Evan Mobley was dominant in the Cleveland Cavs’ win over the Charlotte Hornets, the No. 21 in 24 games.<\/p>\n
The power forward selected at No. 3 in the 2021 NBA Draft improved his career-high to 41 points (23 in the first quarter alone with 5 of 5 from long range. Mobley finished the game with 16\/23 from the field and 6\/8 from three.<\/p>\n
The growth of his jump shot from long-range could be the real X Factor for the Ohio team, and in fact Coach Atkinson always encourages him to use the jumper without any fear.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know, we\u2019ve been really pushing him to shoot the three, obviously, because we know he\u2019s a heck of a shooter,\u201d said Atkinson<\/a>, who improved to 21-3 in his first season as Cavs coach. \u201cI just love how aggressive he was from the three-point line. He even took a bad one or two, but it\u2019s like, go ahead, like have the freedom to take a bad one because we want him to be aggressive. He\u2019s got a beautiful shot, love his confidence. He was awesome today.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Mobley, who also grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked 3 opponents’ shots, this year is putting together averages of 18.9 points (56 % FG, 40 % 3P, 79 % FT), 9.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.6 blocks.<\/p>\n