The series commences on Thursday, June 16 at Quicken Loans Arena, with tip-off scheduled for 9:00 p.m. Until Green’s conveniently timed suspension, the Warriors had full control of the series, up 3-1. It’s likely James and Irving will have to have another epic showing in Game 6 in order for the Cavaliers to force a Game 7. The 4-time Kia MVP finishes with 42 points and 16 rebounds as DeMar DeRozan’s MMV Cheaters defeat Black Pearl Elite 104-102. Green is now highly motivated for some payback after being forced to watch his team suffer without him. LeBron James electrifies crowd in 1st Drew League appearance since 2011. Explore This video cannot be played because of a technical error. The Warriors’ forward had to watch the game from O.co Coliseum after he was suspended for slapping James in the jewels ( watch here), a move Charles Barkley called “ a moral obligation.” One wonders if James would have had as many opportunities if Draymond Green had been playing Monday night. James added 16 rebounds and seven assists, while Irving had three boards and six assists. Durant said he has the All-Star game circled as a potential return game, but time will tell if he can return before.In a Finals elimination game, LeBron James and Kyrie Irving scored or assisted 97 of the Cavs' 112 points tonight.īoth played like men possessed, scoring 41 points apiece. Brooklyn meanwhile are just looking to hang with the top teams in the East as they wait for Kevin Durant to return from injury. The loss keeps the Lakers in 13th place in the West, but they sit just three and a half games back of the LA Clippers in 4th place in a very compact conference. Kyrie Irving has agreed to a three-year, 126 million deal to return to the Dallas Mavericks, his agent Shetellia Riley-Irving told ESPNs Ramona Shelburne on Friday. Irving ended the night with 26 points, seven rebounds and six assists as the Nets’ bench had 65 of the 121 points scored on Monday night. Day’Ron Sharpe, Nick Claxton and Yuta Watanabe were playing some fantastic defense around the rim and they helped carry the Nets to the 17 point win. Irving didn’t run wild in the fourth quarter like he did against the Knicks in the Nets previous game because he didn’t have to. Patty Mills and Cam Thomas both finished the night with 21 points and each had their say in a 10-0 run that ran into the first minutes of the fourth quarter. With no James or Davis the Lakers failed to keep that momentum rolling once they pulled ahead, and quickly fell behind thanks to some brilliant bench play from Brooklyn. Los Angeles looked like a different team coming out of the halftime break as Thomas Bryant came to life and led a 14-0 run to start the third quarter to give the Lakers the lead for the first time since the early seconds of the game. The Nets made things even more difficult by controllng the pace of play thanks to Kyrie Irving’s insistence on running and gunning as Brooklyn kept hold of double digit lead for most of the first half. LA struggled from the field in the first 12 minutes of the game, scoring just 16 points and shooting under 35% from the field. Just like in Poker were you cant predict what hand you get dealt, LeBron James is in a similar situation, as unexpected Trade's can Happen (Kyrie. Royce O’Neale got the Nets going early on with three quick buckets and Brooklyn flew out to a double digit lead. Kevin Durant is still nursing his sprained knee back to health, and Ben Simmons didn’t dress while Lakers’ stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis sat the second game of a road back-to-back series in Brooklyn. Kyrie came up big at different points in this series but LeBron has easily been the most consistent player on the team. The weight that was on LeBrons shoulders in that Finals was crushing, and his performance under that weight was legendary: 29.7 points, 11.3 rebounds, 8.9 assists, 2.6 steals and 2.3 blocks. It was a game that was supposed to be headlined by some of the games biggest names, but injuries and fatigue made for a matchup that lacked considerable star power. Kyrie Irving led all scorers with 26 points in the 121-104 victory at the Barclays Center. The Brooklyn Nets continued to climb the Eastern Conference standings with a win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night. Kyrie and LeBron in the first half: Kyrie LeBron 18 PTS 13 PTS 3 AST 4 AST 8-9 FG 6-11 FG Perfect together.
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