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Tuesday, April 4, 2017
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Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James (23) swoops past Paul George of the Indiana Pacers during their NBA clash on Sunday.AP
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CLEVELAND –The playoffs are nearing and the Cavaliers are already feeling the pressure.
LeBron James made a big 3-pointer in the final minute of the second overtime and scored 41 points to offset 43 by Indiana’s Paul George, as Cleveland opened its April schedule with an emotional 135-130 win Sunday over the Pacers, who remain on the outside of the postseason in the Eastern Conference.
James added 15 rebounds and 11 assists in 52 exhausting minutes – his most in more than four years – for the defending NBA champions, whose win was overshadowed by an angry exchange between James and teammate Tristan Thompson during a timeout late in the second OT.
James accepted blame for the argument and said he apologized to Thompson.
”I had good intentions but I was a little bit too demonstrative at that point in the game,” he said. ”I can’t show up my teammates. Double T worked hard, he’s a big-time player for our team. I had good intentions of what I wanted to happen, but the way it came out, it didn’t look good on TV.”
Thompson was reluctant to discuss the incident.
”We’re family,” Thompson said. ”Little miscommunication in the huddle. Move forward. We’re family. Got each other’s back always. Move forward.”
George was magnificent in defeat, scoring 19 straight points in the overtimes and adding nine rebounds and nine assists. But he couldn’t prevent the Pacers from their eighth straight road loss. (AP)
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