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CLEVELAND - LeBron James and Kyrie Irving stepped aside and let one of their teammates polish off an opponent.On Sunday, Dion Waiters finished Memphis.Waiters scored 13 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter as the Cleveland Cavaliers handled one of the Western Conferences best teams, beating the short-handed Grizzlies 105-91.The Cavs have been waiting for the enigmatic and inconsistent Waiters to become more reliable. Its still a work in progress but Waiters, who has frequently been mentioned in trade rumours over the past two seasons, is showing signs of developing into a steady scorer off the bench.Hes learning every day, said James, who had 25 points and 11 assists. Hes a young guy. He hasnt experienced much in this league, so for him to have a game like he had, we needed it.James scored 16 in the second half and the Cavs shot a season-best 61 per cent from the field to improve to just 3-6 against West teams. Anderson Varejao scored 18 and Irving had 17 points and 12 assists for the Cavs, who are 11-3 since their sluggish 5-7 start.Marc Gasol scored 23 and added 11 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who played without forward Zach Randolph. Hes nursing a sore and swollen right knee he injured in Fridays loss at Chicago.Jon Leuer added 16 points for Memphis, which dropped to 21-6.Gasol refused to use Randolphs absence as an excuse.We play who we have, he said. Whoevers not here is not here. Trust me, we have enough talent in this locker room not just to win tonight but to win the same amount of games weve won so far.Despite not having Randolph, their leading rebounder, Grizzlies were still within 79-74 when the Cavs went on an 8-0 run to take control. Irving triggered the spurt with a basket before Waiters, who was benched in the second half of a win over Brooklyn on Friday, fed James for an alley-oop dunk. Waiters then drained a 3-pointer to cap an 11-3 run, and the backup guard scored eight consecutive points to push Clevelands lead to 100-83.Waiters scored 11 points in a span of 2:10, assuming the closer role usually played by James and Irving.When its not one of those guys nights, somebodys got to step up and my approach every game is to be locked in as far as being consistent and being aggressive at all times, thats just who I am, Waiters said. I just try to let the game come to me now. I just take what they give me.Cavs coach David Blatt said his team would need to bring it to match the Grizzlies physicality. Cleveland brought it, building a 20-6 lead in the first quarter, helped by Gasol going to the bench after picking up his second personal. The Grizzlies, though, battled back and were only down 11 at halftime.TIP-INSGrizzlies: An MRI taken Saturday on Randolph did not show any structural damage but the Grizzlies are going to be extra cautious with him as hes likely to sit out Monday against Utah. Hes a warrior and I just thought taking a night off isnt the worst thing in the world, said coach David Joerger. A game or two can help you over the long haul. ... G Tony Allen missed his third straight game with a scratched cornea. ... Leuers start was first since he was a rookie in 2011-12 for Milwaukee.Cavaliers: Cleveland has won eight of nine at home. .. The Cavs are 9-2 when James has at least nine assists. ... Irving shot 8 for 13. He came in shooting just 37 per cent (30 of 81) in his previous five games, but Cavs coach David Blatt isnt worried about his point guards slump lingering. Guys go through periods like that, Blatt said. ... During a timeout, F Mike Millers various hairstyles — long, high and tight and a mullet — were shown on the giant scoreboard, prompting James to turn to his teammate and say, Thats (messed) up, man.PROTEST: During the game several dozen demonstrators gathered outside Quicken Loans Arena to protest the recent death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, who was shot and killed by a Cleveland police officer while carrying a toy gun. The group walked to the steps of the building where they were met by about 30 uniformed officers.UP NEXTGrizzlies: Host Utah on Monday.Cavaliers: Host Minnesota on Tuesday. Nike Jerseys .com) - Jenny Boucek is the new head coach of the Seattle Storm. Cheap Jerseys . Saltalamacchia has agreed to a $21 million, three-year deal with the Miami Marlins, two people familiar with the negotiations said Tuesday. https://www.cheapjerseysjustwholesale.com/ . 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The Islanders followed up a 13-2-0 stretch with three consecutive regulation losses before returning to the win column with Saturdays 3-2 win over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks. The victory halted Chicagos winning streak at eight games. The Blackhawks went ahead 2-0 on Patrick Kanes goal early in the third period, but Kyle Okposo and Lubomir Visnovsky tallied 51 seconds apart midway through the final stanza to grab the lead for good and cool off Chicago. Cal Clutterbuck added a second-period strike for the Islanders, while Jaroslav Halak turned aside 23 shots for the win. I told our guys, Weve got to get that attitude, weve got to get the swagger back in our game. And I think we did that, Isles head coach Jack Capuano said. If we do the right things, we can compete with anybody. The Isles enter Mondays contest with 40 points, placing them two behind the Pittsburgh Penguins for the Metropolitan Division lead. The Pens also play Monday when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning. New Jersey, meanwhile, enters Monday tied with Philadelphia for fifth in the Metro and trailing the second-place Islanders by 13 points. The Devils have lost three straight and nine of their last 11 games, but hope to pick up a victory tonight in what could be their final visit to the Coliseum. Barring a playoff meeting this spring between New Jersey and the Isles, Mondays encounter will be the teams final encounter on Long Island. New York, of ccourse, is moving to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn after this season.dddddddddddd This is the second of four regular-season meetings between the clubs. The Isles notched a 3-1 home win over Jersey on Nov. 29. It was New Yorks third straight win in the series and sixth in the last eight meetings. The Isles, who will visit New Jersey on Jan. 9 and March 21 to complete the season series, have won their last two home encounters against the Devils. New Jersey will try to salvage the finale of a three-game road trip tonight after going 0-2 at the start of the swing following setbacks in Philadelphia and Dallas. The Devils fell to 8-11-1 as the guest on Saturday after dropping a 4-3 decision to the Stars. New Jersey allowed the first two goals before tying the game at 2-2, but Trevor Daley and Shawn Horcoff put Dallas ahead for good with tallies late in the second period. Jon Merrill, Eric Gelinas and Scott Gomez all lit the lamp for New Jersey. We battled hard tonight, but we just came up short, Devils forward Michael Ryder said. Weve got to find ways to win. Cory Schneider allowed four goals on 33 shots over the first two periods and Keith Kinkaid made three saves in relief during the third. Schneider is 1-1-1 with a 1.31 goals against average in three career starts against the Islanders. Halak is expected to face him tonight and owns a 4-4-1 mark and a 2.41 GAA versus New Jersey in his career. Mike Cammalleri left Saturdays game in Dallas with a lower-body injury and is questionable for tonight. Cammalleri is leading New Jersey with 11 goals this season despite playing in only 23 of 31 games due to various injuries. ' ' '