The fact the Wizards also screened an ill-conceived in-house promotional video in which fans dressed in Cavaliers jerseys said Wall should start over Irving in the All-Star Game next month – a nod to Wall’s comments late last month that Irving’s superior vote total, despite his injury, was a “joke” – undoubtedly provided a little extra fire, though Irving downplayed it after the game. Cavs F LeBron James said he hasn’t heard the new Kanye West single “Facts”, which disparages James and Nike. But I think, and I’m going to continue to harp on it, he’s much more than just an All-Star.
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“He’s much better than an All-Star”, forward LeBron James said.
NEW YORK – Jonas Valanciunas collected a season-high 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as Toronto pulled away in the second half en route to a victory over Brooklyn. When Wall poked the ball away from Irving and sprung Jared Dudley for an uncontested dunk midway through the first, Cavs coach David Blatt called timeout with his team trailing 13-8. “But it sure didn’t look like that tonight”.
Irving took over the game in Washington and scored 10 points in a row in that final quarter to put the contest out of reach.
James had 20 points and seven assists while sitting out the fourth quarter and J.R. Smith made a season-high eight 3-pointers, accounting for all of his 24 points, on a night when all five Cavs starters scored in double figures.
The first few games were just being able to solidify myself back in the league and being an elite athlete and get around guards.
The Wizards had one of their best offensive performances of the season, but their defensive letdowns proved frustrating.
“When we’re playing that way, we’re tough to beat”, Irving said.
Irving finished the game 10-for-16 from the field, 2-for-5 on 3-pointers and 3-for-3 at the line while committing just one turnover.
The Denver Nuggets ended a six-game losing streak, downing the Minnesota timberwolves 78-74 with the help of 20 points from forward Danilo Gallinari.
The Cavaliers are already leading the eastern conference by a good margin without their 2nd best player, just imagine how good they can be when he is putting up those numbers on a consistent basis like we are accustomed to seeing from him.
“Isn’t that the attractive thing about NBA basketball?”
Kyrie Irving looked plenty healthy while going toe-to-toe with one of the best point guards in the Eastern Conference on Monday. “That wasn’t an easy game”.
Cavaliers: Cleveland is 9-1 against the Atlantic Division this season. The Cleveland Cavaliers have split their last 10 road games.
“Sometimes desperation leads to wondrous thinking”, Blatt said.
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Going into the second quarter the Cavaliers were down 26-24, but LeBron James would start to put his stamp on the game and give Cleveland complete control. Thompson proved an athletic big who can move his feet on the perimeter defensively, be an elite rebounder and make an open shot in the paint can make big money on the free agent market.
