Damian Lillard, the pioneer, scored a new high of 50 points this season today, but the Cavaliers overcame the disadvantage of leading by up to 14 points in the fourth quarter. Under the leadership of Donovan Mitchell and Jarrett Allen, who scored 60 points, the Cavaliers won 119:113 in the end and rewarded the pioneer with five consecutive defeats.
The Cavaliers’ five starters scored all double, Mitchell scored the highest 26 points of the team, with 5 rebounds and 5 assists, J. Allen scored 24 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, Darius Garland had 20 points and 10 assists, and Evan Mobley had 17 points and 8 rebounds.
Ricky Rubio, the senior point guard of the Cavaliers, has been recuperating for a whole year due to a torn cruciate ligament in his left knee.
Today, he returned from his injury and played for 10 minutes, contributing 9 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.
Pioneer Gerrard scored five 3-pointers and scored 50 points in the whole game, setting a new high in a single game this season.
This is also his 13th game of 50 points in a single game. In the past 10 years, only James Harden has 23 more games than him.