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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Kemba Walker outdueled Kyrie Irving and the Charlotte Bobcats earned their first win of the season. Walker won the battle of small, but speedy point guards, scoring 23 points and handing out seven assists to help the Bobcats beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 90-84 on Friday night in their home opener. Walker hit a 3-pointer over Irving with 58 seconds left to break a tie. The Cavaliers had two chances to tie, but Josh McRoberts came up with a steal and Jarrett Jack had an air-ball on a 3-pointer with 12 seconds left. Gerald Henderson added two free throws in the final 11 seconds to make it a two-possession game and help seal the win. Bismack Biyombo, who filled in for injured centre Al Jefferson, came up big for Charlotte scoring 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting and grabbing 10 rebounds. CJ Miles had 22 points, and Tristan Thompson added 21 for the Cavaliers. Irving had 16 points on 7-of-17 shooting, but was held to one point in the fourth quarter. He attempted only three shots in the fourth and missed them all. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist finished with 15 points and six rebounds for the Bobcats. Henderson had 10 points on 2-of-10 shooting. The Bobcats led throughout the first half and was up 54-49 behind 12 points from Walker and eight apiece from rookie Cody Zeller and reserve Ramon Sessions. Zeller, the No. 4 overall pick in the draft, outplayed No. 1 pick Anthony Bennett in his first game in front of the home crowd. The 7-footer showed terrific athleticism getting up and down the court and knocked down two mid-range jumpers while finishing with nine points and five rebounds. Bennett failed to score in 12 minutes and had four fouls. Zeller got a chance to guard his older brother Tyler -- and even deflected one of his shots. The Bobcats played without Jefferson, their top free agent acquisition this off-season. The 6-10 centre re-aggravated his ankle in Charlottes loss at Houston on Wednesday night. Coach Steve Clifford said Jefferson will be reevaluated over the weekend. "Its significant," Clifford said of having to play without Jefferson. "Hes our best offensive player. I dont want to go crazy, but hes of the two or three best low post scorers in the league." Jeffersons absence meant the Bobcats had to change their style of play using more pick and rolls instead of pounding the ball into the low post. NOTES: Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera took in the game from courtside. ... Walker has scored in double digits in 26 of his last 27 games dating to last season. ... The Bobcats have won their last four home games dating to last season. cheap jerseys from china . Sources tell TSNs Luke Wileman the team signed Canadian international Issey Nakajima-Farran on Thursday. cheap nfl jerseys . Again they were badly outshot and a late penalty almost did them in, but Trevor Smith scored in overtime as Toronto beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 Thursday night at Air Canada Centre to end the skid at five games. http://www.wholesalechinatmall.com/.ca. Hi Kerry, Welcome back! Im sure you heard Peter Forsbergs comments last week regarding Canadian referees in the gold medal game. Seems to me that he was questioning the integrity and impartiality. cheap jerseys . Louis Blues return to top spot in the TSN. wholesale jerseys . The Heat blitzed the Sixers, 94-73, in Game 2 on Monday in South Beach behind LeBron James 29 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Saturdays series opener came down to the closing minutes but Mondays tilt was a wire-to-wire drubbing that was all but decided by halftime with Miami holding the Sixers to 26 percent shooting in the opening 24 minutes en route to an 18-point lead.Just one week after being fired from his post as head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes, Kirk Muller is back behind the bench with the St. Louis Blues. The team announced Tuesday that Muller is joining the Blues to work as an assistant coach with Ken Hitchcock. TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger adds that Muller has agreed to a two-year contract. Muller was 80-80-27 in three seasons with the Hurricanes. Carolina finished 13th in the 16-team East this seasoon.dddddddddddd Muller, 48, made six All-Star teams during a 19-year career with six clubs, most notably New Jersey and Montreal and won the Stanley Cup with the Canadiens in 1993. Muller also worked as an assistant coach with the Habs from 2007 to 2011. He had never been a head coach in the NHL and was in his first season coaching the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL when he was hired during the 2011-12 season to replace the fired Paul Maurice. ' ' '