Very quietly, Tristan Thompson is having one of the best seasons of his career. The 28-year-old is posting a career-high 12.2 points and 10.4 rebounds. He would be a prime trade candidate for a contender at the deadline, if it weren’t for his own interest in being a Cavs lifer. (Seriously. We’re shocked too.)

On Friday, Thompson went off for a career-high 35 points to pull out an overtime win against the Detroit Pistons, and his teammates were absolutely loving it.

 

 

@realtristan13 with the career night and the road win!!! 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

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Things haven’t gone great for the Cavs this season, with rumours of discontent among veteran players and the team’s franchise player Kevin Love acting out in public. At 11-27, they don’t have much going for them in the win column at all, but over the course of an 82-game season, we’re sure it feels good to get back on track with a gritty OT win.

It’s nice to see Thompson have a good night for himself, although we’ll also note that he, hilariously, diagrammed the Cavs’ final inbound play of the game with a great deal of enthusiasm. It resulted in a turnover that almost forced more overtime.

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