ll rest him for two weeks before making any decisions.With 15 games left, the Cavs enter their home matchup against Miami five games behind Atlanta for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. It was going to be a challenge for the Cavs to make up any ground with Irving, and now without him,Air Jordan 1 Retro, they're in a major bind.The 21-year-old was trying to strip the ball from Clippers forward Blake Griffin when his tendon gave out.''One of those freak plays against a strong individual in Blake,Nike Free Run 3 Mens Black AU,'' Irving said. ''I tried to get the ball out of his hands. I knew something was wrong when I came to the bench. Obviously, I just felt just a weird feeling after that play in my shoulder. My arm looked a little different in the biceps area. That's when I knew that I strained it.''Irving will miss at least eight games. He's already sat out 41 in three NBA seasons, leading some to label him as injury prone.It's still possible he may need an operation, but Irving is trying to be optimistic.''We'll see in two weeks,Sports Shoes,'' he said. ''I'm not going to give a definitive answer because I don't know that answer. At this point, I'm just going to continue to support my teammates and be on the sideline. Whatever the medical team needs me to do and whatever's in my best interests, I'm going to do.''With his best player out, Cavs coach Mike Brown will start Dion Waiters in the backcourt with Jarrett Jack. Cleveland could get back C.J. Miles, who has missed 12 games with a sprained ankle.Waiters has provided a spark off the bench all season, and said he's going start with the same mindset he's had as a reserve.''Just going out there playing my game, let everything come to me,Nike Free 5.0 AU,'' he said. ''Don't go out there and try to press and do things I normally don't do. Just play the game and have fun.''Waiters says all the Cavs have to step it up with Irving sidelined.''Kyrie is the best player on the team,'' Waiters said. ''But it gives other guys the chance to play and show coach things they can do. We've got to pick it up. Everybody has to be together and play for each other. That's the biggest thing losing a huge piece like that. We have to play the game, move the ball and have fun out there.''
CLEVELAND (AP) - LeBron James scored 43 points - 25 in a bewildering first-quarter shooting display - and Chris Bosh added 21, leading the Miami Heat to a 100-96 win Tuesday night over the Cleveland Cavaliers, who played their first game without injured All-Star guard Kyrie Irving.Advertisement James added two crucial blocks and made six free throws in the final two minutes, and Bosh had a key rejection to lead the Heat to just their third win in eight games.Miami's Dwyane Wade sat out to rest his knees, but the Heat's two other megastars picked up the slack and put away the Cavs.Jarrett Jack scored 22 and Dion Waiters added 17 and 11 assists for Cleveland, which was also without forward Luol Deng (sprained ankle). Irving is expected to miss two weeks with a strained biceps tendon, an injury that further damages the Cavs' fading playoff hopes.James and the Cavs we