You can lose Tyreke Evans, turn your attention over to the other players on the court. Yet, there he is with 25 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists. It's because Westbrook and Rondo surprise you with the rebounds and the wacky defensive plays. They look out of place, even though they do the same thing over and over (and over). I will never get used to seeing Westbrook crashing the board, or Rondo doing his behind-the-back trick.
But Evans looks like he belongs in the paint pulling down rebounds. He looks like he belongs when he challenges shots from power forwards. He looks perfectly natural careening into three bodies on every drive, knocking his adversaries down while standing tall.
If Westbrook and Rondo embody the attributes of a power forward from the point guard position, Evans is a power forward at the point guard position.
As such, his magnificent plays look too easy, and you don't notice until he's destroying someone's ankles off the dribble. Which he did, oh, 13 or so times during the course of Saturday's game. His driving ability is truly unbelievable. I hope the Maloofs make him pay rent considering he'll be living at the free throw line.
But until then, I sit in disbelief. This cat is something amazing.
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