It was the first time since April 26 that the Cavs were able to deploy Irving, LeBron James and Kevin Love in the same game.
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He will consider promoting Russell and/or Randle again in January, at the conclusion of the Lakers’ seemingly monthlong road trek. That’s how I have confidence out there that I can play at a high level every night. “So that was encouraging”.
Instead they focused on Irving as James acted as his personal DJ in the locker room, taking Irving’s song requests as he and Shumpert swayed in unison in front of their lockers.
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Even though the Lakers went 2-8 during the stint , Scott is going to stay that course for now. That was a 17 percent increase from the 9.3 million for the Cavaliers-Heat game a year ago .
Irving started at point guard and played 17 minutes, making five of 12 shots in his first action since fracturing his left knee in Game 1 of the NBA Finals at Golden State.
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“That kind of got me going”, Irving said of Marshall, with whom he’s maintained a friendly rivalry since before the two played at Duke and North Carolina. After that, they embark on a six-game road trip, having lost their last 22 away games and 38 of their last 39 dating back to last season.
“It was great because we were in the hallway before the game and I saw so many familiar faces”, James said.
Cleveland’smKyrie Irving drives past Philadelphia’s Jahlil Okafor in his first game since Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
“Everybody is human. Everybody has their own frustrations, but you stay positive and do your best to keep working through it”.
Irving received a rousing ovation from the Quicken Loans Arena crowd when he was introduced before the game and he waved to the crowd. He waved in appreciation and was soon cheered again as he dribbled the ball up the floor for the first time.
Cavaliers coach David Blatt said Irving’s minutes will be watched carefully for now, but he is expected to start.
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The significance for Irving’s return plays across several levels.
“Like a lot of those teams, they say enough’s enough, they get physical, and our weaknesses I think at that point get exposed”, Brown said. “It feels good, just getting this one out of the way”.
Tyreke Evans had 21 points and 10 assists, guard Jrue Holiday had 21 off the bench, and guard Eric Gordon scored 20 for the Pelicans. This recovery includes sweating every single day with his trainers, starting at 6:30 a.m., for two and a half hours prior to team practice at 10:00 a.m. Assistant Joe Prunty will direct the team in his absence.
Number one draft pick Karl-Anthony Towns ended up putting on quite a show for his friends and family, scoring 24 points to lead his Minnesota Timberwolves to a 100-85 victory over the Nets in Brooklyn.
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LeBron James led the Cavs with 17 points at the half, while Matthew Dellavedova had 10.
