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Wednesday, March 1, 2017
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CLEVELAND – LeBron James returned from sickness, and the Cavaliers felt a whole lot better.
Still not quite himself, James came back after missing one game with strep throat and scored 24 points, Kyrie Irving added 25 and Cleveland capped a solid February with a 102-95 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night.
James sat out Saturday’s loss to Chicago – the Cavs fell to 0-4 this season without their superstar – and was listed as questionable before arriving at Quicken Loans Arena and getting in a workout. He looked fit from the start, delivering an early dunk and adding one in the fourth that he capped by screaming, ”That’s and one!” at MiIwaukee’s John Henson, who fouled him.
He wasn’t 100 percent, but even at less than full speed, James can dominate.
“He brings so much to our team,” Cavs coach Tyronn Lue said. ”He’s just a winner. Anybody who goes to the Finals six straight times is a winner. He just makes everybody better, myself included. … That’s who he is. We needed his juice tonight.”
James’ dunk and three-point play triggered an 11-0 run that helped put away the Bucks, who were within 86-85 midway through the fourth.
After spending much of the weekend recovering, James felt he had enough energy to play and helped the Cavs close the month with a 9-2 record after going 7-8 in January.
”I felt good enough to lace them up,” James said.
Irving became the eighth player in Cleveland history to reach 2,000 assists, then joked the knock that he’s selfish.
”It’s good from a guy who doesn’t pass,” he quipped. ”It’s nice.” (AP)
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Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James (23) looks to pass while hounded and under pressure from the Milwaukee Bucks during their NBA clash on Monday.AP
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