Overview
- Garland scored 22 points on 10-of-13 shooting in a 146-134 victory over Minnesota, with six assists driving a balanced attack.
- He converted all seven of his reported mid-range attempts, leveraging floaters and runners to punish drop coverage against Rudy Gobert.
- Recent decision-making has sharpened, with just four turnovers across the last four games as his rhythm returns from offseason turf-toe surgery.
- His downhill reads are freeing Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen for lobs and pocket-pass finishes, with 21 combined assists to the bigs since New Year’s week.
- Coaches and teammates labeled Garland the offense’s catalyst and “electricity,” noting his impact eases Donovan Mitchell’s scoring burden.