On Sunday night, the former Alabama star guard Collin Sexton showed up and showed out at Madison Square Garden in New York City as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the New York Knicks, 108-87.
Sexton, who scored a career high 31 points, also had three assists and two rebounds. It’s Sexton’s 32nd straight game scoring in double digits. Through nine games, Sexton is averaging 18.8 points per game and is hitting 44.3% of his shots, both stats which have gone up from last season.
Career-high 31 points in The Garden.
NBD for @CollinSexton02.#BeTheFight pic.twitter.com/iP6mQMtBXe— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) November 11, 2019
Sexton has also improved a lot on defense from last season. He’s been able shut down big plays, and has caused several key turnovers for the Cavaliers, something the coaches and fellow players have praised Sexton on.
"We're just playing together. We're having fun. I feel like when we're having fun, we're at our best."
After scoring a career-high 31 points, @CollinSexton02 joins @Angel_Gray1 and describes how the @cavs have pulled off back-to-back wire-to-wire wins. #BeTheFight pic.twitter.com/U5Qxmzk3H8
— FOX Sports Cleveland (@FOXSportsCLE) November 11, 2019
Collin Sexton, who was drafted in the first round of the 2018 draft, might just be the man Cleveland has been needing as he continues to impress in his second season in the NBA.
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