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Kyrie Irving is a top 5 PG in the league today. He is also the best dribbler in the NBA today and is a nightmare for defences to guard on every single night. The 2016 NBA champion is an effortless scorer and is currently playing for the Boston Celtics.
The five-time NBA All-Star was selected as the first overall pick in 2011 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers and went on to win the Rookie of the Year award after averaging 18.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game. He is also the 2013 NBA 3-point shooting contest champion, scored 23/30 in the final round.
In his debut season with the Celtics, Kyrie averaged 24.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 5.1 assists and played a key role in Boston's success. Though he did not play the playoffs after a season-ending knee surgery, he was a regular feature courtside and cheered for his team. Boston lost in Conference Finals in 7-games to Kyrie's former team, Cleveland Cavaliers. We take a look at Irving's five highest scoring games in Cavaliers jersey.
#5 45 at Atlanta Hawks, 9th April, 2017
Stat line: 45 points, 2 rebounds, 9 assists and a steal on 53.3% shooting
The Cavaliers suffered a tough loss at home two nights before and came for a revenge-game to the Philips Arena for a game against the Hawks. Kyrie Irving came up big and dropped 45 points but the Cavaliers couldn't get the win.
Kyrie went for an impressive 16-30 from the field with a field-goal percentage of 53.3. From the three-point range, he went berserk for 8-12 on a 66.7 3-point field-goal percentage. LeBron James had 32 points on the night along with 16 rebounds and 10 assists for a triple-double.
The Hawks bench outscored Cavaliers bench 44-16 and that proved to be a key factor as the Hawks held on to a one-point win in over-time. The Cavaliers collapsed late and the Hawks erased a 26-point second-half deficit to walk away with the win.
#4 46 vs Los Angeles Lakers, 19th March, 2017
Stat line: 46 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists on 71.4% shooting
The Cavaliers were on a four-game road trip and lost the first game to the Clippers by 30. LeBron and Kyrie did not play the game and the duo returned for this one.
Kyrie exploded for 46 points on a ridiculous 15-21 shooting from the field with a very efficient field-goal percentage of 71.4. He was red-hot from the 3-point line, went for 6-10 with a 3-point field-goal percentage of 60.0 and the Cavs got back to winning ways.
Kyrie was +9 on the game and was also efficient from the free-throw line, making all 10 of his free-throw attempts. LeBron James too had a monster performance and dropped 34 points to go along with 7 assists and 6 rebounds.
For Lakers, D'Angelo Russell came up big with 40 points of his own on a 14-22 shooting to keep the Lakers alive in the game but the stacked Cavaliers could not be stopped by the young Los Angeles team.
#3 49 at New Orleans Pelicans, 23rd January, 2017
Stat line: 49 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and a block on 53.6% shooting
After dropping a close game against San Antonio Spurs at home, the Cavs started their 2-game road trip with this one against the Pelicans.
Kyrie Irving dazzled his way to 49 points but the Davis-less Pelicans still found a way to win as Jrue Holiday and Terrence Jones combined for 69-points.
Kyrie went for 15-28 from the field, with a good field-goal percentage of 53.6. He also pulled down 2 boards along with 4 assists. Kyrie could not be guarded by the Pelicans' defenders as he went for 11-11 from the free-throw line.
LeBron James had a well-deserved triple-double in this game with 26 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists but still fell short of a win by two points as they lost to the Pelicans, 122-124. This was Kyrie's highest-scoring game of the season.
#2 55 vs Portland Trail Blazers, 28th January, 2015
Stat line: 55 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals on 47.2% shooting
The Cavaliers were on a 7-game winning streak and hosted Portland Trail Blazers for this game.
Kyrie Irving exploded for a then career-high 55 points to beat the Blazers, 109-104. Irving went for 17-36 from the field and a field-goal percentage of 47.2. He was red-hot from beyond the arc and went for 11-19 from the distance with a 3-point field-goal percentage of 57.9. He went to the free-throw line 10 times and made all 10 of those.
Cavaliers legend LeBron James sat out for this game due to a wrist injury but that did not stop the Cavs from getting the win as Kyrie put the team on his back. For Blazers, LaMarcus Aldrige shone with 38 points on a 13-23 shooting but did not have enough fire-power to get the win.
This was Kyrie's first 50-point game of his career. With the win that night, the Cavs extended their winning streak to 8-games.
#1 57 at San Antonio Spurs, 12th March, 2015
Stat line: 57 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals on 62.5% shooting
After blowing out the Dallas Mavericks on road, they came to AT&T Center for a game against the San Antonio Spurs.
Kyrie was unconscious in the game and dropped 57-points on a mind-boggling 20-32 from the field with a field-goal percentage of 62.5.
He was unstoppable from the three-point field and went for ridiculous 7-7 from beyond the arc. He was also perfect from the free-throw line and went for 10-10.
He also had 3 rebounds and 5 assists on the night. However, the highlight of the game was when Kyrie found LeBron for a monsterous slam. Irving was +6 on the game and Spurs' defence had no answer for him.
Kyrie Irving single-handedly dismantled the Spurs and knocked down a ridiculous three-pointer with clock winding down to beat the buzzer and tie the game, sending it to over-time. In the over-time, Kyrie took over as he scored 11 points Cavaliers' 18 and gave the Cavs a memorable win. Considering the fact that this performance came up against a very tough Spurs, this will be remembered for a long-time.
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