INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- It wasnt exactly a case of, New phone, who dis? but Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue and?Cleveland Indians?manager Terry Francona had a bit of a runaround trying to connect through text messages in recent months. Puma Rihanna Creepers Black .First Francona checked in to congratulate Lue after the Cavs beat the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals. The two met years ago in Boston when Lue was a Celtics assistant coach under Doc Rivers and Francona was managing the Red Sox to multiple titles.Only Franconas text went unanswered from Lue.He sent me a text during the Finals, Lue said after practice Friday. He had changed numbers, so I didnt really know who it was. When I was texting him the other night, I saw a text came from him, and I said, Oh s---. My bad. He said, No, I understand. You got busy. ... We cleaned it up, and I had a chance to talk to him the other night.The Indians run to the World Series has given Lue reason to reciprocate some four months later. With Franconas number now confirmed in his phone, Lue got in touch to congratulate him on his team beating the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League Championship Series this week.Just two professional guys in sports, Lue said of his relationship with Francona. Hes a great guy, and had a chance to meet him in Boston when he was with the Red Sox. Now coming here, its just great to see him doing well -- happy for him.Incidentally, Lue and Franconas connections dont stop at their shared time in Boston and Cleveland. They also are both linked to Michael Jordan, with Francona managing Jordan during his minor league baseball stint with the Double-A Birmingham Barons and Lue playing basketball alongside Jordan years later with the Washington Wizards.The Cavs will receive their championship rings Tuesday when they host the New York Knicks on opening night at Quicken Loans Arena. The league moved the start of the game from 8 p.m. ET to 7:30 p.m., and the ring ceremony will begin at 7. That means Cleveland sports fans can watch the ring ceremony without conflict but must then choose between the Cavs opener and the Indians, who will be hosting Game 1 of the World Series at Progressive Field at 8 p.m.Lue was asked how he would feel if fans with access to both games chose the Indians over the Cavs that night.Why would I be offended? The World Series is in town, and you have tickets to both, so you can do what you want, Lue said. You paid money for the tickets, and youre going to support both teams. Its not like youre not supporting one team. If you think about it realistically, we already won and its over, and they were there to support that. So now the Indians are going to the World Series, and its a great time. Whatever they decide to do is on them.Lue, who said he has watched some of the Indians playoff performances with assistant coach Damon Jones and even attended an AL Division Series game against Boston, shared what he admires in Francona.Just changing the culture, bringing a team together, bringing individuals together and making them play hard together and like each other, Lue said. Thats what he does well, and hes going to continue to do that. Hes done it so far this year.The Indians success has already rubbed off on the Cavs. Lue boasted about the genuine chemistry created in his team in training camp through group watch parties for Indians games.Just going to be very supportive, Lue said of the Tribe. They deserve it, and the city of Cleveland deserves it. 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He also made one teammates dream come true.Within a span of 40 seconds, the senior point guard found Ty Rawson for a 3-pointer, drove for a layup and then assisted on a Parker Van Dyke 3-pointer with 29 seconds remaining.Van Dyke grew up near the Huntsman Center and came to countless games as a fan.It was a really special moment for me individually and just a great overall play, Van Dyke said. Lorenzo made a great pass and trusted me to knock it down. Ive seen a lot of games like that as a fan -- it comes down to the wire where a Utah player hits a big shot.Kyle Kuzma had 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Utes (6-1), who ended the game on a 12-2 run. Bonam and Rawson each contributed 14 points.Isaac Neilson had career-highs of 28 points and 15 rebounds for Utah Valley (5-3). Jordan Poydras, who had four 3-pointers, added 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting.Our guards did a wonderful job at getting to the gap and I found myself open and getting the ball at the right time, Neilson said. All I really have to do is focus on catching the ball and putting it in the hoop.Conner Toolson made a 3-pointer after a Nielson offensive rebound and Brandon Randolph made a shot in the lane to give Utah Valley a 78-75 lead with 2:04 to play.The Utes, who have been a poor 3-point shooting team (29 percent on the season), made 10 of 22 long-range attempts.The Wolverines typically launch more than 30 3-point shots a game and were pressured off the line by the Utes, but often found lanes to drive and kick to Neilson for layups. Utah transfer Kenneth Ogbe and Toolson are UVUs leading scorers butt combined for just eight points in the game. Nike Air Max 2017. In a scheduling anomaly, Utah Valley is the only in-state opponent for Utah this season. Last year, Coach Larry Krystkowiak bought out the Utes previously scheduled visit to BYU.The Wolverines led early in the game but the Utes scored 12 points off first-half turnovers and held a 41-36 edge at intermission.BIG PICTUREUtah: Next week the Utes hope to have transfers David Collette and Sedrick Barefield, who are expected major contributors, eligible to play. Besides their lone loss to then No. 18 Butler and their looming matchup with No. 13 Xavier, the Utes have feasted on lower-level competition at home. The games, which were mostly blowouts, have given the young roster a chance to gel and gain experience.Utah Valley: The Wolverines, who beat BYU 114-101, were close to another major in-state upset before the late fade. UVU shot 49 percent and had 19 assists, and seem primed for a stellar season in the Western Athletic Conference.QUOTABLEWhen Parker took that 3, I had a weird vision -- because I knew the kid grew up in Salt Lake and watching the Utes all his life with his grandpa -- and I thought, `Man, hes due. And as the ball is in the air, I just flashed back to all the times he probably watched other players years ago do those same things and it was pretty neat seeing it go in. He earned it, Krystkowiak said.STAT OF THE NIGHTUtah shot 12 of 13 from the line in the second half, including eight straight from Zamora. The junior made four in the final moments.UP NEXTUtah will play its first road game of the season on Saturday against No. 13 Xavier on national television.On Saturday, the Wolverines continue their local battles as they host Utah State. 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