Kyrie Irving "lucky" to score 57

Kyrie Irving has admitted that he was "lucky" to score a career-high 57 points in the Cleveland Cavaliers' win over the San Antonio Spurs.

The Australian-born point guard beat his previous best of 55, which he scored earlier this year, in the 128-125 overtime victory, also setting a new franchise record.

The 22-year-old told reporters: "A few of those shots, it just left my hands and I kind of threw them up at the rim and I was lucky enough and blessed enough that they went in.

"It was such a fun game. The crowd was into it. They sold out, they came to see a great game and it was. Once [LeBron James] gets into those step-back threes, we were just looking at each other, 'Man, this is just so much fun'."

The result keep the Cavaliers in second place in the Eastern Conference with a 42-25 record.