Kings-Cavaliers Preview (The Associated Press)

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The Cleveland Cavaliers suffered through their worst stretch the last time LeBron James missed an extended period. Kyrie Irving seems intent on not letting that happen again - even if Cleveland is also without Kevin Love. Coming off the highest-scoring effort in the NBA this season, Irving will try to lead the banged-up Cavaliers to their longest winning streak in five years when they host the Sacramento Kings on Friday night. Cleveland (27-20) had good reason to be concerned when it learned James could miss several games with a sprained right wrist sustained in Tuesday's 103-95 win at Detroit.

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