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NBA: Cleveland 108, Boston 84

Published: May 10, 2008 at 11:50 PM

CLEVELAND, May 10 (UPI) -- LeBron James and Delonte West each scored 21 points Saturday to lead Cleveland to a 108-84 win in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinals.

James was shut down in the first two games of the series, shooting just 8-of-42 from the field, but hit 3-of-5 from three-point range Saturday.

The Cavaliers cut the Celtics' lead in the best-of-seven series to 2-1 and can even the matchup in Game 4, set for Monday in Cleveland.

James added eight assists and West finished, who hit 4-of-6 three-pointers, had seven assists. Joe Smith added 17 points and Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 12 points, eight rebounds and six assists,

Kevin Garnett had 17 points and nine rebounds for Boston, which has yet to lose a home playoff game this season, but also is winless on the road.

Paul Pierce added 14 points, and Kendrick Perkins had 12 points and seven rebounds for the Celtics.

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