Former Cal star scores four points in garbage time as Cleveland cruises to 136-106 win
Jaylon Tyson waited until the final 6 minutes 40 seconds of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ season-opening game to get on the floor in his first NBA game.
Then he did what he did what he often did in his lone season at Cal last year: He filled up the boxscore.The Cavs led 118-90 over the host Toronto Raptors when Tyson entered the game. His debut stint didn’t begin well. The 20th pick of the NBA draft this summer had two quick turnovers, then a foul.At 4:02, Tyson took his only shot from the field, a 3-pointer, and made it.
He finished with four points, two rebounds, one assist, two turnovers and two fouls as the Cavaliers closed out a 136-106 victory. A 6-foot-7 wing, Tyson joined Cal coach Mark Madsen’s first team last season as a transfer from Texas Tech. He averaged 19.6 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists to earning first-team All-Pac-12 honors.JEFF FARAUDO
Jeff Faraudo was a sports writer for Bay Area daily newspapers since he was 17 years old, and was the Oakland Tribune's Cal beat writer for 24 years. He covered eight Final Fours, four NBA Finals and four Summer Olympics.
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