LeBron Scores 38, in Big East Dunkadelic-Showdown with Celtics

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LeBron James led his Cleveland Cavaliers to a 98-83 victory over the Boston Celtics scoring 38 points on 13-25 shooting. James filled the stat sheet with 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals, and 3 blocks. This was the first time the Cavs have played the Celtics since the opening night of the season when they lost to Boston on the road.

Cleveland came out running scoring 33 points to take a 10 point lead at the end of the 1st quater over the defending NBA Champs. The Cavs shot 50.8% from the field holding the Celtics to 41.3% shooting. The Cavs have improved their home win-streak to 19 games. The Cavs have the best record in the Eastern Conference at 29-6.

Anderson Varejao added 14 points with 9 boards to help the Cavs. Daniel Gibson came off the bench to drop in 10 points for Cleveland. LeBron took over toward the end of the 3rd quarter to give Cleveland a 12-point lead going into the 4th quarter. The Cavaliers led at halftime 49-40.

The Celtics came into this "Big Showdown" with Cleveland losing 6 out of 8 games and needed a strong performance to get back on track. Kevin Garnett had a good game for Boston scoring 18 points with 15 rebounds.

Paul Pierce and Ray Allen combined for only 24 points on 9-27 shooting. Pierce struggled shooting hitting only 4-15 from the field.  Kendrick Perkins the center for the Celtics scored 13 points but only managed 1 rebound.  The Celtics now have a 29-9 record after starting out 27-2 on the season. The Celtics bad streak started after their Christmas Day loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Cavs are clearly the best team in the Eastern Conference after defeating the Celtics.