‘Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Dallas Mavericks – 11/25/16 NBA Pick, Odds, and Prediction’

Thanks to a record-breaking first quarter in a 137-125 win over the Portland Trail Blazers last night, the power forward stamped his mark as a Cavs player once and for all. “In order to aid him, we just tried to get him open; [he] got himself open and [he] made incredible, aggressive moves”, Irving said.

Damian Lillard continued his scintillating early-season form by pouring in 40 points with 11 assists and seven rebounds.

After watching the Cavs lose to the Warriors in six games in the 2015 NBA Finals, Love came into his second season in Cleveland looking to play a larger role in the team’s success. He made his first six shots with five three-pointers.

Isaiah Thomas scored 23 points and Avery Bradley added 22 as the Boston Celtics downed host Brooklyn 111-92, while Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 22 points and Andre Drummond added 18 points, 15 rebounds, four blocks and four steals for Detroit in a 107-84 victory over visiting Miami.

Harrison Barnes had 22 to lead the Mavericks (2-12). Kyrie Irving blitzed the Mavericks with 19 first-quarter points and LeBron James and Kevin Love took turns later in the game creating their own highlight shows as the Cavaliers rolled. However, there is still a growing concern about their point guard depth, creating speculation that they could trade for Deron Williams. He scored a career-high 51 points while playing for the Timberwolves on March 23, 2012. I expect his stats to decline a tiny bit throughout the season as with most players, but if his confidence remains high and he continues to play comfortably, Cleveland will finally have that Big 3 everyone was talking about in 2014. Evan Turner chipped in an efficient 17 points. Love’s previous high this season was 27 points. The game will tip off at 6:30 p.m. CT, airing locally on Fox Sports Southwest and 103.3 FM ESPN. Poor Smith was just 1-of-11 from the field (1-of-10 from 3-point) for three points. They have made at least seven 3-pointers in 54 straight games dating to last season, an National Basketball Association record. Irving went 7-of-7 from the floor in the opening period, including 4-of-4 from deep, for 19 points. They once scored 63 in a game this season.

J.J. Redick and Blake Griffith each had 24 points for the Clippers, while Chris Paul had eight points to go with 15 assists (see full recap). He said the idea was hatched 10 years ago, but it took time before the cleat could be developed.

Stephen Curry bombed in four first-quarter 3-pointers as Golden State ran off to a double-digit lead 3:33 into the game and coasted to a victory over Los Angeles. F Al-Farouq Aminu (left calf strain) missed his ninth straight game.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Alex Len had 17 points and 12 rebounds, and Eric Bledsoe added 16 points to lead Phoenix past Orlando.

Both Love and Thompson did most of their damage on 3-pointers. Some games the ball movement has been there but the shots just weren’t going down, but other games the Cavaliers had reverted to some of their bad habits from last season.