Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland subtly called out Draymond Green while making a strong case for his teammate as the rightful contender for the Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) award. As the NBA regular season winds down,

Draymond Green has lately been campaigning to win the Defensive Player of the Year award and has seemingly emerged as the favorite for it now. Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland has taken issue with that,

NEW YORK (AP) — Darius Garland scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers’ comeback from 23 points down for a 108-102 victory Friday night over the New York Knicks, who finished 0-8 against the top two teams in the Eastern Conference.

Darius Garland attributes the team’s growth from a good team into an elite one due to their “camaraderie.” It is the third consecutive season that the quartet of Garland, Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett

Garland had a tough time finding his outside shot on a night the Cavs needed all the scoring help they could get. He went 0-4 from beyond the arc despite generating good looks through the first three quarters.