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Fourth quarters are supposed to belong to veteran players, men who have learned over time to harness their emotions as the possessions grow few and consequences for mistakes escalate.

So what 19-year-old Kyrie Irving is doing in his rookie season almost defies logic and -- in the case of his no-look, over-the-shoulder pass to Alonzo Gee -- description. He is becoming one of the kings of late-night basketball and his band of Cavaliers teammates are only too happy to tag along.

Irving led another furious fourth-quarter rally as the Cavaliers stunned the Detroit Pistons, 101-100, before 13,459 fans in The Q. The first-year point guard scored 17 of his 25 points in the final period to erase an 11-point deficit. Irving and Gee combined for 30 of the Cavs' 35 points in the quarter.

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