The Cleveland Cavaliers will forgive the NBA's best player when they host the Boston Celtics Tuesday at Quicken Loans Arena. After failing to come through in the clutch, LeBron James is looking to help the Cleveland Cavaliers get back on track.He probably won't have to do it alone with Kyrie Irving expected to return.
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Cleveland (37-24) is coming off its first back-to-back defeats since a six-game skid Jan. 4-13, falling 93-86 at Indiana on Friday and 105-103 at Houston in overtime Sunday.
James and the Cavaliers suffered a hard-fought 105-103 overtime loss to the Houston Rockets Sunday on the road and the four-time NBA MVP missed two free throws with 4.2 seconds left in OT. The Rockets held on for the two-point win.
"There is no excuse. I missed free throws," said James, who is 21 of 40 from the line over his last five games. "I missed the two biggest ones of the game to put us up with seconds on the clock and I didn't come through. I failed my teammates.
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The Cavs will be close to full strength with Irving set to return following a two-game absence due to a shoulder injury. The All-Star guard is averaging 21.7 points to rank second on the team behind James' 26.2, the NBA's third-best mark.
The Celtics had won three in a row and seven of their last 10 games, but dropped a tough 106-101 decision to the mighty Golden State Warriors on Sunday. Golden State trailed by as many as 26 points in the first half before surging back into the game in the fourth quarter. Recently acquired Isaiah Thomas had 20 points to lead six players in double figures for the Celtics, who were outscored 31-15 in the fourth quarter.
Thomas is averaging 21.8 points and 5.8 assists in five games since coming over from Phoenix before the trade deadline. He's the first Celtic to score at least 19 off the bench in at least four consecutive games since Hall of Famer Kevin McHale in 1989-90.
Cleveland edged Boston, 122-121, on Nov. 14 and James pumped in 41 points to help the Cavaliers erase a 19-point deficit. Irving scored 15 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter for Cleveland, which ended a three-game slide in this series. The Cavs and Celtics will meet again April 10 and 12.
James has scored at least 20 points in each of his last 34 games against the Celtics. In 37 career games versus Boston, he is averaging 30.4 ppg.
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