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James, Irving help Cavs end 2016 with 102-95 win over Hornets
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Kyrie Irving, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers closed out 2016 with a 102-95 win over the Charlotte Hornets Saturday night.

Kyrie Irving scored 14 of his game-high 29 points in the fourth quarter to help the Cavs hold off the Hornets. Irving also had 9 assists coming one assists shy of his third straight double-double.

LeBron James and Kevin Love recorded double-doubles with 22 points and rebounds for James and 15 points and 13 rebounds for Love.

Marvin Williams led the Hornets with 19 points while Nicolas Batum added 18 despite shooting 2 of 8 from three point range. Frank Kaminsky also had 18 points off the bench and played impressive defense with 3 blocks.

Hornets leader Kemba Walker scored just 10 points shooting 4 for 12.

"They really just brought the intensity early in the second half and we didn't match," Walker said. "We just have to be better. By the time we picked it up, it was kind of too late."

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Cavaliers: Return to Cleveland on Monday night to host the Pelicans in the first game of a two-game home stand.

Cleveland Cavaliers (25-7) at Charlotte Hornets (15-19)
Dec 31, 2016 1 2 3 4 Final Cleveland 24 19 32 27 102 Charlotte 22 24 27 22 95 Top Performers Cleveland Cavaliers Kyrie Irving - 29 pts, 9 ast LeBron James - 22 pts, 11 reb Charlotte Hornets Marvin Williams - 19 pts, 8 reb Frank Kaminsky - 18 pts, 3 blk	Team Stats Comparison CLE CHA FG Made-Att 35-81 36-92 3PT Made-Att 3-17 10-32 FT Made-Att 29-39 13-19 Rebounds 55 52 Assists 17 28 Turnovers 5 9 Steals 6 2 Blocks 3 7
Cleveland Cavaliers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS LeBron James, SF 37 7-17 0-1 8-12 11 1 0 0 0 22 Kevin Love, PF 35 7-19 0-0 1-4 13 1 0 0 2 15 Tristan Thompson, C 25 3-4 0-0 0-0 10 0 0 0 1 6 J.R. Smith, SG 33 2-6 1-5 2-2 3 4 0 0 0 7 Kyrie Irving, PG 40 9-18 0-2 11-13 3 9 1 0 2 29 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Iman Shumpert, SG 25 3-5 0-1 3-4 3 1 3 1 0 9 Mike Dunleavy, SF 14 2-3 1-2 2-2 3 0 0 0 0 7 Richard Jefferson, SF 13 1-2 1-2 2-2 3 0 0 0 0 5 Channing Frye, C 18 1-7 0-4 0-0 6 1 2 2 0 2 DeAndre Liggins, SG D N P Jordan McRae, SG D N P Chris Andersen, C D N P Mo Williams, PG D N P
Charlotte Hornets STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, SF 35 1-7 0-0 2-2 7 3 1 0 1 4 Marvin Williams, PF 31 6-11 3-6 4-6 8 3 1 1 0 19 Cody Zeller, C 23 4-8 0-0 1-2 11 0 0 1 1 9 Nicolas Batum, SG 35 6-17 2-8 4-6 6 5 0 1 1 18 Kemba Walker, PG 32 4-12 2-5 0-0 2 7 0 0 2 10 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Frank Kaminsky, PF 25 8-15 1-4 1-2 4 1 0 3 0 18 Roy Hibbert, C 14 3-6 0-0 1-1 7 3 0 0 1 7 Spencer Hawes, C 10 2-6 1-4 0-0 3 1 0 1 1 5 Ramon Sessions, PG 15 2-8 1-4 0-0 1 4 0 0 1 5 Marco Belinelli, SG 19 0-2 0-1 0-0 3 1 0 0 1 0 Jeremy Lamb, SG 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Christian Wood, PF D N P Brian Roberts, PG D N P

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Matchup Preview | January 2, 2017
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New Orleans Pelicans (16-19, 7-8 Away)		Cleveland Cavaliers (25-7, 17-2 Home)
Stats Comparison 103.9 Points Per Game 106.2 105.2 PPG Allowed 100.2 .450 Field Goal % .476 .357 3-Point % .325 .788 Free Throw % .784 48.2 Rebounds 50.7 7.2 Steals 6.4 7.4 Blocks 2.8 14.5 Turnovers 9.0 Projected Starters Jrue Holiday Point Guard Kyrie Irving Buddy Hield Shooting Guard J.R. Smith Solomon Hill Small Forward LeBron James Dante Cunningham Power Forward Kevin Love Anthony Davis Center Tristan Thompson

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Cavs ride Irving's hot hand to beat Pelicans 115-107
CLEVELAND -- Kyrie Irving carried the momentum from Saturday's 28 points performance into Monday's game against the Pelicans.

Irving scored a season-high 38 points and Lebron James had his second triple-double of the season as Cleveland knocked off New Orleans 115-107.

Kevin Love came up one rebound shy of a double-double with 21 points and 9 rebounds adding 3 steals on defense.

The game may have turned out differently had Anthony Davis not fouled out with over 8 minutes left the game.

After his exit the Pelicans turned to the outside shot and managed to the give the Cavs some cause for worry as both Solomon Hill and Jrue Holiday hit multiple three's in the final quarter.

Holiday led the Pelicans with 22 points, Davis added 20 despite playing just 27 minutes, and Hill had 14.

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Cavaliers: Host Chicago on Wednesday. The Bulls won their lone meeting this season.

New Orleans Pelicans (16-20) at Cleveland Cavaliers (26-7)
Jan 2, 2017 1 2 3 4 Final New Orleans 15 34 28 30 107 Cleveland 28 33 29 25 115 Top Performers New Orleans Pelicans Jrue Holiday - 22 pts, 8 ast Anthony Davis - 20 pts, 6 reb Cleveland Cavaliers Kyrie Irving - 38 pts, 8 ast LeBron James - 18 pts, 12 reb, 10 ast	Team Stats Comparison NOR CLE FG Made-Att 44-84 41-76 3PT Made-Att 12-29 11-25 FT Made-Att 7-9 22-33 Rebounds 37 42 Assists 31 25 Turnovers 9 5 Steals 3 8 Blocks 1 4
New Orleans Pelicans STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS LeBron James, SF 39 7-17 0-2 4-8 12 10 0 2 1 18 Kevin Love, PF 36 9-16 2-5 1-1 9 2 3 0 1 21 Tristan Thompson, C 24 3-3 0-0 1-4 5 0 0 0 0 7 J.R. Smith, SG 33 4-8 3-6 4-4 5 2 0 0 0 15 Kyrie Irving, PG 40 12-17 4-8 10-12 3 8 1 1 3 38 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Richard Jefferson, SF 13 1-1 1-1 2-4 2 1 2 0 0 5 Chaniing Frye, C 20 2-5 0-1 0-0 3 0 0 1 0 4 Iman Shumpert, SG 22 2-5 0-1 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 4 Mike Dunleavy, SF 13 1-4 1-1 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 3 DeAndre Liggins, SG D N P Jordan McRae, SG D N P Chris Andersen, C D N P Mo Williams, PG D N P
Cleveland Cavaliers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Solomon Hill, SF 32 5-10 4-6 0-0 8 7 1 0 0 14 Dante Cunningham, PF 30 4-6 1-2 0-0 7 0 0 0 0 9 Anthony Davis, C 27 8-14 0-0 4-4 6 1 0 1 0 20 Buddy Hield, SG 30 5-13 0-3 0-0 2 2 1 0 0 10 Jrue Holiday, PG 32 8-15 6-10 0-0 1 8 0 0 2 22 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Tyreke Evans, SF 17 6-11 1-5 0-0 3 3 0 0 4 13 Tim Frazier, PG 17 3-5 0-2 0-0 1 4 1 0 0 6 Lance Stephenson, SG 18 2-4 0-1 1-1 1 3 0 0 2 5 Terrence Jones, PF 25 2-5 0-0 0-2 5 2 0 0 0 4 Omer Asik, C 12 1-1 0-0 2-2 3 1 0 0 0 4 Cheick Diallo, PF D N P Alexis Ajinca, C D N P Lance Galloway, PG D N P

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Matchup Preview | January 4, 2017
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Chicago Bulls (26-9, 12-5 Away)		Cleveland Cavaliers (26-7, 18-2 Home)
Stats Comparison 104.4 Points Per Game 106.5 96.8 PPG Allowed 100.4 .459 Field Goal % .477 .356 3-Point % .328 .822 Free Throw % .780 52.3 Rebounds 50.6 8.9 Steals 6.5 7.5 Blocks 2.9 14.9 Turnovers 8.9 Projected Starters Rajon Rondo Point Guard Kyrie Irving Dwyane Wade Shooting Guard J.R. Smith Jimmy Butler Small Forward LeBron James Taj Gibson Power Forward Kevin Love Robin Lopez Center Tristan Thompson Injury Report Bobby Portis - Out Twisted Left Knee: 1-2 weeks Game Notes The Bulls won the first meeting this season 94-91 in Chicago.

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Shumpert powers Cavaliers to 120-98 win over Bulls
CLEVELAND -- Iman Shumpert had a nearly perfect night against the Chicago Bulls.

Shooting six of six form the field, including all three of his three point attempts, and hitting nine of 10 free throws in just 25 minutes of playing time Shumpert led all-scorers with 24 points.

Kevin Love scored 22 points with 11 rebounds, LeBron James added 20 and Kyrie Irving had 18 points and 8 assists in the 120-85 win.

Cleveland controlled the game from the out-set and took a 69-50 lead into locker room at half-time.

"In the first game we didn't match their intensity and got beat," James said. "Today, I think we answered the call."

Chicago was led by Jimmy Butler's 20 points and 8 assists. The Bulls no trail Cleveland by three games in the Eastern Conference standings.

Robin Lopez had 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulls. Dwayne Wade scored 15 points in his second meeting with his former Miami running-mate.

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Cavaliers: Begin the season's longest road trip at Brooklyn on Friday before a five-game swing out West, which concludes with a Jan. 16 matchup at Golden State.

Chicago Bulls (26-10) at Cleveland Cavaliers (27-7)
Jan 4, 2017 1 2 3 4 Final Chicago 25 25 22 26 98 Cleveland 34 35 25 26 120 Top Performers Chicago Bulls Jimmy Butler - 20 pts, 8 reb, 2 stl Robin Lopez - 13 pts, 11 reb, 5 ast Cleveland Cavaliers Iman Shumpert - 24 pts, 6-6 fg, 3-3 3pt, 9-10 ft Kevin Love - 22 pts, 11 reb	Team Stats Comparison CHI CLE FG Made-Att 40-86 38-75 3PT Made-Att 5-16 15-26 FT Made-Att 13-16 29-35 Rebounds 40 46 Assists 27 26 Turnovers 8 6 Steals 6 5 Blocks 2 9
Chicago Bulls STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Jimmy Butler, SF 33 7-14 1-2 5-6 2 8 2 0 1 20 Taj Gibson, PF 29 4-7 0-0 0-0 8 1 1 0 1 8 Robin Lopez, C 30 5-10 0-0 3-3 11 5 1 1 0 13 Dwayne Wade, SG 29 6-12 0-1 3-5 5 2 0 0 0 15 Rajon Rondo, PG 26 2-7 0-0 0-0 1 3 1 0 2 4 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Michael Carter-Williams, PG 19 7-16 1-7 0-0 3 4 0 1 2 15 Nikola Mirotic, PF 18 3-8 2-5 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 8 Doug McDermott, SF 18 2-3 1-1 2-2 1 1 0 0 0 7 Cristiano Feliciio, C 17 2-5 0-0 0-0 6 1 0 0 1 4 Denzel Valentine, SG 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jerian Grant, PG 17 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 1 2 Isaiah Canaan, SG D N P Bobby Portis, PF D N P
Cleveland Cavaliers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS LeBron James, SF 31 6-14 1-1 7-11 2 5 1 1 3 20 Kevin Love, PF 36 8-14 3-4 3-4 11 3 1 0 1 0 Tristan Thompson, C 26 2-4 0-0 0-0 8 1 3 1 1 4 J.R. Smith, SG 26 3-11 2-6 4-4 4 2 0 1 1 12 Kyrie Irving, PG 34 6-10 2-2 4-4 3 8 1 1 0 18 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Iman Shumpert, SG 25 6-6 3-3 9-10 4 3 0 0 0 24 Channing Frye, C 18 3-5 2-4 2-2 6 0 0 3 0 10 DeAndre Liggins, SG 4 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 3 Chris Andersen, C 4 1-1 1-1 0-0 2 0 0 1 0 3 Jordan McRae, SG 4 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 2 Mike Dunleavy, SF 15 1-3 0-1 0-0 5 1 0 0 0 2 Mo Williams, PG 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Richard Jefferson, SF 13 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0

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Matchup Preview | January 6, 2016
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Cleveland Cavaliers (27-7, 8-5 Away)		Brooklyn Nets (12-22, 8-8 Home)
Stats Comparison 106.9 Points Per Game 104.1 100.4 PPG Allowed 107.8 .478 Field Goal % .450 .336 3-Point % .361 .782 Free Throw % .770 50.6 Rebounds 48.6 6.4 Steals 6.3 3.1 Blocks 6.3 8.8 Turnovers 14.0 Projected Starters Kyrie Irving Point Guard Jeremy Lin J.R. Smith Shooting Guard Sean Kilpatrick LeBron James Small Forward Bojan Bogdanovic Kevin Love Power Forward Luis Scola Tristan Thompson Center Brook Lopez

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James, Cavs beat Nets 128-112
NEW YORK -- The Cleveland Cavaliers win streak is now at six games.

LeBron James scored 33 points and wished out 8 assists in a 128-112 victory over the Brooklyn Nets.

Kyrie Irving added 27 points and Kevin Love had 17 points and 16 rebounds, and both hit three 3 point shots, but the Nets kept it competitive for 3 1/2 quarters. James helped the Cavs open a late lead to win the opener of a six-game trip.

The Cavs are still working to finalize a trade with Atlanta to acquire Kyle Korver, which will add a premier perimeter shooter to their second unit.

"Every shooter that comes here we tell them LeBron's statement: If a guy's not in your numbers, then you're open," Irving said. "So I know he'll pretty much enjoy that."

Robin Lopez scored 23 points for the Nets, who have lost five straight.

"We just tried to compete the whole game. We dug ourselves a hole," Nets guard Jeremy Lin said after scoring 20 points.

Though the trade with Atlanta wasn't done yet, the Cavaliers did complete one with Portland. The Cavs re-acquired the 2018 first-round pick they had sent the Trail Blazers along with Anderson Varejao last February, in exchange for their 2017 first-rounder.

Nets coach Kenny Atkinson, who was an assistant in Atlanta, said the Cavaliers are making a great move to get Korver.

"I think we all make a mistake if we just think Kyle's a shooter," Atkinson said. "I think he's a better all-around player than people think. I think he's a better defender than people think. Better passer. He's just really great IQ and he's going to help them in so many ways."

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Cavaliers: Visit Phoenix on Sunday as the rest of their trip is in the West, capped by another NBA Finals rematch at Golden State on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Cleveland Cavaliers (28-7) at Brooklyn Nets (12-23)
Jan 8, 2017 1 2 3 4 Final Cleveland 33 29 29 37 128 Brooklyn 28 31 29 24 112 Top Performers Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron James - 33 pts, 5 reb, 8 ast Kevin Love - 17 pts, 16 reb Brooklyn Nets Brook Lopez - 23 pts, 10 reb, 3 blk Jermey Lin - 20 pts, 5 ast, 2 ast	Team Stats Comparison CLE BKN FG Made-Att 49-81 47-90 3PT Made-Att 12-24 9-22 FT Made-Att 18-25 9-12 Rebounds 42 37 Assists 31 31 Turnovers 10 11 Steals 8 6 Blocks 2 4
Cleveland Cavaliers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS LeBron James, SF 38 13-18 1-2 6-11 5 8 1 0 3 33 Kevin Love, PF 31 7-13 3-4 0-0 16 2 1 0 0 17 Tristan Thompson, C 25 4-6 0-0 0-0 6 3 0 0 0 8 J.R. Smith, SG 30 4-6 0-1 1-2 2 2 3 1 0 9 Kyrie Irving, PG 37 9-18 3-5 6-7 1 8 1 0 3 27 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Iman Shumpert, SG 25 4-6 1-3 5-5 3 5 0 0 2 14 Channing Frye, C 21 3-6 2-4 0-0 4 0 1 1 0 8 Richard Jefferson, SF 13 2-2 1-1 0-0 3 1 0 0 1 5 DeAndre Liggins, SG 2 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Jordan McRae, SG 2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Mike Dunleavy, SF 12 1-4 0-3 0-0 2 1 1 0 1 2 Mo Williams, PG 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Andersen, C 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brooklyn Nets STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Bojan Bogdanovic, SF 33 5-8 3-4 0-0 5 3 1 0 1 13 Luis Scola, PF 30 5-12 0-3 1-2 7 2 0 0 1 11 Brook Lopez, C 33 11-23 0-2 1-1 10 2 1 3 3 23 Sean Kilpatrick, SG 30 5-11 0-1 2-2 2 9 1 0 1 12 Jeremy Lin, PG 31 7-14 3-5 3-3 3 5 2 1 2 20 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Joe Harris, SG 19 7-10 2-3 0-0 1 2 0 0 2 16 Justin Hamilton, C 15 4-6 0-2 0-0 4 0 1 0 0 8 Trevor Booker, PF 18 2-3 0-0 2-2 5 2 0 0 0 6 Isaiah Whitehead, PG 16 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 3 Anthony Bennett, PF 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, SF 14 0-2 0-1 0-2 0 3 0 0 1 0 Caris LaVert, SG D N P Chris McCullough, PF D N P

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Matchup Preview | January 8, 2016
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Cleveland Cavaliers (28-7, 9-5 Away)		Phoenix Suns (14-23, 6-10 Home)
Stats Comparison 107.5 Points Per Game 98.9 100.7 PPG Allowed 102.8 .482 Field Goal % .430 .341 3-Point % .329 .780 Free Throw % .749 50.5 Rebounds 50.6 6.5 Steals 7.3 3.0 Blocks 6.8 8.8 Turnovers 14.6 Projected Starters Kyrie Irving Point Guard Eric Bledsoe J.R. Smith Shooting Guard Trevor Booker LeBron James Small Forward T.J. Warren Kevin Love Power Forward Marquese Chriss Tristan Thompson Center Tyson Chandler