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LeBron's 40 lead Cavs over Bulls

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Updated: 2010-04-20 13:56
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CLEVELAND - LeBron James scored 40 points and took over in the fourth quarter as the Cleveland Cavaliers maintained home-court advantage by beating the Bulls 112-102 on Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

LeBron's 40 lead Cavs over Bulls
Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron James (R) puts up a shot around the reach of Chicago Bulls Joakim Noah during the fourth quarter of Game 2 of their NBA Eastern Conference playoff series in Cleveland April 19, 2010. [Agencies] 

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James added eight rebounds and eight assists for the Cavs, who led 96-93 with 4:30 left before the league's soon-to-be-two-time Most Valuable Player decided to dominate.

James dropped a 3-pointer that he capped with a quick dance move and wink toward Chicago's bench, made two free throws, a layup and two jumpers, scoring 11 straight as Cleveland opened a 107-98 lead with 1:36 left.

Game 3 is Thursday night in Chicago.
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