It's fine, it makes for good stories, it makes for good narratives and good build up for our league. It's never too personal, but we understand as competitors we want to win the game. ... But it's not about us and any individual matchups, it's about being a great team and building on what we set out to do.

Kyrie Irving

Basketball isn't a game; It's an art form. You master the fundamentals so you can forget 'em, so you can improvise and just concentrate on what really matters: getting buckets.

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No alarm clock needed. My passion wakes me up.. ! by Kyrie Irving

No alarm clock needed. My passion wakes me up.. !

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Growing up, I was a typical high school kid when YouTube first came out, and I was just watching a whole lot of videos of guys in the league I'm playing with now, guys that aren't in the league, and guys that came before me, just watching the moves that they do, and going out in my backyard and trying them. I did it almost every single day. And I didn't do any crazy dribbling drills or any two-ball dribbling drills. I'm really not good at two-ball dribbling. Nah, never did that. I just went out and tried the moves that I saw.

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I haven't been a leader - not at all. by Kyrie Irving

I haven't been a leader - not at all.

I felt like we would have definitely won an NBA championship if e... by Kyrie Irving

I felt like we would have definitely won an NBA championship if everyone was healthy.

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I'm in Cleveland. I enjoy myself. I enjoy going out and competing at highest level for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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HAHA Man i'm dead by Kyrie Irving

HAHA Man i'm dead

I knew there was going to be a spark off the bench. ( On Sunday) Gordon Hayward was Gordon Hayward, this is Gordon Hayward city. Im glad Gordon Hayward had a chance to put on a performance like that in a closeout game.

Its just been a long journey, from having those two knee surgeries and watching the team last year and finally getting chance to lace them up for the Boston Celtics in the NBA playoffs its nothing like it.

It wasnt just about putting points on the board, it was just about doing the little things, it was a gritty win.

I had to call Bron, and tell him I apologize for being that young player that wanted everything at his fingertips, i wanted to be the guy that led us to a championship. I wanted to be the leader. I wanted to be all that.

Hes been in this situation, been there with me, where Ive been the young guy, been the 22-year-old kid, wanting everything, wanting everything right now.

Everything surrounding our team is just crazy to think that we're still in first place and we're still the team to beat, honestly, i feel like we're the team to beat. It's open season until we get into the playoffs. I have a lot more confidence than I think anyone realizes in our team and what's going on in our locker room.

We made shots, we made (the Clippers) come into defensive rotations. We made it uncomfortable for DeAndre to come out and guard Kevin when we went small and (James) goes to the four, so it was hard for them to match up with us when we go small like that.

It's only one of 82, but we knew what we came here to do, and that was to take care of business, we knew it would be a hard fought game in this arena, and we were locked in. They made a run in the third quarter, but we came back in the fourth quarter and overtime.

Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love definitely played like the champions. by Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love definitely played like the champions.

We stuck to the game plan, we didn't want a talented guy like James Harden to beat us. We wanted their other guys to beat us and we forced him to pass off to other guys and we trusted our weakside rotation.

It was one of those things that I felt I wanted to be part of and... by Kyrie Irving

It was one of those things that I felt I wanted to be part of and take a stand.

I love the gym; I love basketball. I'm really passionate about it... by Kyrie Irving

I love the gym; I love basketball. I'm really passionate about it.

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All I do is sit at home and watch Netflix. by Kyrie Irving

All I do is sit at home and watch Netflix.

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