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The Cavaliers rarely look like a monstrous athletic team. They push the ball and find quality shooting, but they aren't the super-flight of killer robots that LeBron James' Heat team was. It's just a different set of personnel.

Against the Celtics on Thursday, however, Kyrie Irving and James did combine for one highlight that matches that profile. And it was a doozy, off the backboard.

That's a 31-year-old guy running and making plays like that. That's crazy athleticism, and it also shows a chemistry level that the Cavaliers haven't really had in years past. For Irving to recognize that situation and make the pass vs. just getting the layup shows something. And it's good.

The Cavaliers survived a late push to defeat Boston and remain undefeated at 5-0.