The Cleveland Cavaliers (38 - 24) defeated the Boston Celtics (23 - 35) 110 - 79 on Tuesday at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. The Cavaliers got out to an extremely quick start, out - scoring the Celtics 29 - 16 in the first quarter, while grabbing a 61 - 36 lead by half. They did n't slow down coming out of the half either, out - scoring the Celtics 34 - 17 in the third quarter, therefore setting them up to pull off an impressive 31 - point win in front of their home crowd. The Cavaliers were the superior shooting team in this game, going 48 percent from the field and 36 percent from the three - point line, while the Celtics finished at 35 percent from the floor and just 25 percent from deep. It also did n't help that the Celtics turned the ball over 16 times, while forcing the Cavs into just 11. LeBron James had himself a day Wednesday, going 12 - for - 23 from the field and 3 - for - 3 from the free throw line to finish with 27 points, while adding five assists and three steals in just 26 minutes. He's been absolutely on fire of late, averaging 35 points, 7 rebounds and three steals per game over his last three outings. Returning to the starting lineup after missing two games with a strained left shoulder, Kyrie Irving showed no signs of still being affected by the injury. In 26 minutes, he posted 18 points (6 - 10 FG, 2 - 4 3Pt, 4 - 4 FT), five assists and two steals. He could've recorded even higher numbers, but considering the blow out and the recent injury, he was limited to just under 25 minutes on the court. Coming just shy of a double - double, Kevin Love finished with 12 points (4 - 10 FG, 2 - 6 3Pt, 2 - 2 FT) and eight rebounds in 24 minutes. Like both Irving and James, he could've had a lot more production, but the Cavaliers were up by so much, that the coaching staff felt it was necessary to rest the starters. He's now averaging 17 points and 10 rebounds on the season. Tristan Thompson added 10 points on 4 - of - 4 shooting from the field, to go along with seven rebounds as well. As shown by their final score, the Celtics really struggled to find a source of scoring. Brandon Bass was one of the only consistent options in this game, as he went 7 - for - 15 from the field and 1 - for - 1 from the three - point line to score a team - high of 15 points, while adding five rebounds as well. He's had a nice start to March offensively, recording two games in a row with 15 points.The only other Celtic to reach double figures was Isaiah Thomas, who came off the bench for 11 points (4 - 13 FG, 0 - 3 3Pt 3 - 4 FT) and two assists in just 20 minutes. Since joining the Celtics just six games ago, he's been arguably their best source of scoring, averaging 20 points over that six game span. Also off the bench, rookie James Young posted nine points (2 - 5 FG, 2 - 5 3Pt, 3 - 3FT) in just 17 minutes. Other than Bass, the Celtics starters combined for just 19 points, which wo n't win any team very many ball games. The Cavaliers' next game will be on the road against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday, while the Celtics will be at home against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday.
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