BOSTON (AP) -Paul Pierce scored 19 points, Kevin Garnett added 13 with 12 rebounds, and Ray Allen broke out of a seven-quarter scoring drought with 16 points to help Boston beat Cleveland 89-73 on Thursday night.
The Celtics took a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Game 3 is Saturday night in Cleveland.
One game after going 2-for-18 from the field and missing his last six shots, including a layup to tie the game with 8.5 seconds left, LeBron James missed his first three tries and finished with 21 points on 6-for-24 shooting.
The Cavaliers shot 35.6 percent for the game, hitting just 11.8 percent in the second quarter as Boston turned an eight-point deficit into a nine-point lead.
From early in the second quarter to early in the third, a span of 13:41, Boston outscored Cleveland 36-10.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 19 points for the Cavaliers.
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