LEBRON JAMES AND KYRIE IRVING PUSH CAVALIERS PAST CELTICS TO VICTORY

Kyrie Irving took over in the second half and finished with 42 points,Lebron James added 34 and the Cleveland Cavaliers moved within one win of an almost inevitable third date in the finals with Golden state by rallying to beat the Boston Celtics 112-99 on Tuesday night in game 4 of the Eastern conference finals.

Irving stayed on the floor despite rolling his left ankle in third quarter,when he scored 19 in less than five minutes and James shook off early foul trouble as the cavaliers opened a 3-1 lead in the series.The cavaliers meanwhile wouldn't be on the cusp of the finals without Irving with Cleveland in Jeopardy of dropping its second game in a row after James followed an 11-point game 3 by picking up four first half fouls,Irving put on a breathtaking one man show in the third quarter.

Freezing Bosto  defenders with his dribble and driving to the basket whenever he wanted ,Irving made six layups,two 3-pointers and a free throw in a dizzying span of 4:48..

He capped his blistering 19-point outburst with a 3 in the final second of the quarter and celebrated at mid-courtt by pretending to put two pistols back in his holster.