CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cedi Osman advised reporters after Cleveland’s 122-99 win in opposition to the Clippers on Sunday that he feels the eyes of younger gamers in Europe upon him at any time when he takes the courtroom for an NBA sport.

“Clearly I’m making an attempt to encourage younger youngsters and I’m making an attempt to do my greatest each sport,” Osman mentioned after tying his profession excessive with 29 factors in a Cavaliers blowout win on Turkish Heritage Evening inside Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse.

“I’m actually pleased that I used to be in a position to play an amazing sport on this particular night time.”

Cavs coach J.B. Bickerstaff mentioned in previous conversations with Osman and his teammates about why they play the sport, Osman at all times factors to younger gamers in his homeland as a motivation.

“He carries that burden with him each single day, and he needs to be an inspiration to these youngsters,” Bickerstaff mentioned. “We all know how necessary it’s for him.”

Beneficial Cavaliers tales

Osman, who was an ideal 7 of seven from three-point vary, added a pair of rebounds, two steals and two assists to go together with one block in 22 minutes off the Cleveland bench. Together with his third triple of the sport, Osman moved previous Daniel Gibson (578) for sixth on Cleveland’s all-time three-pointers made listing.

Sunday marked Osman’s twenty second sport this season with at the very least 10 factors off the bench. He entered the sport fifth within the Japanese Convention for video games scoring in double-figures off the bench this season, and is the third participant in Cavaliers historical past to complete a sport and not using a miss on at the very least seven photographs from 3-point vary.

Kyrie Irving sank seven straight threes on March 12, 2015 at San Antonio and Mo Williams was an ideal 7 of seven on Nov. 28, 2009 in opposition to Dallas.

Sunday was Osman’s fourth sport this season with at the very least 20 factors. He turned the second participant in workforce historical past to attain 29 or extra in 22 minutes or fewer, becoming a member of teammate Kevin Love who completed the feat twice.

Beneath are some extra numbers that inform the story of Cleveland’s win in opposition to the Clippers.

Regardless of being outscored 43-33 within the last interval, the Cavaliers held Los Angeles beneath 100 factors for the sport, marking the sixteenth time a Cavs opponent has failed to achieve the century mark. It’s essentially the most video games beneath 100 factors by any protection within the NBA this season. Cleveland is 15-1 in these contests.

Clippers shooters had been simply 2 of 19 taking pictures from three-point vary. It was the bottom taking pictures proportion from past the arc by a Cavaliers opponent this season.

Cleveland’s 23-point win marked the sixth time the membership has received a sport by at the very least 20 factors. It was additionally the twenty first dwelling victory for the Cavs, which leads the Japanese Convention.

With Darius Garland meting out 4 of his game-high 10 assists within the first quarter, the Cavaliers jumped out to 16-point lead after one interval. It was their largest lead after a gap quarter this season, resulting in a 30-point benefit at halftime (64-34), which was additionally a season-high margin. The Cavaliers lead grew as giant as 40 factors within the third. The Clippers by no means held a lead within the sport.

With Osman connecting on a career-high 7 of seven from lengthy distance, Cleveland totaled 20 made 3-point photographs, a season excessive. It was the second time the Cavs linked on at the very least 20 triples in a sport, and the sixth time taking pictures at the very least 50% (20-for-33) from the arc.

The Cavaliers dished out a season-high 35 assists within the win, marking the seventh time this season meting out at the very least 30 helpers.

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