Irving scores season-high 25, Cavaliers beat Raptors 122-100

“It’s a team who beat us really good, and we remember that, so we look forward to trying to get them on their home floor like they got us”. He’s now moved beyond mere progress and into jaw-dropping territory for the surging Cavaliers (24-9). They tied the game at 69 in the third quarter on a 3-pointer from James Johnson, who was starting at forward in place of DeMarre Carroll (knee). The Wizards (15-18) countered with their own barrage from beyond the arc, eventually tying the game 95-95 with 10:53 remaining.

Former UW standout Isaiah Thomas led the Celtics with 22 points, scoring their final 15 over the last 7:24 after missing 14 of his first 15 shots. “And I think that was an example of that”.

Ray Felton scored 22 points in a game in which Dallas rested four starters, and the Mavericks still defeated host New Orleans.

A jumper from backup center Timofey Mozgov extended the Cavs’ lead to 108-87 with 6:13 left, the first 20-point lead of the game.

Cleveland led 62-50 at halftime and 73-55 early in the bombs-away third quarter.

Instead, the Wizards roared back.

Dellavedova added 11 points.

When James and Irving are on like they were against the Wizards, it allows Smith to float around the three-point line and then unload on catch and shoot situations.

“Too much Kyrie”, Temple said.

Of course, Smith has always been a tough shot maker and he still posses that innate ability to bail the Cavs out on any possession.

After recording a season-high 35 points and 10 assists in the first meeting, Wall recovered from a dismal first half to register 20 points and 12 assists, though he committed seven of Washington’s 13 turnovers.

“I knew she was going to be here tonight”, James said. “You know they don’t want me part of All-Star festivities”. “It’s a concern, but we’ve got to look at the long term with him and get him right”. Cleveland enters tonight’s contest in Washington as seven point road favorites with an over-under of 201, at most offshore sportsbooks. The All-Star guard was eventually named Eastern Conference Player of the Month. “When I’m able to play like that and get other guys shots and be aggressive and guys are hitting shots, gosh, the game is so fun”, Irving told reporters. John Wall leads in assists with 9.7 and in steals with 2.1 per game.

“He’s one year ahead of me, battling for a few years now”, Irving said of Wall. In 31 outings this season, LeBron has tallied 20 points or more 26 times and has done so in 33 of his 39 regular season matchups with the Wizards, including each of the previous 10.

With fifteen wins to their name so far this season the Wizards are a fair way further down the Eastern Conference table in twelfth. Although Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan combined for 42 points, they had to work overtime. “One of those things where it kept running hotter and my teammates just kept finding me”.

Washington has lost back-to-back games and four of their last five games. DeJuan Blair and Gary Neal are questionable. The next matchup also is in Washington on February 28….