Healthy James leads Cavs in charge past Celtics

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1 of 2. Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron James (23) shoots past Boston Celtics Marquis Daniels during the first quarter of their NBA basketball game in Cleveland, March 14, 2010.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio | Sun Mar 14, 2010 7:45pm EDT

CLEVELAND, Ohio (Reuters) - LeBron James scored 24 of his game-high 30 points in the second half to propel the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 104-93 victory over their Eastern Conference rival Boston Celtics on Sunday.

In his second game back from an ankle injury, James shook off a scoreless second quarter and also added eight rebounds and seven assists.

The Cavaliers pulled away from the Celtics in the third quarter with the score tied at 68-68, Cleveland ended the period with a 12-4 run and led by as many as 17 in the fourth.

Ray Allen scored 20 points while Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett both added 18 points for the Celtics (41-24).

(Reporting by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles; Editing by Greg Stutchbury)
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