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 All-Star Game MVP Kyrie Irving scored 14 points while Dion
Waiters and Luol Deng added 13 apiece for the Cavaliers, who posted
a 61-44 advantage on the glass. Tristan Thompson recorded 12 points
and 10 rebounds and Anthony Bennett had 10 points and 11 boards for
Cleveland.
Thaddeus Young had 15 points and nine rebounds to lead the 76ers,
who posted their third loss of 29 or more points in the last four
games and dropped their ninth straight overall. Michael
Carter-Williams added 15 points and Tony Wroten scored 12 off the
bench for Philadelphia.
The 76ers shot 30.8 percent in the first half and let things get out
of hand in the second quarter. Waiters’ layup sparked a 13-2 run
through the middle of the period that spread the lead to 51-35 and
the Cavaliers would go into the break with a 64-43 cushion.
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Another 13-2 spurt made it 77-50 midway through the third and it was
a 23-point margin to begin the fourth quarter. Bennett scored on
back-to-back possessions midway through the fourth as the lead
pushed past 30 points and Cleveland coasted to the finish.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Cavaliers’ five-game winning streak is the
longest since LeBron James led the team to eight straight in March
of 2010. … Zeller was starting in place of Anderson Varejao (back),
who missed his third straight game. … The 76ers shot 35.6 percent
from the field and leading scorer Evan Turner struggled to 11 points
on 3-of-14 shooting. ... Waiters went down with a hyperextended knee
at the end of the second quarter and did not return.
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