The Cavs are now that much closer to locking up the 13th pick in June’s draft thanks to consecutive last-minute home wins against two of the worst teams in the league, and folks are starting to get really pumped:
Fourth quarters are supposed to belong to veteran players, men who have learned over time to harness their emotions as the possessions grow few and consequences for mistakes escalate.
So what 19-year-old Kyrie Irving is doing in his rookie season almost defies logic and — in the case of his no-look, over-the-shoulder pass to Alonzo Gee — description. He is becoming one of the kings of late-night basketball and his band of Cavaliers teammates are only too happy to tag along.
It turns out that a lot more happened last year than we first remembered anyway, so it’s just as well that our year in review post comes later this week what with all the Cavs excitement today.
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