The host Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the visiting Boston Celtics on Thursday, 124 - 118. Cleveland (24 - 7) remains the Eastern Conference's top team, having now won five of its last six games. The Cavs saw a fantastic performance from their big three on Thursday, with Kyrie Irving scoring a team - high 32 points. Irving added 12 assists and three steals and shot a ridiculous 12 - of - 17 in what was a truly tremendous performance. Not far behind Irving was Kevin Love, who scored 30 points and pulled down a team - high 15 rebounds. LeBron James, meanwhile, scored 23 points, dished out 11 assists, and pulled down eight rebounds. As a whole, Cleveland had an impressive night, shooting over 51 percent and draining 14 three - pointers. The Celtics (19 - 14), meanwhile, had an impressive offensive night of their own. The team shot over 50 percent and had 12 three - pointers, with a large chunk of their offense coming in the fourth quarter. After trailing by 20, Boston went on a 23 - 7 run and eventually pulled within one point of the defending champions. All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas led the team with 31 points and dished out nine assists. Forward Jonas Jerebko, meanwhile, played an instrumental role off the bench, chipping in 12 points and seven rebounds in 17 minutes of play. The Celtics will host the Heat on Friday, while the Cavs will visit Charlotte on Saturday.
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 "TeamStat(G,'Celtics') has 14 Losses ,has 118 Total points ,has 19 Points in 1st quarter ."]