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The Cavs’ big man seems to run in the family.
With a dominant performance in the Vegas Summer League championship of the Cleveland Cavaliers against the Houston Rockets on Monday night, Isaiah Mobley, older brother of new Cavs star Evan Mobley, won the championship game MVP.
Mobley, 23, was aggressive from the start, dropping a game-high 28 points with 11 rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks. Just did a little bit of everything in a 99-78 win.
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Isaiah Mobley earned the MVP award in the Summer League championship. pic.twitter.com/y54jbv8ru5
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Facilitated by Isaiah Mobley 👏
He reached 28 points‼️ pic.twitter.com/okWibTfjDl
The performance capped a perfect 6-0 run in Vegas for Cleveland and Mobley saved his best performance for when it mattered most. The Cavs were even able to stop “regular season” Summer League MVP Cam Whitmore, who finished with just 14 points on 6-of-17 shooting from the field.
Mobley, who signed a two-way deal to return to the Cavs on July 7, hopes his latest performance will help increase his chances of joining his brother and getting a better position with the rest of the roster.
After being drafted in the second round last year, he spent most of the season with Cleveland’s G League affiliate the Cleveland Charge, where he was named an All-NBA G League Third Team selection.
