NBA: James’ 46 helps Cavs bounce back

New York, April 19

LeBron James scored 46 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers evened their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series at one game apiece with a 100-97 victory over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Wednesday. James hit 17 of 24 shots and 10 of 13 free throws while pulling down a game-high 12 rebounds. Cleveland’s Kevin Love, who left the game with a thumb injury with 3:43 left in the fourth quarter, scored 15 points.

Meanwhile, Donovan Mitchell scored 20 of his 28 points in the final 13 minutes, and visiting Utah evened its Western Conference first-round series against Oklahoma City at one game apiece. — Reuters