Cedi Osman got here off the bench to shoot 7-of-7 from 3-point vary and match his profession excessive with 29 factors because the Cleveland Cavaliers shut down the visiting Los Angeles Clippers within the first half en path to a 122-99 blowout on Sunday.
Cleveland held Los Angeles to simply 15 first-quarter factors, with Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (4-of-5) making nearly as many area targets as all the Clippers lineup (5-of-23). Mitchell scored 9 of his 11 factors for the sport within the opening interval.
The onslaught continued in a 33-19 second quarter for Cleveland, which took a 64-34 lead into intermission. The hole swelled to as many as 40 factors within the third quarter. Osman made 5 of his seven triples within the second half.
Osman, who completed 11-of-13 capturing from the ground general, led eight totally different Cavaliers scoring a minimum of eight factors. Five scored in double figures, together with Caris LeVert with 12 factors on 4-of-6 capturing from 3-point vary off the bench.
Darius Garland recorded a double-double of 16 factors and 10 assists in simply 22:37 performed. Jarrett Allen went for 15 factors and eight rebounds, and Evan Mobley completed with 9 factors, 9 rebounds and three blocked pictures.
Cleveland shot 20-of-33 from past the arc as a crew whereas holding Los Angeles to 2-of-19 on its 3-point makes an attempt.
The loss snapped a five-game profitable streak for the Clippers. Los Angeles got here into Sunday’s contest, the second leg of a back-to-back and second date on a six-game street swing, enjoying with leaders Kawhi Leonard and Paul George sitting out after Saturday’s 120-113 win at Atlanta.
Brandon Boston Jr. scored a team-high 24 factors off the bench to guide the short-handed Clippers. Amir Coffey scored 18 factors, and each Moses Brown and Moussa Diabate completed with 13 factors approaching in reserve.
Brown additionally grabbed a game-high 16 rebounds.
