SCOREBOARD
Monday, May 28
San Antonio at Utah (9 p.m. EDT). The Spurs are 0-9 in road playoff games against Utah.
STAR
Sunday
-LeBron James, Cavaliers, scored 32 points and had nine rebounds and nine assists to lead Cleveland to an 88-82 win over Detroit.
LONG TIME COMING
Cleveland defeated Detroit 88-82 on Sunday for its first win in the conference finals since May 25, 1992, against Chicago. The Cavaliers, who lost to Boston (six games) in 1976 and Chicago (six) in 1992 are 5-10 in the Eastern Conference finals.
SIDELINED
Utah point guard Deron Williams sat out practice Sunday because of a stomach illness and is considered probable to play Game 4 of the Western Conference finals against San Antonio on Monday night.
SPEAKING
“You learn from mistakes, you learn from losses, but this game doesn’t put something on me where it’s, ‘Hey, I’ve finally done it. This was a big game. We won it and we have to move on.” – Cleveland’s LeBron James said after the Cavaliers 88-82 victory over Detroit on Sunday night. It was the Cavs first win in the conference finals since May 25, 1992.