Cavaliers survive late rally to hand Minnesota first loss with 93-92 win

11/4/2013
ASSOCIATED PRESS
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    Cleveland Cavaliers' Earl Clark (6) dunks against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Monday, Nov. 4, 2013, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

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  • Cleveland Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving had 15 points in the game tonight at Quicken Loans Arena.
    Cleveland Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving had 15 points in the game tonight at Quicken Loans Arena.

    CLEVELAND — C.J. Miles scored 19 points, Kyrie Irving added 15 and the Cleveland Cavaliers held off a late rally for a 93-92 victory over Minnesota on Monday night, handing the Timberwolves their first loss of the season.

    The Timberwolves nearly erased a 23-point deficit midway through the third quarter to stay unbeaten.

    Cleveland led 93-84, but was scoreless over the final 2:43. Kevin Love’s basket with 38 seconds remaining cut the lead to one point. Following a miss by Irving with 15 seconds left, the Timberwolves called timeout to set up the last shot. Love, the NBA’s leading scorer, missed a 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds remaining and the ball was tipped away as time ran out.

    Kevin Martin led the Timberwolves with 23 points. Love added 17 points and 13 rebounds.