The Cavaliers did what most analysts and basketball fans thought they would Tuesday night, stepping onto the Quicken Loans Arena court in Cleveland and dismantling the Toronto Raptors in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. But it wasn’t LeBron James who led the 115-84 rout; it was fellow Nike athlete Kyrie Irving.
The guard lit the Raptors up for 27 points on 11-of-17 shooting in a yellow, burgundy and navy player’s edition of his latest signature shoe, the Nike Kyrie 2. Irving also had five assists, two blocks and two steals in the win.
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But James wasn’t too far behind Irving in scoring. The two-time NBA champion dropped 24 points on 11-of-13 shooting in just 28 minutes last night. James wore a yellow and navy colorway of his Nike LeBron 13 Elite signature shoe.
Other key offensive contributors for the Cavaliers on Tuesday included Kevin Love with 14 points (in a burgundy and white colorway of the Nike Hyperdunk 2015), Matthew Dellavedova with nine points (in a white and burgundy Nike Kobe X) and veteran Richard Jefferson with nine points (in a yellow and burgundy colorway of the Nike Zoom HyperRev 2016).
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Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals is set for 8:30 p.m. EDT on Thursday, with Cleveland hosting Toronto at the Quicken Loans Arena.
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