LeBron James: Kyrie Irving is the NBA MVP when healthy

The Wizards answered with their own surge, knotting the score at 95-95 with 10:53 to play.

James had a game-high 34 points to go with 10 rebounds and four assists. “It was nuts”, said J.R. Smith. “That was the hump I needed to get over, and now I think I’m starting to get over it going from game to game going against great matchups, great players every single night, great teams”.

The Cavaliers used a 21-9 run late in the third quarter to finally open up some distance on the Raptors, who were led by Kyle Lowry’s 23 points. Playing without Kris Humphries, DeJuan Blair and Drew Gooden, Washington lost its second straight game.

The game was a shootout and a fantastic display of shooting prowess, with both teams shooting well over 50 percent from the field. Washington made 14 of 24 three-pointers, but only 17 of 27 from the free-throw line.

The Wizards trailed at the half, but came out on fire en route to a 39-point third quarter behind the scoring of Temple and Wall.

That seems like a long time ago, but LeBron still likes sticking it to the Wizards, averaging 25.8 points against his old nemeses since returning to Cleveland.

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. He sank eight of 11 shot attempts in the quarter.

It didn’t turn out to be too much, though, as the Wizards tied it at 95 early in the fourth quarter on a layup by Sessions. Wall had 35 points and 10 assists in a 97-85 win at Cleveland on the first day of December. “There was no personal beef between John and me”, Irving said, via Cleveland.com. “We know what they did to us”. “I’ve got a daughter, and also, being a father, seeing what Devon was going through at the time, to be able to keep his strength and composure when his daughter was going through what she was going through, it just resonated”. The All-Star guard was eventually named Eastern Conference Player of the Month. She battled neuroblastoma for more than a year. Are you back [now]?’ But for me, I’ll continue to preach it: “progression, progression, progression”.

Forward Otto Porter, center Marcin Gortat and forward Jared Dudley all had 12 points for Washington. It’s taken a handful of games for the Cavs guard to get his legs back under him, but the Washington Wizards found out that he’s getting there quite quickly.

Thompson had been in the Cavs’ closing lineup, but now they’ve chose to make the switch from the start of games. “He wants to get back, but it’s just tough right now”.

Pistons 99, Celtics 94: Reggie Jackson 24 points, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope finished with 20 and Detroit beat Boston. DeJuan Blair and Gary Neal are questionable.

However, he was not with any National Football League team this season after being waived by the Bengals on September 5, so Wednesday’s signing with the Texans was welcome news. Wittman served as Cavaliers head coach from 1999 to 2001…. Washington concludes its three-game homestand on Friday against Toronto.