The Cleveland Cavaliers tied up their semifinal series with the Boston Celtics on Monday night with a huge win, 88-77, as the series shifts to the Northeast.

LeBron James struggled from the field again, shooting just 7-for-20, but tallied 13 assists and 6 rebounds to go along with his 21 points.

Neither team was able to give themselves any breathing room through the first three quarters, but Cleveland outscored Boston 20-12 in the final twelve minutes.

Daniel Gibson and Anderson Varejao added a huge punch for the Cavaliers off the bench, combining for 26 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists.

Joe Smith was instrumental in the victory as well, notching 8 points and 6 boards as Cleveland's bench outscored Boston's by nineteen points.

Cleveland shot 45%, while limiting Boston just to 38% on the night. In the fourth quarter, particularity, the Cavs stifled the Celtics with their tough defense. They also took tremendous care of the basketball, failing to record a turnover in the final twelve minutes.

Kevin Garnett had 15 points and 10 rebounds and Ray Allen added 15 and 6 boards for the Celtics, who went 3-for-14 from behind the three-point line.

Boston attempted eight more free throws than Cleveland, and turned the ball over just eight times themselves.

'The Big Three' scored just six points in the fourth quarter, and James punctuated the win with a thunderous slam in the face of Garnett with a little more than a minute left on the clock.

Garnett, Allen and Paul Pierce combined to shoot just 16-for-40 from the field in the loss.

Game Five will be in Boston on Wednesday night as the Cavs look to record their third-straight against the Celtics.

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