Cavs vs. Spurs: 6 Things We Learned

Kevin Love scored 19 of his 29 points in the first half, Kyrie Irving had 28 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers rolled to another high-scoring win, 114-106 over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night.

At ESPN, David McMenamin wrote about how the Cavs’ win capped off a successful first week for new head coach Tyronn Lue.

“I put the uniform on that was in my locker, like every game, and they came to me and said I needed to change shorts during the timeout”, James said.

Spurs’ Coach Gregg Popovich said Wednesday that Duncan underwent an MRI on his right knee, and that he was in the process of rehabilitating it. Popovich declined to give a timetable on Duncan’s return.

Elsewhere, the Golden State Warriors who needed a buzzer-beating three-pointer by Harrison Barnes to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 108-105 in a clash of the league’s top and bottom teams.

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But the Cavs responded with a flurry that showcased their offensive depth. I thought tonight was a picture-perfect way of how we want to play. 549 from the field (45-for-82) and committing only 10 turnovers, with just two in a 66-point first half.

Guard Tony Parker scored 13 points for the Spurs and forward Kyle Anderson had 10 off the bench.

“This was a very good win against a very great team, we know that”, James said.

It was Cleveland’s highest-scoring first period of the season, and it came with facilitator James scoring just two points and Irving adding three. “We pushed the tempo and we executed what Coach wanted us to do both offensively and defensively against a great team”.

It’s the second time in as many nights all three Cavs stars scored at least 20 points in a game.

James had eight points and his teammates combined for 58 as the Cavs played superbly while taking a 66-49 lead at intermission.

No one seemed to notice the mishap until a member of the equipment staff made James change midway through the first quarter. F LeBron James began the game in the wrong shorts. Leonard, who will make his first All-Star game appearance next month, joined Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon as the only players in league history to be named an All-Star, Finals MVP and Defensive Player of the Year….