Milwaukee Bucks' Monta Ellis shoots against Cleveland Cavaliers' Tristan Thompson (13) in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 25, 2013, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
Updated: Monday, 28 Jan 2013, 11:09 AM CST
Published : Friday, 25 Jan 2013, 10:08 PM CST
CLEVELAND (AP) - Kyrie Irving scored 35 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied from a 20-point deficit in the third quarter to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks 113-108 on Friday night.
Irving, voted an Eastern Conference reserve for next month's All-Star Game in Houston on Thursday, scored 16 points in the third quarter to help Cleveland get back in the game. He added eight points down the stretch as the Cavaliers posted back-to-back wins for only the second time this season.
Cleveland, which trailed 79-59 midway through the third quarter, took a 96-95 lead on a 3-pointer by newly acquired Wayne Ellington with 6:31 to play. The basket was his first since joining the Cavaliers from Memphis on Tuesday, and it gave Cleveland the lead for good.
Ersan Ilyasova scored a season-high 30 points and Monta Ellis added 21, but the Bucks' collapse ended their three-game winning streak.
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