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Cavs survive, thanks to breakout games from James, Irving

LeBron James was booed throughout pregame warm-ups Monday, then the crowd got louder when he was stripped of the ball on his first touch and Andre Iguodala went for a layup.

Turns out all James heard was an ol’ Europe stadium anthem.

“The guys understood this was the final countdown,” the Cavaliers forward said after his team won 112-97, forcing a Game 6 in Cleveland on Thursday.

After missing his first two shots, James made 10 of his next 16 and scored 25 points as the Cavaliers pulled even at halftime, 61-61.