But the Cavaliers couldn’t count on any one thing Saturday. 197 from 3-point territory in the previous six games, scored 21 of his career-high 26 points in the first half.
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He has grown more comfortable with head coach Chip Kelly’s offense and he has grown more comfortable with his receivers. With Buffalo within two possessions, Washington desperately needed to make a play at the end of the third quarter.
Point guard Isaiah Thomas contributed 17 points and nine assists and reserve shooting guard Evan Turner supplied 13 points, five rebounds and three assists for Boston (17-13).
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Beginning the fourth day on 172-3, with Taylor and Root at the crease, England went on to add 154 runs before being bowled out. It took England only 24 overs on the final day to pick the remaining six wickets and take a 1-0 lead in the series.
Irving scored 22 points, J.R. Smith had 17 and Kevin Love added 16 for the Cavs, who ended a two-game skid.
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“It is a great feeling having the kid back”, James said. “If we do that, we will put us in a good position to win games”.
The Cavaliers shot. 364 from the field a night after firing at a season-low. Whether it was hangover from the Golden State loss, overconfidence, exhaustion, or dead batteries in their Medical Alert bracelet – the Cavs never got back up, falling 105-76 to the Trailblazers.
“We were right there and I was proud of the guys-the way they came out”, head coach Jeff Hornacek said.
Portland shot. 461 from the field and.
Portland went 8 of 15 from 3-point range and didn’t commit a turnover during the first half. Portland ran off eight consecutive points midway through the third quarter to run its lead to 34 points, and led 90-59 heading into the fourth quarter.
The Trail Blazers managed to beat the Cav’s in the assist category 28 to 21, an impressive mark in light of the absence of Damian Lillard.
Without Lillard, the Blazers struggle to keep up against any team, so one could only imagine how poorly they’d do against one with championship aspirations like the Cavaliers.
However, what happened last night, good lord that was terrible.
The Suns kept playing strong into the second quarter, and after a pair of putbacks (by Len and Warren) the Suns had a 37-36 lead to cap a 7-0 run. On offense, they shared the ball and moved off the ball.
The Suns had a chance to take the lead, but another Knight three-pointer was wiped out by an offensive foul by centre Tyson Chandler against Cleveland guard Iman Shumpert with 46.6 seconds left. Making his first start of the season, Irving made 3-of-5 field goal attempts, including a 3, for a team-high seven points.
The Blazers increased the difference to 40-16 before the Cavaliers answered with an 8-0 spurt that cut the gap to 40-24. They came out lethargic and had very little energy throughout the game.
This is simply a reminder, as the Cavs announced Monday that Irving would sit out Tuesday on the second night of a back-to-back set.
For the first time since coming back after missing the first 24 games of the season, Kyrie Irving looked like himself on Monday night – playing with explosion and confidence, dipping into his old bag of tricks at crunch time. “There was no reason for it be like it was tonight”.
But Mason Plumlee comes back with a big two-hander on the other end to cap off the fast break and it’s 60-34 Portland.
The Blazers did not get out completely unscathed, however, as Ed Davis suffered a sprained left ankle in the fourth quarter and did not return. To the contrary, though, Cleveland was held to their lowest-scoring game of the season, resulting in another road loss.
Fresh off their Christmas Day loss to the defending NBA Champion Golden State Warriors, the Cleveland Cavaliers arrived in Portland ready to get back on track. 167 from 3-point range (5 for 30) against the Warriors.
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“We made them feel way too comfortable, ‘ said Richard Jefferson after the game”.
