This happened a lot.
The Cavs nearly stole this one. Well, they nearly forced overtime.
Cleveland dug themselves a decent sized hole, forcing themselves to play catch-up for the bulk of the night, but they had a shot. With a player like Kyrie Irving, you always have a shot.
It wasn’t Irving’s best game; Kyrie finished with 13 points on just 5-16 shooting and was 1-6 from behind the arc. But when Irving’s three made the score 101-100 with just five seconds to play, the Cavs had a chance. Joe Johnson’s free throws put the Nets up three and there was one more chance for Kyrie’s late game magic.
Irving got a decent look at the game tying three from the top of the key, it just didn’t stay down.
If it wasn’t for hot shooting of CJ Miles, Kryie wouldn’t have been in position to attempt that game tying heave. Miles scored 33 points off the bench and hit a career high 8-10 from behind the arc. The Nets threatened to blow this game open in the first period, feeding Brook Lopez (35 points, 11 ...
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Kyrie Irving,
Joe Johnson,
C.J. Miles,
Brook Lopez,
Tristan Thompson,
Luke Walton,
Tyler Zeller,
Deron Williams,
Gerald Wallace,
Byron Scott,
Reggie Evans,
DeMarcus Cousins
TEAMS: Cleveland Cavaliers, Brooklyn Nets, Sacramento Kings
TEAMS: Cleveland Cavaliers, Brooklyn Nets, Sacramento Kings
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