Kyrie Irving led the Cavaliers with 20 points with six assists,while Tristan Thompson just missed a double double with 16 points and 9 rebounds as both players posted their best numbers in the short season thus far.
Cleveland is in Canada tonight for a Raptors rematch from the season opener after improving to 3-2 with the victory last night..
Swashbucklings
1) Look past the point numbers for Kyrie Irving and look the key number up-zero turnovers.
Of course,that is not going to happen every night or do I expect it to,but that is happened in just a players fifth game in the league and in 22 minutes of running the offense-that is quite impressive...
2) Best play of the night goes to the other rookie Tristan Thompson for his shot block of former Buckeye Byron Mullins as Mullins went up for an apparent jam.
That play looked to be a certain two,until Thompson blocked the bigger mans attempt...
3) Thompson might be the best shot blocker that this franchise has seen since Larry Nance.
Thompson just gets off the floor so quickly and has that knack of anticipation for the block that just cannot be taught....
4) I have to say that I am disappointed in the play thus far of Omri Casspi.
Casspi did hit two of his three shots (one from three point range),but seems distracted and is playing with a lack of confidence on both ends of the floor.
If the second team was not playing so well as a unit and I would not want to tamper with their chemistry until needed,I would consider starting Alonzo Gee over Casspi.
5) Kyrie Irving knows how to hustle as well,as he raced to run down D.J. Augustine's layup and block the shot.That is a simple hustle play and when your top player does things like that-hustle can be quite contagious!
6) Ten more three pointers in this one from 21 attempts.
Veteran Anthony Parker knocked down three of those,if Parker can be close to his recent consistency with the three ball,Parker could be a solid contributor to a surprising season...
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