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They always played the same position and were part of the same draft class. Womens Cardinals Jerseys . Now Kemba Walker is joining the elite class Kyrie Irving has already occupied, too.Irving has long been considered one of the best point guards in the league since winning the Rookie of the Year award. Walker is joining that conversation following his terrific start.They will meet Sunday at Cleveland when the surprising Hornets (6-2) visit the defending champion Cavaliers (7-1).Both point guards lead their team in scoring. LeBron James has led his team in scoring in each of his 14 years in the league, but he has willingly turned over a lot of the responsibility to Irving, who is 24 and entering his sixth year in the league.Irving is among the top 10 scorers in Cavaliers history, moving past Campy Russell for ninth place in Fridays win at Washington.Kyrie is a guy who can score and we want him to be aggressive and attack the basket because nobody can stop him, Cavs coach Tyronn Lue said.LeBron can do both. He can facilitate and so can Kyrie. We have a great balance right now, we just have to keep it going.Walker, meanwhile, has scored at least 20 points in each of the Hornets last seven games.In Fridays loss to the Toronto Raptors, he became the first point guard in Charlotte history to score 40 points, grab 10 rebounds and pass for six assists, according to the Charlotte Observer.Its early, but the 26-year-old Walker is averaging career highs in points, field-goal percentage and 3-point shooting.Hes lightning quick, Jazz coach Quin Snyder told the Observer. Hes one of the better ball handlers in the league as far as his command over the ball. He can get where he wants to go.Irving was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft, while Walker went ninth. For his first few years in the league, Irving was tied to Brandon Knight, who went one spot ahead of Walker to the Detroit Pistons.There was a theory at the time of the draft that the Cavs, who held the first and fourth picks, should select Derrick Williams No. 1 overall and take Knight fourth.Clearly selecting Irving first and Tristan Thompson fourth was the better alternative. Six years later, Walker is emerging as the second-best point guard of the class.He has improved his 3-point shot dramatically over the last two years, which is a big reason why he finished second last year in the NBAs Most Improved Player voting.Now Walker is poised to lead the Hornets back to the playoffs for the third time in the last four years.But if they keep playing at this level, just making the postseason wont be good enough. Charlotte hasnt advanced to the second round since 2001-02 and it has never reached the conference finals.I cant really think that far ahead, Walker told the Observer. The goal for the regular season is to get to the playoffs, then get there and think about things like that. ... But I will say Im super-confident in my team. Camo Cardinals Jerseys . In taking its goal tally to 99 in all competitions already this season, City delivered another demonstration of its lethal firepower at Etihad Stadium to set up a fourth-round match at home to another second-tier team -- Watford. Josh Rosen Stitched Jersey . Any real chance at payback wont come until the playoff. Still, Pittsburgh knows its taut 3-2 win over the Bruins on Wednesday night is a pretty good place to start laying the groundwork. "They are a very good defensive team," Penguins forward Brandon Sutter said. http://www.officialcardinalsnflauthenticshop.com/ . Scott Kazmir allowed four hits in seven shutout innings, Michael Brantley hit a two-run homer in a three-run first inning and the Indians maintained their hold on an AL wild-card spot with a 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday night. DENVER -- Brandon McManus was wide left and now the defending Super Bowl champs are on the outside looking in on the AFC playoff race, too.The Kansas City Chiefs capitalized on short field position following McManus missed 62-yard attempt to drive down and win it 30-27 on Cairo Santos 34-yarder that clanked off the left upright and over the crossbar in the final second of overtime Sunday night.That left the Chiefs (8-3) a game behind Oakland (9-2) in the AFC West while the Broncos (7-4) slipped behind the Dolphins (7-4) for the current final playoff spot.In pregame remarks on the NBC broadcast, DeMarcus Ware called this a must-win game for us. And this right here will put us over the top, put us to the next level.Instead, the defending champs slipped behind a six-pack of teams, including division leaders Houston and Baltimore, which both have worse records than Denver at 6-5.Winners of six straight games, Miami has the Broncos beat on the conference tiebreaker as it stands now.We just got to get into the playoffs, cornerback Chris Harris Jr. said. I feel like if we get in the playoffs, we can be scary for anybody.That task just got a whole lot trickier for the Broncos, who hit the road for the next two games, at Jacksonville and Tennessee, before returning home for a game against New England. They wrap up against the Chiefs and Raiders.The Broncos have won the AFC West each of the last five years but theyve already lost to every team in the division.KUBIAKS TOUGH NIGHT: Not only did he pick what turned out to be the wrong move -- punt, go for it or try the field goal -- on fourth-and-10 from the Chiefs 34 with just over a minute remaining -- but Broncos coach Gary Kubiak also got whistled for getting in the way of an official running down the sideline.That took 15 yards off Emmanuel Sanders 64-yard catch. But the Broncos bailed out their coach two plays later when Trevor Siemian hit Sanders for a 35-yard touchdown.They couldnt bail him out after McManus missed what would have been the longest game-winning overtime field goal in NFL history.BREAKDOWNS: The Broncos special teams had a rough night as they allowed an 86-yard kick return for a score by Tyreek Hill, saw Jordaan Norwood muff a punt and were called for an illegal formation on a field goal attempt, which led to a Kansas City touchdown. Chris Campbell Stitched Jersey. All this after special teams came up big at New Orleans two weeks earlier by blocking an extra point and returning it for the first game-winning defensive 2-point play in NFL history.Norwood recovered his first muff in the first half but it set up Kansas Citys safety. His second one came at midfield after Denvers defense had recorded two sacks and forced Dustin Colquitt to punt out of his own end zone.Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib shoved Norwood in the back as he was trudging off the field following the turnover.This loss right here was on everybody -- offensively, defensively, special teams, coaching, Sanders said. Everybody didnt do their job tonight. Its a hard loss, but weve got to bounce back.REMEMBERING DAD: Chiefs long snapper James Winchester had a key fumble recovery in the fourth quarter in his second game since his father was slain. Michael Winchester was killed by a disgruntled former Southwest Airlines employee outside an Oklahoma City airport earlier this month.Im just thankful to be a part of this team and just come out and contribute, Winchester said.SEEING YELLOW: The Broncos had 15 penalties for 97 yards, including three on Kansas Citys game-tying drive to send the game into overtime.We have to do a better job with that, Von Miller said. We always do a good job with that, but it was just a tough patch right there. ... Well be better.TRIPLE THREAT: Rookie Tyreek Hills trio of touchdowns came on a return, a rush and a reception. Gale Sayers was the last player to accomplish the feat, way back in 1965 at Minnesota.I am full of speed, said Hill, who showed it off during his 86-yard return on a free kick following a safety that gave Kansas City a 9-3 halftime lead despite gaining just 49 yards of offense.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---AP Sports Writer Pat Graham contributed.---Follow Arnie Melendrez Stapleton on Twitter: http://twitter.com/arniestapleton China Jerseys Cheap NFL Gear Cheap Jerseys Store Jerseys NFL China Cheap NFL Jerseys Camo China NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Throwback ' ' '
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