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Niang provided 14 points (5-8 FG, 4-7 3Pt), eight rebounds and one steal across 25 minutes during Friday's 144-126 victory over the Bulls. Niang made his first start of the 2024-25 regular season Friday due to Evan Mobley being sidelined with an illness. Niang finished two rebounds shy from his first double-double of the season and connected on four threes, which was second-most on the Cavaliers behind Donovan Mitchell (seven). Niang could make a second straight start Sunday against the Hornets if Mobley is still feeling under the weather.
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Niang will start Friday's game against the Bulls, Sam Amico of HoopsWire.com reports. With Evan Mobley (illness) sidelined, Niang will make his first start of the season. Niang made 10 starts for the Cavaliers last season, averaging 13.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 0.9 steals in 29.9 minutes during those games.
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Niang ended Monday's 116-114 win over the Bucks with nine points (3-6 FG, 3-6 3Pt), four rebounds, two assists and one steal across 26 minutes. Caris LeVert (knee) and Dean Wade (illness) joined Max Strus (ankle) on the sidelines, allowing Niang to play a season-high 26 minutes off the bench. The veteran won't shock people with his production, but he's a solid depth piece that can get hot from deep, which he did Monday night. Niang has two games with at least a trio of made three-pointers this season, but he's shooting just 23.8 percent from deep in his other six appearances.
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Niang notched two points (1-3 FG, 0-1 3Pt) and one steal across 17 minutes during Saturday's 112-89 loss to Orlando in Game 4 of the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. Niang has totaled just 14 points and six rebounds through Clevleand's first four postseason games. He's averaging 18.5 minutes per game to begin the playoffs.
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Niang posted 16 points (6-9 FG, 4-7 3Pt), one rebound and one assist across 23 minutes during Sunday's 120-110 loss to the Hornets. Niang saw an increased role on offense Sunday with the Cavaliers resting multiple players including Donovan Mitchell (knee) and Darius Garland (back). Niang hit on four threes for the 10th time of the season as he led Cleveland in scoring. He finishes his first regular season with the Cavaliers averaging 9.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists over 22.3 minutes per contest while playing all 82 games.
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Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | Result | Min | PTS | TRB | AST | BK | ST | TO | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/15 | vs  |
W 144-126 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| 11/13 | @  |
W 114-106 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 11/11 | @ |
W 119-113 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| 11/09 | vs  |
W 105-100 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 11/08 | vs  |
W 136-117 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 11/06 | @  |
W 131-122 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 11/04 | vs  |
W 116-114 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
Upcoming Games
| date | Opp | time |
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| 11/17 | vs  |
7:00 PM |
| 11/19 | @  |
8:00 PM |
| 11/20 | vs |
8:30 PM |
| 11/24 | vs  |
8:30 PM |
| 11/27 | vs  |
8:00 PM |
| 11/29 | @ |
3:30 PM |
| 12/01 | vs |
7:00 PM |
Career Stats
| Season | G | FG | FGP | 3PT | 3PTP | FT | FTP | PTS | PPG | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | 41 | 48.2 | 20 | 35.1 | 2 | 66.7 | 104 | 7.43 | 181 |
| 2023 | 82 | 284 | 44.9 | 149 | 37.6 | 51 | 85.0 | 768 | 9.37 | 1218 |
| 2022 | 78 | 222 | 44.2 | 154 | 40.1 | 39 | 86.7 | 637 | 8.17 | 966 |
| 2021 | 76 | 246 | 43.7 | 156 | 40.3 | 52 | 88.1 | 700 | 9.21 | 1091 |
| 2020 | 72 | 177 | 43.7 | 124 | 42.5 | 22 | 95.7 | 500 | 6.94 | 776 |
| 2019 | 66 | 141 | 43.8 | 90 | 40.0 | 20 | 83.3 | 392 | 5.94 | 600 |
| 2018 | 59 | 86 | 47.5 | 43 | 41.0 | 20 | 83.3 | 235 | 3.98 | 385 |
| 2017 | 9 | 4 | 36.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 9 | 1.00 | 23 |
| 2016 | 23 | 9 | 25.0 | 1 | 8.3 | 2 | 100.0 | 21 | 0.91 | 46 |
| 3 Year Avg | 79 | 251 | 44.3 | 153 | 39.3 | 47 | 85.5 | 702 | 8.89 | 1091 |
| Career | 479 | 1210 | 44.2 | 737 | 39.6 | 209 | 86.4 | 3366 | 7.03 |