Kyrie Irving was a bad man last night, scoring 41 points on an unbelievable 17/24 from the field and 5/7 from downtown.

In the midst of his incredible scoring outburst, ESPN’s Mark Jackson recalled a story of his son and a high school game about seven years ago.

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Yeah, that sounds like Kyrie, taking over games whenever he’s called upon. Irving and James will try to help the Cavs win Game 6 and force a Game 7 back at Oracle Arena in a winner take all game.