By Lindy Rumer
CLEVELAND, OHIO, United States (TheSportsNEXT) October 31, 2012: The NBA 2013 season got off to a rollicking start on Tuesday when Cleveland Cavaliers outscored Washington Wizards by 94-84 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.
Washington Wizards came up with good fight in the final two quarters but Cleveland Cavaliers had already done enough damage in the initial two quarters to put a lid on their opponents in front of home crowd.
Cleveland Cavaliers were leading by 50-34 at halfway stage but Washington Wizards made their presence felt in the later half by outscoring the hosts 45-44 but they couldn’t make up the lost ground.
Kyrie Irving was the star of the night for the Cavaliers as he scored 29 points while Anderson Varejao also had a night to remember as he raced to his career-high 23 rebounds. Rookie Dion Waiters hit 17 points but it was the late surge by Kyrie Irving and Anderson Varejao in the final moments to keep a lid on the Washington’s wizardry.
Jordan Crawford was the leading point scorer for the visiting Washington Wizards with 11 points and did good enough job in absence of their star point guard John Wall, power forward Nene, and forward Kevin Seraphin. John Will is going to be back for the Washington Wizards not earlier than late November as he is nursing a knee injury.
Byron Scott, coach at Cavaliers Coach, made a smart move by pairing his two young guards together right from the start and the NBA reigning rookie of the year Kyrie Irving and Dion Waiters didn’t disappoint him making early inroads which made a sound foundation for a victory in the NBA season opener at home.
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