Cavs Top 3: Lauri Markkanen leads a crowded field to a victory

Lauri Markkanen was among the Cleveland Cavaliers who helped vs. the Raptors.

Lauri Markkanen was among five key players that had huge games for the Cleveland Cavaliers in their win over the Toronto Raptors. Markkanen struggled from three but did in fact have a good game elsewhere. He secured 12 rebounds and played very well on the perimeter defensively.

That’s been an issue for the Cavs lately, defensive on the perimeter. that wasn’t an issue on Sunday, as the Cavs held the Raptors to just 25% from behind the arc. The Cavs looked good defensively for the first time in weeks, but that doesn’t mean that everything was perfect, Jarrett Allen did get hurt after just 10 minutes. He suffered a quad contusion and a broken finger and will be out for some time to recover from the finger.

Still, the Cavs ended up winning 104-96 and had the lead for most of the game. The Cavaliers move to 37-27 on the year, and remain in the sixth seed, but are only 2.5 back from the second seed.

Lauri Markkanen takes number one with a double-double

Cavs Top 3

1. Cedi Osman
2. Kevin Love
3. Lauri Markkanen

Darius Garland and Evan Mobley had impressive games, and this was a tough call, but I’m giving the first point to Cedi Osman for his 17 points off the bench and his ability to play-create. Including one wild shot that had no business going in, but still did.

For the two-pointer, we’re going with Kevin Love, who had 15 points and nine rebounds on 50% shooting from the floor. He also tied with Dean Wade with a team-high BPM of +19 on the night.

For the three-pointer, Lauri Markkanen takes it. He had 22 points, 12 rebounds, and while he went just 30% from three-point, he was super efficient from inside the arc, shooting 83% from inside the three-point line.

Yearly Standing:

1. Jarrett Allen (68 points)
2. Darius Garland (67 points)
3. Kevin Love (58)
4. Lauri Markkanen (42)
5. Evan Mobley (37 points)
6. Cedi Osman ( 33 points)
7. Ricky Rubio (32 points)
8. Isaac Okoro (13 points)
9. Dean Wade (10 points)
10. Rajon Rondo (6 points)
11. Lamar Stevens (4 points)
12. Brandon Goodwin (3 points)
13. (*Tie*) Caris LeVert/Dylan Windler (1 point)