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Irving carried the Cavaliers when LeBron James picked up his fourth foul midway through the second quarter and was relegated to cheerleader. And while the Celtics once held a 16-point first-half lead, Irving scored enough to cut into the lead with the best player on the planet off the court.
It was that spurt that cut the Boston lead to 10 at halftime and then Irving went to work again with the Celtics clinging to a 69-66 lead, scoring 19 of the Cavaliers’ final 21 points of the quarter.