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Cavaliers survive Hawks in overtime thriller behind LeBron James' triple doubleLeBron James had 37 points 18 rebounds and 13 assists to catapult the Cavs to a 3 0 lead.
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Jeff Zillgitt USA TODAY Sports 2 20 a.m. EDT May 25 2015UP NEXT03USA TODAY Sports' Jeff Zillgitt breaks down the Cavaliers' thrilling overtime victory against the Atlanta Hawks in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) shoots over Atlanta Hawks forward Paul Millsap (4) during the second quarter in game three of the Eastern Conference Finals of the NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena.(Photo Ken Blaze USA TODAY Sports)
CLEVELAND Breaking down Cleveland's 114 111 overtime victory over the Atlanta Hawks in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals
What happened LeBron James' three pointer with 36.4 seconds left in overtime put the Cavs ahead 112 111 and James altered Jeff Teague's driving layup with 30.9 seconds left. Then James' driving shot with 12.8 seconds put the Cavs up 114 111. Shelvin Mack missed two three pointers in the final 4.9 seconds as Cleveland outscored Atlanta 10 7 in overtime taking a 3 0 series lead.
Atlanta had a chance to win With the score tied 104 104 and 17.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter the Hawks had the ball. Jeff Teague dribbled at the top of the key with James defending. DeMarre Carroll set a screen that gave Teague a bit of room but Teague missed a three point attempt at the buzzer.
Big numbers for James after slow start James who played with a bum right knee missed his first 10 shots and was 3 for 16 from the field at halftime. Yet James finished with a triple double 37 points 18 rebounds and 13 assists.
FOR THE WIN
LeBron James throws down monster slam leaving two Hawks defenders in his wake
James' triple double It was James 12th career playoff triple double and the first since the 2013 NBA Finals. He had been close several times in the 2015 playoffs either coming an assist or rebound shy in three previous playoff games. James is second on the all time playoff triple double list breaking a three way tie with Larry Bird and Jason Kidd. Magic Johnson leads with 30 career playoff triple doubles. It was also James' 54th career playoff game with at least 30 points five rebounds and five assists and his sixth of these playoffs.
LeBron James exhausted after an incredible performance in Game 3. (Photo Gregory Shamus Getty Images)
Dellavedova Horford incident With 34.3 seconds with in the second quarter Al Horford and Matthew Dellavedova went for a loose ball. Dellavedova fell into Horford and Horford reacted throwing an elbow at Dellavedova. Referees called a flagrant two on Horford who has a sterling reputation resulting in an automatic ejection. Dellavedova was called for a technical foul. It was an unfortunate circumstance for the shorthanded Hawks because Horford was their best player in the first half scoring 14 points on 7 for 10 shooting.
FOR THE WIN
Al Horford ejected for dropping a huge elbow on Matthew Dellavedova
Dellavedova a central character Dellavedova has been a vital player for Cleveland especially with Kyrie Irving limited because of injuries. He was involved in an incident that resulted in Taj Gibson's ejection in the Chicago series and was the player who fell on Kyle Korver's ankle in Game 2 resulting in a severe high ankle sprain and the end of Korver's season. Dellavedova certainly a guy who irritates opponents also scored a playoff career high 19 points against the Bulls in series clinching Game 6 and had 17 points Sunday in Game 3 against the Hawks.
What worked for the Cavaliers Cleveland had another strong game from three point range making 14 for 36 and Cleveland guards J.R. Smith Iman Shumpert and Dellavedova all scored in double figures with 17 15 and 17 points.
What worked for the Hawks Paul Millsap had his best of the series 22 points and nine rebounds after scoring 15 points total on 5 for 19 shooting in the previous two games. The Hawks also had their best three point shooting game making 11 for 30 (36.7%). Jeff Teague had 30 points seven assists and six rebounds. The Hawks used more of Mike Scott and Shelvin Mack and less of Dennis Schroder and Mike Muscala in Game 3.
Cavs injury report Kyrie Irving (tendinitis left knee strained right foot) missed his second consecutive game and with the Cavaliers up 3 0 in the series the Cavs are in position to let him heal until it's necessary he play later in this series if Atlanta wins or game or two or the start of the NBA Finals.
Hawks injury report Kyle Korver missed the game with a severe high right ankle sprain and DeMarre Carroll who sprained his left knee in Game 1 had 10 points.
Up next Game 4 is Tuesday in Cleveland and the Cavaliers can sweep the series. No team has come back from a 3 0 deficit in NBA playoff history.
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