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5. Irving scored the Cavs’ final 11 points of the first quarter, their last eight in both the second and third and 10 of their last 12 to end the game. He scored 14 straight during one stretch late in the third quarter and into the fourth and 24 of their last 28. What a night.
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He set a new arena scoring record. He set a franchise record for 3-pointers with 11, surpassing C.J. Miles’ previous mark of 10. He fell one point shy of James’ franchise scoring mark.
7. The only player to score more points in an NBA game in Cleveland, according to ESPN Stats & Info, was Michael Jordan’s 69-point performance at Richfield Coliseum in 1990.
10. Irving’s game winner was reminiscent to his buzzer beater at Toronto a couple years ago and Damian Lillard’s shot at the buzzer when the Blazers won here last year.
David Blatt ran a quasi version of Byron Scott’s standard 1-4 flat from a few years ago that allowed Irving to dribble the ball down the court while everyone else scattered near the baseline, giving him plenty of room to operate.
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David Blatt left it up to Irving to decide what to do: Take the 3 or drive to the basket. Even with the 6-foot-8 Nic Batum defending him, Irving got Batum backing up a couple steps and then simply shot it over him.
12. “He’s so quick you don’t want to get too close,” Batum said. “You have to control the drive. I tried to contest the shot. I was on him, but he made a big shot.”
13. Said Blazers coach Terry Stotts: “Irving hit a great shot at the end. It was a well-contested, well-defended shot. Nick was close to blocking it. His hand was right there.”
16. James was inside the 3-point line at the other end of the court by the time Irving released the shot. He was nearing the free-throw line by the time it went in. He greeted Irving at half court with a leaping celebration that looked reminiscent of Tuesday’s celebration when Irving made a big 3-pointer with 1:05 left to put down the Pistons.
17. Irving didn’t have much to say after the game. It’s no secret he’s not particularly high on the media. “You guys can continue to ask me about what it feels like, really the only thing that matters to me is we got the win and everybody competed,” he said.
18. The win was vital. The Cavs extended their winning streak to eight games, but
more importantly, won for just the second time in 10 tries when playing without James. The Cavs have lost some bad games this season without their best player. They were blown out by the Bucks and Kings, then lost at the Sixers in one of the worst losses of the season.
20. The Cavs held one of the league’s best 3-point shooting teams to 32 percent. They entered averaging 103 points, but the Cavs held them to 94. There were various points in the second half where it felt like the Cavs’ defensive effort was starting to slip, but the Blazers missed just enough open looks and the Cavs’ defense tightened at the right times to hold on.
21. Irving’s performance was something his coach has never seen. “In one game? A player who has that kind of game and that kind of point total? First time ever,” Blatt said. “I’ve seen some great performances. I’ve seen a lot of great performances, but something like that I haven’t seen. And I’ve been around a long time.”
35. I try not to overstate things, but this was one of the most impressive wins of the season. The Blazers have been scuffling a bit lately, but they were well-rested and sitting in Cleveland for the last three days. The Cavs were without their best player. Yet they still found a way to get it done.
http://www.ohio.com/blogs/cleveland...hts-on-kyrie-irving-s-historic-night-1.562455
Other key points:
1-5. CAVS teammates celebrating Kyrie Irving’s incredible night.
14-15. Lloyd review the last 3 CAVS V.S. Blazers at the Q.
24-27. About LeBron's wrist injury.
28-34. Shawn Marion, Kevin Love, and KI's defense on Lillard.