On TV, at least, it looked like Kyrie Irving made a good move to the basket and scored in the final seconds to give the Cleveland Cavaliers the victory over the Denver Nuggets.

But Denver Post reporter Benjamin Hochman saw something entirely different. Irving’s play reached Biblical proportions.

Wednesday was Purim, the Jewish holiday that commemorates the Jews’ salvation from an evil leader. But, really, it was more like Passover, which commemorates, in part, the parting of the sea — because there was Kyrie Irving, basketball’s best Moses since Malone, parting the Nuggets’ lackadaisical defense for the winning bucket.

Nuggets coach George Karl was not happy with his defense, to say the least. The Cavaliers’ final five baskets were layups.

“I don’t give a (darn) about offense now,” Karl said, when asked about the offense of Al Harrington, who had 22 points. “I just want to figure out our defense.”

 

More Cleveland Cavaliers

Duke and North Carolina was part of the discussion prior to Denver and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night (Cleveland.com).

Kyrie Irving hits a big shot to give the Cavaliers the victory over the Nuggets (The News-Herald).