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LeBron, Irving pile up numbers in Game 5 win over Warriors

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving, center, shoots against Golden State Warriors center Andrew Bogut (12) during the first half of Game 5 of basketball’s NBA Finals, Monday, June 13, 2016 in Oakland. Irving and teammate LeBron James each scored 41 points and Bogut left the game with a knee injury. The Cavs won 112-97. They trail the series 3-2 and will host the Warriors on Thursday.
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving, center, shoots against Golden State Warriors center Andrew Bogut (12) during the first half of Game 5 of basketball’s NBA Finals, Monday, June 13, 2016 in Oakland. Irving and teammate LeBron James each scored 41 points and Bogut left the game with a knee injury. The Cavs won 112-97. They trail the series 3-2 and will host the Warriors on Thursday. The Associated Press

A statistical look at the Warriors 112-97 loss to the Cavaliers on Monday:

10: Advantage the Cavaliers (24) have over the Warriors (10) in first-half points in the paint.

13: Lead changes.

14: Advantage the Cavaliers (14) had over the Warriors (0) in fast break points in the third quarter.

18: First-half points by the Cavaliers’ Kyrie Irving on 8-of-10 shooting.

18: Advantage the Cavaliers (48) had over the Warriors (30) in points in the paint for the game.

19: Advantage the Cavaliers (28) had over the Warriors in fast break points for the game.

25: First-half points by the Cavaliers’ LeBron James on 10-of-18 shooting.

26: First-half points by the Warriors’ Thompson on 8-of-12 shooting.

31.9: Advantage the Cavaliers (61.1) had over the Warriors (29.2) in third-quarter shooting percentage.

36: Second-half points by the Warriors, who scored 32 in the first quarter.

36.4: Warriors’ shooting percentage for the game.

37: Team-high points by the Warriors’ Klay Thompson.

41: Game-high points by the Cavaliers’ LeBron James and Irving.

53.0: Cavaliers’ shooting percentage for the game.

Compiled by Jeff Caraska

This story was originally published June 13, 2016 at 9:45 PM with the headline "LeBron, Irving pile up numbers in Game 5 win over Warriors."

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