Preseason
Harden scores 20 in a half as the Cavs handle Orlando
Photo: James Harden Beard Drew-Goodman.jpg by Game Face, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
James Harden scored 20 of his 24 points in the first half of Cleveland's 119-105 win over Orlando on Sunday. Evan Mobley had 14 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks, and Mario Hezonja, back in the NBA after six seasons in Europe, had 13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks in 17 minutes. New arrival Peyton Watson drew the Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner assignments.
"You got the right man for the job." - Peyton Watson
"It's an adjustment. We've got to have empathy for that. It's not going to happen overnight." - Kenny Atkinson, on Hezonja
Fantasy angleWatson as Cleveland's top perimeter stopper means minutes, with steals/blocks upside.
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