Larry Nance Jr. making most of increased playing time
Larry Nance Jr.'s playing time has increased as time has gone on and most notably over the past five games. The Cavaliers center has played the most minutes of any player on the team over that span (32.6 minutes per game). While Cleveland only won two of five contests it is encouraging to see Nance grow as a player.
Over the last five games Nance is averaging just over 11 rebounds per game, 8.2 defensive and three offensive. Nance's 56 total rebounds is more than double of Alec Burks (27), the second-highest total on the team. For reference these numbers from Nance are higher than his season totals of 7.4, 5.4 and 2 respectively.
Nance is averaging 9.8 points per game during this recent run. While not overly impressive, it is a solid contribution and has Nance nearly averaging a do...