“It was a showing so splendid that Cavs coach David Blatt, who tried to temper expectations after Irving’s previous best game (25 points and eight assists on Monday against Toronto), even had to admit, “[He will] still have days when he’s better and days when he’s going to have some signs that he was out…. The Wizards have followed a four-game winning streak by dropping three of four, the latest Sunday’s particularly ugly 97-75 loss to Miami. In that 127-89 win last February, they held Washington to 1-for-16 three-point shooting, snagged 12 steals and scored 33 points off 18 turnovers.
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The Wizards had the slim 26-24 lead after the first quarter but was outscored 38-24 in the crucial second quarter when the Cavaliers earned the 52-40 advantage at halftime.
The Cavs have inserted traditional power forward Tristan Thompson in the starting lineup at centre instead of Timofy Mozgov. Ramon Sessions had nine points and six assists.
Russell Westbrook might have something to say about this point guard pecking order, too, by the way. After sitting out the fourth quarter, he continued to play campaign manager. But for me now it’s just continuing, continuing, continuing to progress and get better for my teammates.
On the season, the Orlando Magic average 100.7 points, 41.0 rebounds and 23.3 assists per game.
Toronto’s Jonas Valanciunas had 22 points and 11 rebounds as the Raptors defeated Brooklyn 91-74, the Nets’ eighth straight home loss. McCollum was mistakenly left off the team’s active roster that is turned in before the game. Lowry missed all seven of his 3-point attempts but was 7-for-7 from inside the arc.
Reggie Jackson, who played his college ball at nearby Boston College, scored nine of his game-high 24 points in the final 6:01 as the Pistons won for the third time in four games. “But he did make a valid point on me only playing two games and he was Eastern Conference Player of the Month, so that kind of goes without saying, so when you have feats like that, accomplishments like that, all you can do is respect it”.
The Spurs’ 123 points matched their most in a game this season, equaling Monday’s total in a win over Milwaukee by the same score.
Dallas coach Rick Carlisle sat out Dirk Nowitzki, Deron Williams, Zaza Pachulia and Wesley Matthews after they each played 40-plus minutes in a double-overtime victory over Sacramento on Tuesday night.
They are rolling right now, winners of five straight, and yet it seems like there is still another level they’re destined to reach this season.
According to ESPN, this was James’ 90 30-point, 10-rebound game since he entered the league, which is tops in the National Basketball Association ahead of Dirk Nowitzki (81) and Kevin Durant (63).
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Smith busted out of a shooting slump by going 8-of-14 from 3-point range in the victory.ABOUT THE WIZARDS (15-17): Washington dropped three of its last four games and scored a season low against the Heat as Wall’s eight-game double-double streak came to an end.
