When it comes to Darius Garland, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson sees some similarities in his game to Philadelphia 76ers star Tyrese Maxey. Garland might be the older player, landing in the league one draft class higher than Maxey,
Jake LaRavia is proving that hang time can be overrated, while a Phoenix rookie has turned into a long snapper.
As TNT’s Inside the NBA crew opened the envelopes, revealing the 2025 NBA All-Star Game starters on Thursday night, they began with a pair of Eastern Conference guards. Even though Darius Garland wasn't one of them,
The Houston Rockets continued to prove that they're a real threat this season when they beat the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night, 109-108. Now 29-14, the Rockets have the fourth-best record in the league and are the only team with wins over the Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder-- the best team in each conference with identical 36-7 records.
Fans all made the same joke on Wednesday about Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland's late-game choke job.
With the Cavaliers down two points, Darius Garland, their potential All-Star guard and 90 percent free-throw shooter, sat alone at the line with the chance to give Cleveland the lead. Even if he failed to make all three free throws, Cleveland, via a Flagrant One on the Rockets, would have the ball with a chance to seal the game.
Before the 2024-25 season started, Darius Garland thought about leaving the Cavaliers following their second-round exit from the playoffs.
Alperen Sengun made two free throws with 4.5 seconds left and Darius Garland missed two of three free throws after that to allow the Houston Rockets to hold on for a 109-108 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Darius Garland is a 90% free throw shooter. That did not matter Wednesday night. The Cleveland point guard had a chance to give his Cavaliers the lead at the free throw line with 2.1 seconds remaining against the Houston Rockets.
Cleveland looks to stop its three-game slide when the Cleveland Cavaliers take on Detroit. Monday's meeting is the first this season between the squads.
Garland certainly has done his part, averaging 21.3 points, 6.7 assists, 2.5 rebounds, while shooting 49.7 percent from the field and 42.8 percent on threes. While Herro averages more points, Garland is the only All Star caliber guard in the conference with higher overall and three-point shooting percentages than Herro.