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#1 Kyrie Irving's red-hot shooting night
Stat line: 25 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and a block on 75.0 % shooting
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Kyrie Irving started hot and exploded for 17 points in the first quarter. Despite Irving's ridiculous shooting, the Celtics only gained a three-point lead at the end of the first quarter. The Hornets' defenders had no answer for Kyrie as he knocked down a couple of mid-range jumpers to get it going.
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Irving's fire-power scoring ended after the end of first quarter as he only tallied 8 points in the other three quarters but used his playmaking ability to toss dimes to his teammates. Irving finished the game with 25 points, to go along with 4 rebounds and 5 assists.
The 26-year-old is shooting at a career-high 48.4 % from the field this season and against the Hornets, he shot at an eye-catching 75.0 percentage from the floor.
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