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Who had the best sneakers of Week 14 in the NBA?

The new self-lacing shoe, PJ Tucker was back with a vengeance and DeMarcus Cousins' season debut in this edition of Kicks of the Week.

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Celts' Smart ejected, restrained after altercation

Celtics coach Brad Stevens expects Marcus Smart to be disciplined by the league. "Can't react that way," Stevens said.

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Irving has 32 as Celtics rally in 4th quarter, top Hawks

Kyrie Irving scored 32 points and the Boston Celtics rallied to beat the Atlanta Hawks 113-105 on Saturday night for their third straight win.

Irving, Tatum lead Celtics past Hawks (1:50)

Smart goes after Bembry after ejection (1:17)

Irving cooks Grizzlies for 38 in Boston (1:40)

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Irving scores 38 points, Celtics beat Grizzlies 122-116

Kyrie Irving scored 20 of his 38 points in the third quarter and the Boston Celtics held off the Memphis Grizzlies 122-116 on Friday night.

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After putting up 27 points and 18 assists in Wednesday's win over Toronto, Kyrie Irving finishes with 38 points, seven rebounds and 11 assists to lead Boston to a win over Memphis tonight. Irving is easily in the middle of the best season of his career.

Irving hits Smart with the behind-the-back dime (0:15)

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RR: A Windhorst deep dive on Kyrie and LeBron

Russillo talks to Brian Windhorst who's incredibly open about Kyrie's apology to LeBron, why James is so hard to be friends with, and how it relates to huge moves in the past.

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RR: Kyrie and the Mid-Season NBA MVP

Russillo and Ceruti talk about Kyrie apologizing to LeBron and why it's hard to take his words seriously, plus a debate over who's the NBA mid-season MVP.

Can the Celtics beat the Raptors in playoffs? (1:25)

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Windhorst, MacMullan and MacMahon discuss Kyrie's apology, Doncic and the Mavs, James Harden's possible fatigue factor and much more

Brian Windhorst, Jackie MacMullan and Tim MacMahon Kyrie Irving's apology to LeBron (2:30), Luka Doncic and the Mavs (21:00), the Nets' win over the Rockets and the possible fatigue factor for James Harden (38:00).

Windhorst: LeBron 'astonished' by Kyrie phone call (1:10)

Source hints to Stephen A. that Kyrie could join Lakers (1:23)

Stephen A. compares Kyrie calling LeBron to Kobe-Shaq situation (1:57)

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4dTim Bontemps

Apologetic Kyrie sought advice from LeBron

In the wake of his pointed criticism of the Celtics' young players, Kyrie Irving said Wednesday that he called LeBron James to apologize for how he behaved as a young teammate in Cleveland and for not "seeing the big picture."

Kyrie: Called LeBron to apologize for being young player (2:02)

Kyrie drops 27 points, tallies career-high 18 assists in win (1:18)

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Kyrie Irving leads Celtics past Raptors

Marc Kestecher & Jon Barry share their final thoughts on Kyrie Irving's performance in the 4th quarter to lead the Celtics to a win over the Raptors

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Irving's 27 points, 18 assists leads Celtics past Raptors

Kyrie Irving hit a foul-line fadeaway to give Boston the lead, then hit a 31-foot 3-pointer to finish with 27 points and lead the Celtics past the Eastern Conference-leading Toronto Raptors 117-108 on Wednesday night.

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