Evan Mobley

As one undefeated, 10-win team met another with only a single defeat, widespread expectation was that a duel between early-season juggernauts would likely offer thrilling, down-to-the-wire competition. Fate didn’t allow the basketball world a battle built on clutch play, but it did offer something similar in both wording and thrill: double-clutch jams from the up-and-coming Evan Mobley. Knowing towel-waving and warm-up suits to be in his near future with the Cleveland Cavaliers ahead by 24, Mobley puts November 8, 2024’s final minutes to use, turning a slippery spin move and downhill drive into an acrobatic, in-traffic jam. Uniting the arena in celebration, Mobley kept both the Cavs’ historic winning tear and his own double-figure scoring streak rolling during a rout of the Golden State Warriors. In just 26 minutes time, Mobley starred, collecting 23 points (on 7-of-12 shooting), accompanied by four rebounds, four assists, one steal, and two swats.