Cavs’ Jarrett Allen Clinches Single-Season Career-High In Latest Win
On Wednesday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers earned their 42nd win of the season in a 116-95 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans.
While the team made franchise history in this latest triumph, an individual player made history for his career as well.
In the game, Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen recorded 17 points, team-highs of 10 rebounds and two blocks, and an assist.
According to @BallySportsCLE on X, the 25-year-old’s 17 points and 10 rebounds gave him his 33rd double-double of the season, which is a career-high.
This is not the first double-double record Allen has broken this season. Earlier this season, he broke Cleveland’s franchise record for consecutive double-doubles with a streak that eventually reached 16 straight games, which spanned from December 23 through January 31.
Allen has been no stranger to double-doubles during his time with the Wine and Gold. He recorded 32 double-doubles in each of the past two seasons, and another 20 in 51 games after joining the Cavaliers during the 2020-21 season.
Mar 13, 2024; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen (31) drives to the basket against New Orleans Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas (17) during the first half at Smoothie King Center.
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The 2022 All-Star has tallied a double-double in five of the Wine and Gold’s last six games, averaging 19.8 points, 13.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.3 blocks per contest in this span.
Allen is having another strong season for Cleveland, averaging a career-best 16.2 points, a team-best 10.7 rebounds, a career-best 2.7 assists, and 1.2 blocks per game, while shooting an efficient 62.6% from the field.
Up next, the Wine and Gold will play the second game of their three-game road trip against the Houston Rockets on Saturday evening at 5 p.m.
