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Last-gasp Irving delivers as Cavs topple Warriors
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KYRIE Irving’s turnaround jump shot over Klay Thompson with 3.4 seconds left lifted the NBA champions Cleveland Cavaliers to a 109-108 Christmas Day triumph over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday.
The rematch of last June’s National Basketball Association finals headlined the league’s holiday slate, and didn’t disappoint.
The Cavaliers — who rallied from 1-3 down in the championship series last season to deny the Warriors a second straight title — trailed most of the game and were down by as many as 14 earlier in the fourth quarter in Cleveland.
LeBron James’s rim-rattling dunk with 1:43 to play put Cleveland up 105-103 — its first lead since early in the first quarter — and Irving capped the comeback with a clutch shot that recalled his championship-winning three-pointer in the final minute of Game 7 last June.
“He’s just a killer on the court,” Cleveland coach Tyronn Lue said.
Irving finished with 25 points, while James had 31 points and 13 rebounds. Kevin Love had 20 points and six rebounds for the Cavaliers.
Kevin Durant scored 36 points and pulled down 15 rebounds. But after Irving’s key basket he was unable to get off a potentially game-winning shot, getting tangled with Richard Jefferson and hitting the floor. No foul was called and time ran out.
Thompson scored 24 points and Draymond Green added 16 despite foul trouble. NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry scored 15 points but connected on just four of 11 from the floor.
Elsewhere on Christmas Day, it was: Celtics 119, Knicks 114; Spurs 119, Bulls 100; Thunder 112, Timberwolves 100; and Lakers 111, Clippers 102.
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