LeBron takes charge in Cavs' 124-95 beatdown in Boston - KansasCity.com

oven Find Cavaliers Boston Celtics on Monday night at Quicken Loans Arena and take their first TD in the park on Friday.

Playing with a sense of urgency and collective chip on their shoulders, the Cavs beat the Celtics 124-95 for 2-1 in the run-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal.

The waiting time for a complete set of Cavs ended. Six Cavs, including all the start line and scored in double figures, play well defensively and they dominate in almost all aspects of the game in hand Celtics their worst playoff loss in franchise history.

"We talked about playing for 48 minutes and tonight we have," said Cavs coach Mike Brown. "LeBron (James) set the tone."

James led all scoring with 38 points and eight rebounds and seven assists, added, trembling with the thought of an elbow injury when he made from the perimeter and went into the tire.

Commenting on the performance of James, the Celtics coach Doc Rivers said: "I thought it was, that I want to describe it. Enough with the elbow injury .. Now we can play basketball."

Aggressive early James, Cavs market leader in the first quarter 19-point lead. James, who usually do not sit in the second quarter. Cavaliers led them to 65-43, and James, rest later this quarter, has 28 points in the second half.

"We never had consistent play in the playoffs," James said. "We need to understand is that we play with a sense of urgency."

They do, but the Cavs should go will win because they do everything that they are part of the season. They focused on defense so that the flow of action.

The whole team has talked about the need to contain - Do not Stop - Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo (18 points, eight rebounds) in the series. For the first two games, it was more a concept than to act. What has changed in the third game

With guard Anthony Parker in the Rondo for most of the game, the effectiveness as the Cavs fell, it was hard for him to give. In the first half, they cut straight shooter Rondo, and the limit of only four assists.

"Obviously he has chosen us out offensively," Brown said. "This is something that AP (Parker), he suggested, saying:" I will look to work a few balls and see what happens .. "And I said," Good. "

This strategy can limit the production Rondo offensive teammates. While Kevin Garnett scored 19 points, no other Celtic can really find a rhythm other than the second.

Celtics Paul Pierce, to go before you fight and scored only 11 points on 4-of-15 shooting.

"The focus is not on me to score 20, 30 points," said Pierce. "He's not someone I know it will come .. I know I can bounce back. I as part of a team to do it."

Brown stressed that Pierce was not anything spectacular Cavs guard.

"LeBron has a number of tasks for most, if not all of their shows, and you know when (Pierce) caught him, he was just trying to make it work," he said.

James eliminate all the excitement from the elbow injury.

"I will try to dictate the tempo from the beginning of the game," she said. "And I think I do."

Game 4 will be played Sunday afternoon in Boston.


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