LeBron reaches milestone as Cavaliers rout Celtics

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Associated Press

CLEVELAND

LeBron James scored 27 points to move into 21st place on the NBA’s career list, and the Cavaliers cruised to a 110-79 victory over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night.

James, who has 24,508 career points, moved past Ray Allen with a layup in the third quarter. He was pulled with 4:41 remaining in the period and didn’t return, playing 26 minutes.

Kyrie Irving scored 18 points in his return after missing two games with a shoulder injury, and Kevin Love — who played despite missing the morning shoot-around due to illness — added 12 points.

The Cavaliers, coming off their first back-to-back defeats since early last month, went ahead midway through the first quarter and rolled to their 19th victory in the last 23 games. Cleveland hadn’t lost two in a row since a six-game skid Jan. 4-13.

Brandon Bass scored 15 points to lead Boston.

James scored 21 points in the first half. He brought the crowd to its feet when he drove past Avery Bradley with a behind-the-back move for a dunk in the second quarter. The four-time MVP was 12 for 23 from the field.

Irving strained his left shoulder last week against Golden State and missed road losses to Indiana and Houston.

The Cavaliers trail second place Toronto by a game in the Eastern Conference. The teams play in Toronto tonight.