Cavaliers were so bored in their blowout win, they started flipping bottles

Cavs just want to have fuuu-uuun.
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Nicole Gallucci
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Winning can be such a bore sometimes, especially when you're winning by ... a lot.

Just ask the Cleveland Cavaliers, who destroyed the New York Knicks in Wednesday night's game at Madison Square Garden by more than 30 points, with a final score of 126-94.

While grabbing some rest on the bench in the fourth quarter, LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and a few of their Cavs teammates were so bored they sought out alternate means of entertainment — flipping water bottles.

The challenge is simple: flip a water bottle up into the air and have it land upright.

It might sound straightforward, but the water bottle flip is a tough skill to master. And much like basketball, practice is key.

With the Cavs already taking care of business on the court, the guys had valuable time to goof off and show everyone their bottle flipping talents.

Though LeBron is arguably the best player in the NBA — err, the world— his talent unfortunately does not seem to extend to water bottle flipping.

Cameras caught LeBron's out-of-control bottle definitely rolling onto the court while the game was still going, but he quickly showed off his hall of fame-level agility and lunged to grab it.

Here's that beautiful moment again in slow motion, so you can truly appreciate the look on LeBron's face.

As the night progressed the competition grew tough, and SportsCenter even got in on the action.

But in the end, it was Kyrie with the impressive victory in the hard fought game of off-court bottle flipping.

And the crowd goes wiiiiiiiiild.

Good game, boys. Can't wait for the next blowout.

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Nicole Gallucci

Nicole is a Senior Editor at Mashable. She primarily covers entertainment and digital culture trends, and in her free time she can be found watching TV, sending voice notes, or going viral on Twitter for admiring knitwear. You can follow her on Twitter @nicolemichele5.

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