LOS ANGELES: Kevin Love returned from knee surgery, but Kyrie Irving made an early exit with knee problems of his own as the Cleveland Cavaliers toppled the Utah Jazz 91-83 on Thursday (Friday in Manila). Love, who hadn’t played since February 11 and underwent knee surgery three days later, scored 10 points and grabbed nine rebounds in 20 minutes. Irving scored 21 points, but he did not play in the fourth quarter because of left knee tightness. Cavaliers guard Iman Shumpert also left in the third quarter due to a left arm injury. Chris Paul had 18 points and 14 assists, J.J. Redick scored 22 and Austin Rivers added 17 for Los Angeles.

Source: Manila Times March 17, 2017 05:37 UTC