CHICAGO (AP) – Never mind that sluggish opener.
LeBron James scored 36 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers rebounded from a home loss to New York to beat Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls 114-108 in overtime Friday night.
“It was an opportunity to go out and redeem ourselves,” James said.
James was 14 of 30 from the field and had eight rebounds, four steals and only three turnovers after going 5 of 15 and turning it over eight times Thursday night against New York in his return to Cleveland after four seasons in Miami.
The first meeting between teams expected to fight for the Eastern Conference title was tight, with several late swings.