To start December, the Cleveland Cavaliers made a statement against the defending Eastern Conference champions.<\/p>\n
On Monday, Dec. 1, the Cavaliers travelled to Indiana to take on the Pacers, beating them in convincing fashion, 135-119. Leading the charge for the Cavaliers was the duo of veteran, superstar guard Donovan Mitchell and second-year pro Jaylon Tyson<\/a>. The two were directly responsible for the Cavaliers’ win as they combined for 70 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists. <\/p>\n Mitchell’s performance is no surprise, though, as he’s been incredible to start the season. <\/p>\n His 43-point performance moved him to an average of 30.6 points per game, 50.8% from the field mark and 81 total three pointers on the season, making him just the second player in NBA history to record those numbers in the first 20 games of a season.<\/p>\n But, while Mitchell dominates the headlines, Tyson’s quietly putting together an incredible season.<\/a><\/p>\n His marks of 27 points, 11 rebounds and four assists last night on an efficient 76.9% field goal mark and 80% from deep was by far his best performance in the NBA. <\/p>\n Just the night before, Tyson called for his teammates to wake up and start to push the needle back in the positive direction. On Sunday, the team fell in its third-consecutive outing, 117-115.<\/p>\n \u201cWe could sit here and say we\u2019re frustrated. We\u2019re all professionals here. We just gotta do our job,\u201d Tyson said following Sunday’s loss. \u201dEverybody\u2019s gotta do their job, right? We see it, we talk about it over and over again. We\u2019re gonna do this, we\u2019re gonna do that, and we just don\u2019t execute. So that\u2019s on us, and we gotta find a way to win these games.\u201d<\/p>\n To say that, then bounce back with a career-best peformance the next day is impressive.<\/p>\n Tyson’s in just his second season in the league. In his first campaign in the league, he played a minimal mark of 9.6 minutes a night. He averaged 3.6 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.9 assists a night<\/a> on shooting splits of 43% from the field and 34.5% from beyond the arc. <\/p>\n Just a year removed, he’s eclipsing those numbers by a major rate.<\/p>\n