Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving dominated the final six minutes against the Toronto Raptors to snatch the win before dropping a bombshell LeBron James confession.
Irving hit his stride at just the right moment in his 27 point, 18 assist performance. The 18 assists represented a new career high for the 26-year-old.
He was involved in 24 of the last 25 points for the Celtics, scoring 10 points and laying off six assists for another 14 points as the Celtics ran away 117-108 winners over Toronto.
But Irving made just as many headlines after the clash when he opened up on his relationship with James. The two were superstars together at Cleveland but Irving demanded to be traded away from the Cavaliers in 2017, no longer willing to share the floor — and the spotlight — with The King. So desperate was Irving to move he threatened to undergo knee surgery and sit out the 2017/18 season if the franchise rejected his request.
His angst towards James ran deep — Irving reportedly didn't want James to return to Cleveland from Miami in 2014 after he left the Cavs for a championship-winning stint with the Heat. Irving had stepped up in James's absence and didn't want to be back playing second fiddle.