CLEVELAND — The shots didn’t drop again for Le-Bron James, and it hardly mattered. The rest of the Cleveland Cavaliers made most of theirs.
James scored 21 points on another off-shooting night, but Delonte West also scored 21 and the Cavaliers raced to a large, early lead in Game 3 in a 108-84 victory Saturday night over the road-challenged Boston Celtics to pull within 2-1 in their playoff series.
West, who spent three seasons wearing Celtics green and white, carried the scoring load for the Cavaliers, who are attempting to become the 14th team in NBA history to come back from a 2-0 deficit and win a best-of-seven series.
James was only 5-of-16 from the floor, but his teammates stepped it up, going a combined 32-of-54 (59 percent) to tighten the second-round series.
“We came out and attacked,” West said. “We jumped on them and didn’t give it back.”
