With his team in a 3-1 deficit, former Duke Blue Devil Kyrie Irving helped his team avoid elimination from the NBA Finals with an all-time great playoff performance. Irving helped lead the Cavs to a Game 5 victory after compiling 41 points and 6 assists.
Not only did the former Duke point guard dominate lead the way in scoring with teammate LeBron James, but he was able to score in a variety of ways and score efficiently by making 17-24 shots to lead all players in field goal percentage (just over 70%), three-point percentage (around 71.