Celtics Kneel Before LeBron James
Celtics Kneel Before LeBron James
Cleveland Cavaliers scored their fourth consecutive victory over the visiting league leading Boston Celtics 109-104 on Tuesday evening, as LeBron James impressed by scoring 11 out of his 38 points only in overtime, including a three pointer, and 13 assists.

Celtics coach, Doc Rivers had to admit that "LeBron was fantastic, he made big shots, that's who he is. He hurt us as much with the pass as with his scoring. When he's not only scoring but getting everyone else involved, then he's a killer. And he was tonight."

James had a great season, as he leads the league with an average of 37.5 points, 10.2 rebounds and 9.5 assists in his last six games and 31.3 points per game during the entire season.

The 22 years old superstar was followed by Drew Gooden, who scored a season high 24 points, and Zydrunas Ilgauskas that had 15 points and 14 rebounds.

Ray Allen added 29 points for the Celtics, while Kevin Garnett had 19 and Paul Pierce finished with 16 points.

"We had our chance to win it in regulation," Pierce said. "But we let it slip away and they got us in overtime."

With 23 seconds remaining until the end of the game the two teams were at a tie, with 92 points each, when Allen had the opportunity to bring an advance to the Celtics by drawing a foul from Pavlovic.

Surprisingly, the 92 percent free throw shooter this season failed to score any of the two throws.

James asked for a time out in order to set up the final play before he tried to nail the jumper that might have won the game for the Cavaliers, but the ball bounced off the front of the rim and sent the game into overtime.

The extra five minutes were a struggle for Celtics, who failed to stop James and his team to score one by one, ending the game with a five points advantage.

"LeBron makes some big shots in overtime and we didn't make ours," Rivers added. "The overtime was what it was."



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