintage, the former All-Star is now the sixth official man in the workforce. Not terrible on his first two games, K-Love took advantage of his visit to the Rockies to find a little light. The results for the summer failure of Team USA? 22 points, 6 rebounds at 8/13 shooting in… 21 minutes and victory on the field of the Nuggets, yet not a team of broken arms. Best scorer of his team despite the fact that he left the bench, the interior offers itself a nice breath of fresh air given its level lately. A beautiful perf ‘on which he can rely for the future. We still remember that Kevin Amour has not been a player leaving the bench since his sophomore year and, inevitably, this will require time and adaptation.
To come back to the game itself, it is interesting to see that Love has also changed his game a little. Of course, the pick-and-pop will always be relevant, with more and less skill, but we no longer sees a simple stretch four who spends his life in the corner waiting for a zero angle shot. That night, the interior was limited to four attempts from afar (it was still turning six shells from the parking lot per game last year) and he instead opted for shots at mid-distance or even baskets of old riflemen under The circle. Even if this spot in the second unit looks like a sweet bet to the side, Love can still claim a big role on her team. With his experience, his background, his scoring facilities, he can benefit from this role of sixth man to go and sanction the opposing second knives.. After all, being able to benefit from a quintuple All-Star to guide your bench is still a luxury not gross at all.
Kevin Love was serious last night and it deserved to be talked about. Aggressive and involved, the interior has done its part of the job and it is inevitably a small clarification when one remembers the problems known in recent months. We wish him to surf this good wave.
