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ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - Connor McDavid gets a handful of text messages each month from agent Bobby Orr. The legendary defencemans advice is pretty straightforward.He tells me to sleep more, McDavid said. Thats probably the main thing. He tells me probably two, three times a month to make sure Im sleeping more.McDavid first met Orr as a 12- or 13-year-old and has gotten used to him being his agent. Next month, hell have Orr as his coach at the CHL/NHL Top Prospects game. The 17-year-old Erie Otters star will be part of Team Orr in the game against Team Cherry, coached by popular television personality Don Cherry.Its going to be pretty funny, McDavid said of Orr coaching him. Hes obviously been very good to me and to have him behind the bench is going to be pretty special.McDavid is the biggest name of the 40 2015 draft-eligible players from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League and Western Hockey League who will take part in the game Jan. 22 at Meridian Centre in St. Catharines, home of the Niagara IceDogs. But hes already the projected No. 1 pick.For many of the other players, its a chance to impress scouts and improve draft stock.Obviously as a hockey player you want to get drafted as high as you can, said Lawson Crouse, who along with McDavid is at Meridian Centre for Canadas world junior camp. But youre going to do whatever it takes, and if you dont go as high as you want its not the end of the world. Youve just got to keep working.Joining McDavid and Crouse on Team Orr is Pavel Zacha of the Sarnia Sting, the top pick in the CHL Import Draft. One of McDavids Erie teammates, Dylan Strome, is on Team Cherry.Players in this game are pretty special, McDavid said. Everyone got here because of the way they play in their league games.Niagaras Marty Williamson will coach with Orr and get a break from game-planning against McDavid.Its no fun in Erie when weve got to see him six times, Williamson said. For anyone that gets to play with a Connor McDavid in these kind of games, what a treat that is.---Follow @SWhyno on Twitter Mario Mandzukic Jersey . -- During a players meeting following the All-Star break, Jermaine ONeal promised his teammates to play the rest of the regular season like he would never play again -- because he very well might not. Paulo Dybala Jersey . "I could have been equipment manager but nooooo" from Lisa on Ice. 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The Spurs scored just 13 points in the first quarter and trailed by 12 early in the second before making six straight 3s. Kyrie Irving and Dion Waiters scored 24 each for the Cavs, who have lost nine straight to the Spurs. Spencer Hawes added 20 points and 13 rebounds for Cleveland. This wasnt as easy for the Spurs as their 30-point blowout of the Cavs in November, but it was close. With the trademark proficiency that has made it a model franchise, San Antonio turned a competitive game for nearly three quarters into a laugher. The always demanding Popovich had little to gripe about afterward. "Were always trying to move the ball, good to great," he said. "Penetrate for a teammate, not necessarily for yourself. We did a really good job of it tonight. Sometimes you get an A-plus, sometimes you get an A-minus. Tonight was an A-plus in that regard." San Antonio started just 1 of 7 on 3-pointers, but the NBAs best 3-point shooting team made 12 of its next 18 to open a 17-point lead after three quarters. "In the first half, they missed a lot of shots and we caught a break," Waiters said. "With that team you cant make a lot of mistakes and we paid for it." Parker, playing his second game after sitting out six to heal up an assortment of injuries, scored seven points in 22 minutes.dddddddddddd Duncan also had only seven but both All-Stars were able to enjoy the final quarter on the bench. Whenever the Cavs got close, the Spurs simply ran their offence, and more times than not wound up making a 3-pointer to open some distance. "Thats a lot of fun," Manu Ginobili said. "That means everybody got involved and everybody enjoyed the game. Its great to be a part of that." Irvings three-point play late in the third pulled Cleveland to 76-65, but Mills made two 3-pointers and Diaw knocked down another 3 in the final 1:04 to put the Spurs ahead 85-68 entering the fourth. Greens 3-pointer made it 88-68, and his three-point play swelled the Spurs margin to 23 in the opening minute of the fourth. The Spurs started miserably, shooting just 5 of 21 and scoring only 13 points in a ragged first quarter. They seemed disinterested and the Cavs took advantage, opening a 12-point lead in the first minute of the second quarter. It didnt last long. San Antonio made those six straight 3s to open the second quarter, and the Spurs outscored the Cavs 37-17 in the period to take a 50-40 halftime lead. Mills triggered the turnaround by scoring 10 points in the quarter. "He got 10 points when we were struggling to make buckets," Ginobili said. The Cavaliers got Waiters back but still have some key parts missing. Cleveland centre Anderson Varejao was sidelined for the 11th straight game with a sore back, and swingman C.J. Miles sat out his seventh in a row with a sprained left ankle. NOTES: The Spurs improved the NBAs best road record to 23-8. ... Green played 20 games as a rookie with Cleveland in 2009-10, when Mike Brown was in the final season of his first stint as Cavs coach. Green was cut the following season, and released twice by San Antonio before landing a full-time gig with the Spurs. Brown has always pulled for Green. "Great guy," Brown said. "He worked his tail off to get where he is. I wouldnt wish anything besides luck for him, except when hes playing us. When he did start having some success -- because he didnt change as a person -- everybody that crossed paths with him has rooted for him." ... The Spurs have had a winning road record for 17 straight seasons, a league mark. 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