LeBron James produced another epic performance on Friday as Cleveland Cavaliers stayed alive in the NBA playoffs with a 109-99 victory over the Boston Celtics.
Trailing Celtics 3-2 and facing elimination in the Eastern Conference finals, Cavaliers triumphed in a bruising encounter on their home floor to knot the best-of-seven series at 3-3 and force game seven in Boston on Sunday.
In order to punch their ticket to a fourth straight NBA Finals, the Cavs will have to be the first team to win on the road in the series, and the first to beat Boston at home in this post-season.
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James poured in 46 points with 11 rebounds and nine assists. It was his seventh 40-point performance of the 2018 playoffs, tying Chicago Bulls great Michael Jordan (1989) for second-most 40-point games in a single post-season behind the eight of Jerry West in 1965.
The result : Cavaliers 109 (LeBron 46, Hill 20) bt Celtics 99 (Rozier 28, Brown 27).