They don't have Hayward, but they have plenty of weapons. And with the Cavaliers' tailspin continuing, early indications are that the path through the East could at least be navigable for Boston, a reality that seemed like a foolish thought two weeks ago.
"You guys have been asking, 'How do we put it back together?' " point guard Kyrie Irving said. "It's like the beginning of the season. It could have gone either way and for us, we understood that, just demanding our preparation to be perfect. We'll put ourselves in a good position when we go out there. We play extremely hard. We demand that excellence from one another."
Irving had an efficient game, registering 22 points and five assists in just 27 minutes. The lead swelled so much that Irving and most of the other starters were able to rest for the entire fourth quarter. Irving also had four steals and now leads with NBA with 21 this season. He is averaging 2.6 per game, more than twice as many as he did in Cleveland a year ago.
Still, Irving has yet to have one of the dominating offensive outings that surely will come.
-- Das Globe
Irving is like, well, I said it already, Allen Iverson.
He only scores when he needs to.
Shot clock running down?
Kyrie
We get into a rut in the first half?
Kyrie.
We need to get off to a good start in the second half?
Kyrie.
Close game down the stretch?
Kyrie.
And yet, for the most part, he plays seamlessly within the offense. Really, I'm not kidding. And yet I find myself wanting more. The other night the first half was about to expire, Kyrie had the ball, he crosses center court, and I could feel my mouth starting to water.
And then he passed the ball.
To Horford.
Noooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!! I screamed.
And, of course, we didn't even get the shot off.
But can you imagine me getting upset that a Celtic passed the ball?
Wow.
But it's true.
I want more Kyrie.
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