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Gibson, who was expected to start if Hughes couldn’t, came off the bench and scored 11 points as the Cavs built a 50-43 at the break.
“We couldn’t keep in front of him,” Saunders said. “Gibson played unbelievable.”
Gibson spent hours in his Houston backyard practicing Billups’ trademark fadeaway jumper, and in the second quarter, he stuck one just like one of his NBA heroes. Moments after feeding James for a two-handed dunk, Gibson hit his Billupsesque shot in the lane.
“I just tried to step up and do some of those things he (Billups) does,” Gibson said.
On Monday, Hughes didn’t seem confident about getting to play in Game 4.
He partially tore the plantar fascia in his left foot while making a layup in Game 3, an injury he described “as painful as anything I’ve dealt with.” But he wanted to play, and after being cleared by Cavs doctors an hour before tipoff, he started and played 10 minutes in the first quarter.
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“Him being on the court and saying, ’Who cares about the injury? It’s about this team,”’ James said. “It don’t get no bigger than that.”
Notes: The Cavs are 10-0 in the postseason when James scores more than 20. ... Cleveland’s 10 wins are its most in the playoffs. ... When Snow didn’t get into Game 3, it was the first time he hadn’t played in a game because of a coach’s decision since 1998 — a span of 701 games. ... Popular “American Idol” contestant Melinda Doolittle sang the national anthem. ... Celebrity rows included: TV actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Browns coach Romeo Crennel, Michigan State hoops coach Tom Izzo and talk show host Geraldo Rivera.
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