NBA ALL-STAR SKILLS CHALLENGE

February 19, 2022

Evan Mobley

Darius Garland

Jarrett Allen

Team Cavs

Press Conference

Q. Evan, I wanted to ask you about the shooting part. I think you hit your first five, but were you just feeling it tonight weren’t you?

EVAN MOBLEY: I was just going out there and having fun. Just shot it, and, I mean, almost all of them went in, so it was all good.

Q. Hey, Evan, how much do you work on the half-court shots?

EVAN MOBLEY: Not too much. We worked on it a little bit after practice and stuff sometimes when we knew we were in the Skills Challenge, but not a lot.

Q. On the winning shot.

EVAN MOBLEY: No. I felt it when it came off. You could see me. It looked good, so.

Q. My question is for Darius: You didn't make any three-point shots. Did you think that you still had a chance to win?

DARIUS GARLAND: Yeah. I got two of the best players in the league on my team. Yeah, I had confidence the whole way.

JARRETT ALLEN: Didn't I make a three? I made one. Oh, yeah, okay.

Q. How much do you think being from the same team and knowing each other has helped you win this competition? How do you prepare for a competition like this?

JARRETT ALLEN: I think just the camaraderie that we have on and off the court helped us win. We had to go up against some brothers, so obviously, they have a tighter bond than us, but I still give us credit for how we compete for each other.

Q. For Darius and Jarrett, you have been talking about Evan all season, but does it ever go through your mind like what can't he do? It's just like every night it's something else.

DARIUS GARLAND: Yeah, we discuss this every day. I mean, he is literally a unicorn, 7-footer, 20 years old that can do everything. So, I'm glad to play with him. I'm happy to have him on my team. So I don't have to go against him.

JARRETT ALLEN: DG said it the best. Like we always say, he is one of a kind, defense, offense, and now half court. (Laughing).

Q. My question is for Darius and Jarrett: Evan got a win last night, got a win today. Does it feel like this is kind of helping him get his name out there, let him be known to the rest of the league?

JARRETT ALLEN: I think the whole league knows Evan by now. If they've ever driven to the paint, they definitely know him, so the NBA should know him by now.

DARIUS GARLAND: He is our Rookie of the Year.

JARRETT ALLEN: I second that.

Q. You guys being able to go out on the floor today representing Cleveland, what was it like when you guys had your names called and you could hear the stands kind of cheering for you guys?

DARIUS GARLAND: It was a lot of excitement. The crowd was going crazy. It felt like a home game, to be honest with you. It was good just to have them, just have our support, have our backs throughout the entire little Skills Challenge. It was fun just hearing them when we came out. It was cool.