The Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the up-and-coming Brooklyn Nets by six yesterday in what was a valiant effort, but the contributions of David Nwaba should not go unnoticed. Nwaba has only played in 34 of a possible 65 games for the Cavs (per Basketball Reference), due to reported knee and ankle injuries, but when he’s been on the floor, he’s been productive.
Despite Cleveland being sloppy on many occasions in the Brooklyn game yesterday, Nwaba was outstanding, as he had a career-high 22 points on nine-of-13 shooting in only 20 minutes played, per ESPN. It’s unclear why Cavaliers head coach Larry Drew didn’t play Nwaba in the fourth quarter, as he was rolling.