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Cleveland downed by Boston's "perfect storm"

The Cavaliers were downed by the Boston Celtics in a "perfect storm" on Friday night.

CLEVELAND— Moments removed from a heartbreaking loss to the Boston Celtics, Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue said he witnessed a perfect storm that led to Cleveland’s last-second demise.

The perfect storm— at least the storm Lue defined— went as follows...

With 18.6 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Kyrie Irving hit a pair of free throws to give the Cavaliers a 101-96 lead.

Amidst the following possession, Celtics guard Avery Bradley a shot a three-pointer and missed, setting up the stage for said storm.