"One day soon, Kyrie Irving's minutes will be ramped up to between 30 and 33 a night. He's not there yet, but coach Byron Scott conceded he should've put the rookie in a little sooner than he did in Tuesday's loss to the Miami Heat.

Irving played 26 minutes against the Heat and is averaging 27.9 minutes per game, which ranks 26th among point guards. He departed with 3:49 left in the third quarter and didn't re-enter until 5:03 remained in the game.

"I should have played him a little more," Scott said. "I got lost watching our second unit play as well as they were playing on both ends of the floor."

Scott said he looked up with six minutes remaining and thought about getting Irving back in the game, but the reserves had the Cavs within three points of the Heat, so he stuck with them for another minute."