
In addition, they've gone 5-0 against the spread over their last five games at home. The Cavaliers can also clinch their seventh Central Division title with a win and an Indiana Pacers loss (plays at Toronto tonight). On Thursday, the Cavs overcame a 17-point deficit with just 7 minutes, 35 seconds remaining in a 119-115 victory over the visiting Washington Wizards. "We came back last night and came back today", James said.
Elsewhere, LeBron James' excellence is so taken for granted, he rarely gets a mention, but 44 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists is impossible to ignore. James is just the second player in franchise history to record 50 double-doubles in a single season, joining Brad Daugherty (53 in 1990-91).
The Australian rookie finished with 27 points, 15 rebounds, 13 assists and four steals. Since returning to the lineup on March 19 (nine games), Love is shooting.451 (23-51) from three-point range.
The anticipation leading up to Friday nights matchup between the Cavaliers and the Sixers was high and deservedly so.
Dwane Casey's group has been eliminated by the Cavs in each of the past two seasons-losing in six games during the 2016 East final and getting swept in the conference semifinals in 2017-and for much of this season it looked like the only way they'd meet in the playoffs this year would be in the conference finals. The third quarter Cavaliers flipped a defensive switch that ignited their perimeter D, while they suffocated Ben Simmons in the paint and midrange.
More news: Border states pledge 1600 troops for Trump's border fightDeMar DeRozan added 12 points for the Raptors, who shot 42.9 percent. Except it was all Ben Simmons and the Sixers. Luke Kornet came off the bench to add a career-best 17 points as NY left Miami just a half-game ahead of Milwaukee for sixth in the East.
There are not many nights during any National Basketball Association regular season when you feel as though you are experiencing a playoff game, be it the atmosphere on the court, in the stands, along the sidelines. absolutely everywhere.
Tonight, the Wine & Gold will face the Philadelphia 76ers for the fourth time in 2017-18.
"They knew we were coming on a back-to-back and I am sure their emphasis was to get up and down and [test] our legs, and it took us quite a bit of time to get in the game". In that 22-point win, Cleveland held Philadelphia to just 3-28 (.107) shooting from beyond the arc, which was the lowest three-point percentage allowed by the Cavs in a single game since February 20, 2015 (.063, 1-16). Ersan Ilyasova came off the Sixers bench to score 15 points and grab 11 rebounds. Dedmon had 12 points and 14 rebounds, and John Collins also had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds for Atlanta.
The Cavs are 11-1 against the Sixers over the previous 12 meetings and have won five consecutive contests at Wells Fargo Center.
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Footage has actually emerged from inside the City bus thanks to a member of Guardiola's backroom staff, Manel Estiarte. And former Anfield captain Steven Gerrard said that the scenes "sour the night for the club".
Simeone proud at Atletico's Madrid derby fight The Atletico star is clearly a fan of the video game Fortnite and has already given us a few celebrations inspired by the game. Atleti are now unbeaten in five top-flight trips across town and remain four points ahead of their neighbours in second.
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Migrant caravan Slides up, Mexico calls in United States ambassador
Caravans like this one are common as an attempt to raise awareness, but they exist apart from the regular flow of migrants. More than 20 people were killed in post-election protests, and Honduras has always been a unsafe place for activists.
BJP will 'collapse' in 2019 if Oppn is united, says Rahul Gandhi
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The strongest opposition party is the formerly far-right Jobbik, which has recast its image as a more moderate nationalist force. She said young people are rejecting the authoritarian government and her 2 daughters have left Hungary.
Two US military killed in Kentucky helicopter crash - army
On Wednesday near the Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada an Air Force Thunderbird pilot was killed after his F-16 aircraft crashed. Military officials are investigating a fatal helicopter crash , which happened Friday night at Fort Campbell in Kentucky.
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LeBron James Wants Women Coaching in the National Basketball Association
Simmons kicked out to Redick for a three from the corner that brought Iverson out of his seat and pumping his fist in celebration. Not that Cavs fans are anything like Lakers fans, but they are not as hungry as Sixers fans.
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The website, criticized as the biggest prostitution website in the world, is seized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation . However, supporters of the site believe the government has struck a blow against freedom of speech, and Morgan M.
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