{"id":602108,"date":"2026-02-14T04:20:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T04:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/602108\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T04:20:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T04:20:17","slug":"jaylon-tyson-leads-team-in-scoring-in-rising-stars-showcase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/602108\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaylon Tyson leads team in scoring in Rising Stars showcase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fearthesword.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cleveland Cavaliers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> wing Jaylon Tyson had a strong showing in the Rising Stars game on Friday evening. He led Team T-Mac in points (10) and rebounds (5) in their loss to Team Vince.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The format for this competition is a mini-tournament. The two teams played a game to 40 points, with the winner advancing to the final. Since Tyson\u2019s team lost, his night was over after one mini-game.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Tyson performed well. He kept his team in the game with timely scoring and rebounding. He also provided some resistance on the defensive end, which is about as much as you can ask for in this All-Star game setting. It was a solid outing for the second-year Cavalier.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">His highlights of the night were a nice alley-oop to Miami Heat center Kel\u2019el Ware and a smooth Euro-step to keep his team within striking distance down the stretch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Donovan Mitchell was there to support his teammate with a front-row seat. He called for the MVP award for Tyson before the game even started, and cheered for him every opportunity he had from courtside.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Tyson\u2019s team didn\u2019t have an answer for <a href=\"http:\/\/libertyballers.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Philadelphia 76ers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> rookie V.J. Edgecombe. He provided a game-high 17 points on 6-8 shooting to help lead Team Vince to the victory.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Team Vince went on to defeat Team Melo in the final game of the Rising Stars mini-tournament.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Mitchell is the lone representative for the Cavs for the remainder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fearthesword.com\/cavs-news\/44834\/cavs-nba-all-star-game-how-to-watch-cleveland-cavaliers-donovan-mitchell-jaylon-tyson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NBA All-Star Weekend;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NBA All-Star Weekend<\/a>. He\u2019ll be participating in the 3-Point Contest on Saturday and will be on one of the two US teams in the All-Star Game on Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cleveland Cavaliers wing Jaylon Tyson had a strong showing in the Rising Stars game on Friday evening. 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