USA – Celtics have James and Cavs on the play-off ropes
CLEVELAND (NBA) - LeBron James is on the verge of an early play-off exit for the second straight year with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Team USA star who was recently voted the NBA’s MVP for the second year in row made just three of his 14 shots from the floor and finished with 15 points as the Boston Celtics won decisively at Cleveland on ...
CLEVELAND (NBA) - LeBron James is on the verge of an early play-off exit for the second straight year with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Team USA star - who was recently voted the NBA’s MVP for the second year in row - made just three of his 14 shot attempts from the floor and finished with 15 points as the Boston Celtics cruised to a 120-88 road win in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semi-finals on Tuesday.
The Celtics now have a 3-2 lead in the series.
Brazil’s Anderson Varejao had eight rebounds to go with his five points for the Cavs, who must now win Game 6 in Boston to force a Game 7 back in Cleveland.
Ray Allen paced the Celtics with a game-high 25 points, while Paul Pierce broke out of a series-long slump to contribute 21 points and 11 rebounds. Kevin Garnett finished with 18 points.
Rajon Rondo, coming off an impressive triple-double in Game 4 on Sunday, scored all 16 of his points in the second half and handed out seven assists.
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