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LeBron James scores 46 as Cleveland Cavaliers beat Indiana Pacers

April 19, 2018 22:05·
LeBron James will be aiming to help Cleveland tie the series against Indiana tomorrow

LeBron James will be aiming to help Cleveland tie the series against Indiana tomorrow

Love's status is unknown.

Lue shook up his starting line-up for game two and Kyle Korver contributed 12 points, all on three-pointers, made several hustling plays and took two charges.

According to a report by ESPN, Love suffered the injury with 3:43 remaining in the game as he tried to deflect a pass to Pacers shooting guard Victor Oladipo, whom he was defending on a one-on-one defensive assignment.

After splitting a pair of games in Cleveland, the Pacers head back to in brimming with confidence that they can win their best-of-seven first-round series against the defending Eastern Conference champion Cavaliers.

The next two games are in Indianapolis, where the Cavs always seem to have trouble, and where the Pacers were 27-14 in the regular season.

Tyronn Lue of the Cleveland Cavaliers speaks to the media after game against the Indiana Pacers in Game Two of Round One during the 2018 NBA Playoffs on April 18, 2018 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

James' 24 points in Cleveland's 98-80 Game 1 loss were almost as many as the total of the other four starters combined (25).

James was his unstoppable self again, and there wasn't a whole lot the Pacers could do about him in the first half.

While the changes weren't that surprising, Oladipo leaving after 62 seconds was stunning.

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With the series now extending beyond four games, the Cavaliers will be looking to get ahead in the series with the next two games taking place at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indiana.

As great as James was, Cleveland never solved Oladipo.

The three-time champion was in attack mode from the start. By the time he scored his first point - a free throw with 1:52 left in the quarter - the Cavs were losing 25-9.

And he was just getting started. Right out the gate, LeBron's first 16 points were the only points scored by the Cavaliers as they jumped out to an early lead.

And yet, the Pacers weathered the tempest that was James and fought their way back.

Mitchell, who played with a bruised left foot, scored 13 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter to help the Jazz defeat Oklahoma City 102-95 and tie their Western Conference playoff series at one win apiece.

The three-time National Basketball Association champion then finished the game with a massive 46 points and notably broke a franchise record when he scored 12 field goals in the first half. They let Cleveland back into the third quarter of Game 1.

Game 3 is Saturday at Minnesota. He made a 3-pointer 5:25 seconds into the contest, becoming the first Cavaliers player other than James to make a basket. The 90.0 points per game Cleveland is averaging is dead last among playoff teams.

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