The Good: T.J. Leaf can shoot.
The leaves were falling, wait… Leaf… um, OK, this pun got away from me, but you just need to know Leaf was ballin’ in the fourth quarter as he scored all 18 of his points on 6 of 7 shooting, going 4 of 4 from deep (and two from the foul line). The barrage lifted Indiana past the Cleveland Cavaliers for their second win of the preseason.
His defense was suspect at times, but knocking down shot after shot erases those mistakes rather quickly. After a forgettable performance in Indiana’s win over the Milwaukee Bucks, Leaf reminded us why he was taken in the first round.