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scored 26 points, Darius Garland added 16 and the Cleveland Cavaliers led all the way in beating the Los Angeles Clippers 92-79 on Wednesday night.Sexton took off on a fast break in the second quarter and threw down a slam dunk on“My goodness Young Bull!” James tweeted, using Sexton’s nickname. “With the left too.”“I’ve just been trying to lay the ball up. Coach has been pretty much telling me just go to the basket,” Sexton said. “I was just going and I took off.
“Feels great to be back home,” Mobley said. “I had a lot of family cheering for me and it felt great playing in front of them.”and later blocked his fellow 7-footer on a drive in the first quarter.Paul GeorgeHe missed his first seven shots and finished 6 of 20, went 0 for 8 from 3-point range, and had 12 points and 10 rebounds to go with four fouls. George, along with fellow starters Batum and Jackson, failed to score in the opening quarter.
The Clippers were coming off a 30-point rout of Portland on Monday, when they had 21 steals, 37 assists and forced 30 turnovers.LA shot 31 of 87 and was 9 of 41 from 3-point range. Cleveland wasn't much better, hitting 33 of 81 and making 3 of 20 3-pointers. But the Cavs controlled the paint, 48-34, and their bench outscored LA's reserves, 27-18.
After opening the season 0-2, Cleveland won its third in a row. The Cavs snapped a seven-game overall skid and a four-game road losing streak to the Clippers.