The Cleveland Cavaliers (11 - 2) defeated the Atlanta (8 - 7) 114 - 111 in overtime of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals on Sunday in Cleveland and now lead the series 30. LeBron James and the Cavaliers did not get off to the best start, as James missed his first 10 shots in the first quarter and found he and his team down 24 - 21 after the first quarter. Nevertheless, James was able to bounce back and he ended up carrying his team all the way down to the final buzzer, hitting 14 of his next 27 shot attempts. Cleveland still found themselves down by two in the final minute of overtime, but with 45 seconds left, James hit a huge corner three to put his team up by one. Then, after the Hawks came up empty on the next possession, James took it all the way to the rim and put them up three. Atlanta’s Shelvin Mack got two shots to tie the game but missed them both, and the Cavaliers are now one game away from the NBA Finals. James finished the game with 37 points, 18 rebounds and 13 assists in 47 minutes, which has never been done in NBA playoff history. Kyrie Irving (knee) was out once again, but Matthew Dellavedova was spectacular on both ends of the floor in his place, finishing with 17 points (5 - 15 FG, 4 - 9 3Pt) in 45 minutes. J.R. Smith came off the bench and matched Dellavedova’s total, scoring 17 points (6 - 14 FG, 3 - 9 3Pt) and grabbing 10 rebounds in 38 minutes and hitting a couple huge outside shots for his team. Iman Shumpert also continues his strong play in the playoffs, recording 15 points (5 - 11 FG, 4 - 8 3Pt) and seven rebounds in 43 minutes, while Tristan Thompson scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds in 43 minutes, rounding out the five Cleveland players who scored in double figures. As for Atlanta, they came into the game after losing Kyler Korver (ankle) for the rest of the playoffs and they also lost Al Horford after he committed a flagrant two foul on Dellavedova. Horford was ejected after playing just 19 minutes, but still had an efficient 14 points in that time. Regardless, they still fought to the very end on the back of Jeff Teague, who finished with a team - high 30 points (9 - 23 FG) to along with six rebounds and seven assists in 43 minutes. Paul Milsap wasn’t too far behind in his effort, scoring 22 points (5 - 11 FG, 11 - 11 FT) and grabbing nine rebounds in 46 minutes. Kent Bazemore (14) and DeMarre Carroll (10) round out all five starters who scored double figures, while Mack played 28 minutes off the bench and was able to score 13 points. The Hawks now have their backs up against the wall, as no team in NBA playoff history has ever come back from being down 30. The Cavaliers will look to complete the sweep in Game 4 on Tuesday.
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