Thu, Nov 26 2009
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LeBron does it again James scores 37, takes over down stretch as the Cavaliers beat Bulls ASSOCIATED PRESSAssociated Press “It’s just a comfort level I’m in right now that’s at an all-time high,” James said.
While Gooden was James’ teammate for 3 1/2 seasons, Smith has been with the Cavaliers for less than two weeks. He’s learning playing on James’ side is a pretty good deal. “I felt that kind of crushed them a little bit,” he said of James’ spurt. “That dunk was tremendous. You can see that deflated them a little. And when he hit that jumper, the wind kind of blew out of them.” “We got a heavy dose of LeBron, especially down the stretch,” Bulls coach Jim Boylan said. Szczerbiak, who scored 17 points, hit a 3-pointer from the corner to make it 92-83. Hughes, booed by the crowd as he was during much of his 2 1/2-season stay with the Cavaliers, led the Bulls with 23 points, making eight of 20 shots from the field. Gooden had 11 points and 10 rebounds. Smith scored all of his eight points in the fourth quarter. Cleveland built a 65-58 lead late in the third quarter, but the Bulls ended the period on a run, taking the lead on Tyrus Thomas’ dunk off an alley-oop pass from Hughes. Ben Gordon followed with a jumper to end the quarter. Hughes scored on a layup to start the fourth quarter and hit a jumper to extend the run to 18-3, giving the Bulls a 76-68 lead. The Cavaliers’ only points in that stretch came on a 3-pointer by Damon Jones. Center Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed the game because of a strained back. Following the game, the Cavaliers announced the 7-foot-3 center he will be out for a week. n NOTES — Szczerbiak, who missed Friday night’s game, returned Sunday. His wife, Shannon, gave birth to the couple’s third child Saturday ... Besides Hughes and Gooden, the Bulls placed four other players in double figures. Thomas scored 12 points, Gordon and Joakim Noah had 11 and Luol Deng added 10. ... This was the first of four meetings between the teams. They play again Thursday night in Chicago. 
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