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Thursday, February 16, 2017
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Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James (23) attempts a layup as Minnesota Timberwolves’ Ricky Rubio defends during the second half their NBA clash
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MINNEAPOLIS – LeBron James spent the morning sending a crystal clear message to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the wake of Kevin Love’s knee injury: things will be just fine as long as James is on the court.
He spent the night backing that up against an emboldened Andrew Wiggins and the Minnesota Timberwolves, as if anyone doubted him in the first place.
James had 25 points, 14 assists and eight rebounds to lead the Cavaliers to a 116-108 victory over the Timberwolves on Tuesday night.
Channing Frye had 21 points and 10 rebounds while starting for Love, who will miss at least the next six weeks after having surgery on his left knee. Kyrie Irving scored 25 points for the Cavs and James sealed the victory with a stepback 3-pointer with two minutes to play.
”The one thing that we can always rely on is the fact that we’ve played without Kev before,” James said. ”We’ve had to do that in the playoffs. As much as you don’t like to play without some of your big guns, sometimes if it happens then you’re just ready for it.”
Wiggins scored 41 points against the team that drafted him and Karl-Anthony Towns scored 26 for the Wolves, who finished a six-game homestand at 2-4. The Wolves allowed Cleveland to shoot 51 percent and hit 13 3s.
”It’s been a burden on me since I got drafted. Why does it change now?” James said when asked if he has to do more with Love out. ”Nothing’s changed. I’ll have my guys ready to play every single night.” (AP)
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