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LeBron, Love power Cavs past Celtics
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LeBron James scored 24 points and grabbed seven rebounds while Kevin Love added 20 points and eight rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers ripped host Boston 89-77 on Tuesday.
Russian center Timofey Mozgov added 9 points and 10 rebounds while Iman Shumpert came off the bench to score 10 points before suffering a groin injury as the Cavaliers won their third straight and improved the best record in the Eastern Conference to 16-7.
Avery Bradley scored 17 points to top the Celtics, who led 46-40 at half-time but shot only 26 percent in the second half and managed only 31 points after half-time in a physical contest.
“It’s fun to have that type of competition,” James said.
“We had to take the fight to them and we were ready for it. We love physical games. We can play any type of game. We knew it was going to be physical and we answered the call.”
The Celtics, who slid to seventh in the East at 14-11, fell behind during a 12-0 Cavaliers run in the third quarter.
With Kyrie Irving on the verge of returning from an injury that has kept him out since June’s National Basketball Association finals, the Cavaliers could be on the brink of finding top form and surging ahead of a close pack of rivals.
Shumpert’s injury, though, gave Cavaliers coach Dave Blatt some worries.
“A little bit concerned,” Blatt said. “I have no idea what the extent, is but given what our recent history is, I’m concerned.”
Elsewhere on Tuesday, it was: Nuggets 112, Timberwolves 100; Kings 107, Rockets 97; and Lakers 113, Bucks 95.
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