Kyrie Irving Scored 57 Points (9 in the Final Minute, 11 in Overtime) as Cavs Come Back Against Spurs

Kyrie Irving scored 57 points and made all 7 of his three-point attempts in the Cavaliers 128-125 win over the Spurs on Thursday.
Kyrie scored 9 points in the final minute and 11 of the Cavs 18-points in overtime. (The teams combined for 33-points in a single OT period. That’s impressive.) Kyrie’s biggest shot was the buzzer-beating three that forced overtime.

My favorite part of the highlights is LeBron inbounding the ball to Irving with 3.1 seconds remaining in regulation and then not actually stepping inbounds himself. That’s a veteran play. Let the young guy go to work. Stay out of the way. Or maybe foul if you’re listening to Charles Barkley.

Kyrie finished with 20 field goals on 32 attempts and made all 10 of his free throw attempts. He also had 5 assists, 4 steals, 3 rebounds and just two turnovers. LeBron finished with an understated 31p/5r/7a on 20 shots. Again, just staying out of Uncle Drew’s way.