Darius Garland wants his 1st All-Star Game: 27 points and 18 assists at OKC, boss money time, he is the Cavs boss there<

The Cavs almost fell in Oklahoma but their providential man struck a blow again. One month from the All-Star Game, Darius Garland has just sent a new message to voters: he wants his first star.

For Cavs comeback stats, this is where it's at.

That night, Cleveland ended its tour in the West on the side of OKC. Winners of four of their last five trips, protected by JB Bickerstaff could logically come forward as big favorites against the weak Thunder. If the gap in the standings is significant, it is the men in white who take control of the match. We think of a false start from the Ohio players but the thundering franchise, well helped by an effective second unit, drives the point home and is racing in the lead. The gap even rises to 18 points in the middle of the third act. Can the Cavs take a road trip and tarnish this wonderful road trip? Out of the question for Darius Garland. His third quarter? A madness. He finished with 14 points and 8 assists and therefore found himself directly involved in 33 of his team's 37 points. WHAT?! Not content to be the leader of the revolt of his people (with an Evan Mobley too important on both sides of the field), the leader will come back to finish the job with a boss's money time. Two big baskets clutches at the right time, always more caviars for the buddies (Mobley stuffed himself well) and it is still him who mischievously shifts Lauri Markkanen for the bomb in the parking lot which definitely completes OKC. We do the accounts: 27 points, 18 assists (career record and co-best performance of the season with Chris Paul) and only two lost balls for the nugget from Ohio. A new capital performance which should earn him a few ballots for the NBA's annual high mass.

With Cleveland firmly anchored in sixth place, it's hard not to imagine a member (or two) of the group joining the rank of All-Stars. Jarrett Allen is a very credible candidate but if we have to keep only one, it can only be Garland. How can you not imagine Darius Garland playing the All-Star Game today? The boy is having a sick season and he really took the lead in this team. The fact that the event is taking place at home only reinforces the storytelling around its candidacy and everyone wants to see the nugget nab its first star in front of its audience. The voters have the power but the kid puts the small dishes in the big ones to give himself reasons to believe in it strongly. Given what he shows, we recommend that he not make plans with his friends for the weekend of February 20 because he will already be taken elsewhere.

The Cavs freaked out in Oklahoma but Darius Garland still donned the boss suit to save his people. Cleveland ends its road trip with a fifth win in six games. What to go home with the feeling of accomplishment.