He made his season debut on December 20, scoring 12 points in 17 minutes as a starter against the Philadelphia 76ers. On January 6, , he scored a season-high 32 points in a — win over the Washington Wizards. On February 8, he tied his season high of 32 points and tied his career high of 12 assists in a — win over the Sacramento Kings. Two days later, he topped his season high mark with 35 points in a — win over the Los Angeles Lakers. The Cavaliers finished the regular season as the first seed in the Eastern Conference with a 57—25 record.
In the first round of the playoffs, the Cavaliers faced the eighth-seeded Detroit Pistons, and in a Game 1 win on April 17, Irving scored a playoff career-high 31 points. He tied that mark with another point game in Game 4 of the series, helping the Cavaliers sweep the Pistons. The Cavaliers went on to breeze through the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 12—2 record to reach the NBA Finals, where they faced Golden State for the second straight year.
Irving struggled with his shot in his debut Finals game, going 7-of from the field for 26 points, as the Cavaliers were defeated —89 in Game 1. Facing a 3—1 deficit following a Game 4 loss, Irving and LeBron James took over in Game 5, each scoring 41 points to lead the Cavaliers to a —97 win, forcing a Game 6. In Game 7, Irving hit a three-pointer with 53 seconds left in the game that propelled the Cavaliers to a 92—89 lead and an eventual 93—89 win.
The Cavaliers won the series 4—3 and became the first team to rally from a 3—1 Finals deficit, ending a year major sports championship drought in Cleveland. On October 25, , after receiving his first championship ring prior to the season opener, Irving scored a game-high 29 points in a —88 win over the New York Knicks. Three days later, he scored 26 points and hit a go-ahead three-pointer with On November 27, he scored 19 of his then season-high 39 points in the fourth quarter of the Cavaliers' — win over the Philadelphia 76ers.
On December 5, he had a career-high 10th straight game with at least 20 points, finishing with 24 points in a — win over the Toronto Raptors. On December 21, he had 31 points and a career-high 13 assists in a — win over the Milwaukee Bucks. On January 23, , he scored 35 of his season-high 49 points in the second half of the Cavaliers' — loss to the New Orleans Pelicans—their fifth loss in seven games.
On February 1, he set a new career high with 14 assists in a —97 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. On March 3, he had a point effort in a — win over the Atlanta Hawks. In the game, the Cavaliers set the NBA regular-season record with 25 three-pointers. On March 19, he had a point effort in a — win over the Los Angeles Lakers. On April 9, he had a point effort in a — overtime loss to Atlanta.
In Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics, Irving scored a playoff career-high 42 points to lead the Cavaliers to a —99 win, taking a 3—1 lead in the series. With 24 points in Game 5 of the series, he helped the Cavaliers defeat the Celtics — to claim their third straight Eastern Conference title and a return trip to the NBA Finals. The Cavaliers went on to lose to the Warriors in Game 5, losing the series 4—1. In July , Irving requested the Cavaliers to trade him, reportedly wanting to be more of the focal point of his own team instead of continuing to play alongside LeBron James.
Eight days later, the Celtics agreed to send the Cavaliers a second-round draft pick via the Miami Heat to complete the trade, as compensation for Thomas' failed physical. In his debut for the Celtics in their season opener against the Cavaliers on October 17, , Irving had 22 points and 10 assists in a —99 loss. He had a chance to tie it with a 3-pointer at the horn but missed. On October 30, , he scored 24 points for the third straight game in helping the Celtics defeat the San Antonio Spurs — It was the Celtics' first win over the Spurs since Irving's points in his first six games as a Celtic were the most since Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen each had in On November 6, , he scored 35 points in a — win over the Atlanta Hawks, recording his first point game as a Celtic while scoring more points than any player in his first 11 games with Boston.
With the win over Atlanta, the Celtics improved to 9—2 with nine straight wins, setting their longest winning streak in seven years. On November 20, , he scored 10 of his season-high 47 points in overtime as the Celtics rallied from a double-digit deficit to beat the Dallas Mavericks —, extending their winning streak to 16 games.
The streak ended at 16 games with a loss to the Miami Heat two days later. On January 21, , he scored 40 points in a —95 loss to the Orlando Magic. The Celtics had accumulated a 34—10 record by mid-January, but their loss to Orlando was their season-worst third straight defeat.
On January 27, , he scored 37 points on for shooting with five 3-pointers in a — loss to the Golden State Warriors. On February 28, , Irving helped the Celtics improve to 4—0 following the All-Star break with a — win over the Charlotte Hornets. Irving led Boston with 34 points, making 13 of 18 shots overall and going 4-for-6 from three-point range in the first three quarters.
On March 24, , he was ruled out for three to six weeks after undergoing a minimally-invasive procedure to remove a tension wire in his left knee.
Less than two weeks later, he was ruled out for the entire postseason, with a recovery time of four to five months, after another procedure was scheduled to remove two screws from his patella that were inserted in to repair a fracture he suffered during that year's NBA Finals. In the Celtics' season opener on October 16, Irving played in his first game since March and had seven points and seven assists in a —87 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.
He missed his first nine attempts from the field and did not score until finally connecting on a pair of free throws early in the third quarter.
On October 30, after averaging 14 points through the first six games, Irving scored 31 points in a — win over the Detroit Pistons. On November 8, he scored 18 of his then season-high 39 points in the fourth quarter and overtime of the Celtics' — win over the Phoenix Suns.
On November 16, he recorded a season-high 43 points and 11 assists in a — overtime win over the Toronto Raptors. It marked his first ever game scoring at least 40 points with 10 or more assists, and became the first Celtics player to do so since Antoine Walker in On December 12, he scored 38 points in a — overtime win over the Washington Wizards. On December 25, he recorded 40 points and 10 rebounds in a — overtime win over the 76ers.
On December 29, he scored 22 of his 26 points in the second half of the Celtics' — win over the Memphis Grizzlies. His 13 assists matched his season best and was one short of his career high. On January 16, he recorded 27 points and a career-high 18 assists in a — win over the Raptors.
On January 21, , he had a career-high eight steals in a —99 win over the Miami Heat. On January 26, he recorded 32 points and 10 assists in a — loss to the Golden State Warriors. It was his 11th double-double with points and assists, becoming the first Celtic with 11 of that kind of double-double since Larry Bird in — It was also Irving's sixth straight game with at least 25 points, matching the longest such streak in his career. On March 14, , he recorded his second career triple-double with 31 points, 12 assists, and 10 rebounds in a — win over the Sacramento Kings, becoming the first Celtics player to record plus points and a triple-double in the same game since Rajon Rondo in February Two days later, he had 30 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists in a — win over the Atlanta Hawks.
In his first playoff game as a Celtic, Irving became just third player in franchise history joining Isaiah Thomas in and Jo Jo White in to have plus points, five-plus assists and five-plus rebounds in his postseason debut with the team, helping Boston defeat the Indiana Pacers 84—74 in game one of their first-round series.
The future NBA great didn't remain Down Under for long, moving to the United States with his dad and older sister, Asia, at around 2 years old, but he did retain dual Australian-American citizenship.
Years later, Irving seriously considered playing for the Australian team in international competition. Back in the U.
Immersed in the sport, Kyrie Irving went on to star at nearby Montclair Kimberley Academy, a private school known more for academics than athletics, before transferring to St. Patrick High School in Elizabeth. Patrick to the state championship as a junior and earned a slew of accolades as a senior, including selection to the McDonald's All-American team and Gatorade State High School Player of the Year honors.
At Duke University, Irving became one of the rare freshman point guards to start for legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski. He showed what the fuss was about with an electrifying point performance against Michigan State in December , but suffered a foot injury a few days later that knocked him out of action until the NCAA tournament in March. Despite playing only 11 games for Duke, Irving showed enough in his brief college career to be selected with the No. With the Cavs reeling following the loss of LeBron James to the Miami Heat in , Irving proved one of the lone bright spots in his early days with the team.
With his dazzling dribbling skills and ability to make acrobatic shots, Irving soon worked his way into the conversation as one of the top guards in the league. That summer, James announced he was returning to Cleveland. In , the Cavs earned a Finals rematch with the Warriors, and this time Irving was ready to shine on the big stage: After scoring 41 points to help Cleveland stave off elimination in Game 5, he delivered the winning three-pointer in Game 7 to give the Cavaliers their first championship in franchise history.
Prior to the start of the season, Irving joined the growing list of NBA players who have turned to a vegan diet. Irving became a father in November with the birth of daughter Azurie Elizabeth, named after his mom. The NBA All-Star has contributed to The Shared Grief Project, an organization that highlights the stories of athletes who endured the loss of loved ones, particularly at young ages, but went on to enjoy successful lives.
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Their era during the first part of the season was a mixture of success and failure, although the team recorded some success during the second half of the season.
Due to an injury which he sustained during the NBA Finals, he was on the sidelines for the opening matches of the season. Upon his return, his quality and excellent performances helped the team to conclude the season with some notable success by winning the NBA Finals completing a comeback to end Successfully starting the — season, Irving helped Cleveland Cavaliers win a lot of games while making several individual records, among which were setting new career records, season records and fixture records.
In March , he assisted Cleveland Cavaliers to set a season hallmark of having three-pointers on 25 occasions. Following his request, he was sold to Boston Celtics. He made his debut for Boston Celtics against his former team Cleveland Cavaliers, the first fixture of the season in which Celtics lost. As the season progressed, he helped his new team to win several games as he topped with points on a franchise level before suffering another break at the sidelines due to injury.
In January , against Golden State Warriors, Irving scored his eleventh double-double with points and assists, being the first for Boston Celtics since — During the NBA playoffs, Irving made another career hallmark by having 11 assists in a play-off match. In July , Irving decided to sign for Brooklyn Nets as a free agent, noting that he signed on a free transfer. In October , Irving made his debut for Brooklyn Nets and netted 50 points setting a record as the first NBA player to net 50 points at an initial appearance for a team and the 7th to score 50 points or more in just one match.
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