CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cavaliers overcame the loss of All-Star Kevin Love with a head injury to beat the Boston Celtics 109-99 and force Game 7 in the Eastern Conference finals.
LeBron James scored 46 points in 46 minutes and George Hill added 20 points.
James added 11 rebounds and nine assists.
Terry Rozier led the Celtics with 28 points.
Boston will host the series’ climactic game Sunday.
Love will miss Game 7 with a concussion.
The team said Saturday that Love, who bashed heads with Boston rookie Jayson Tatum in the first half of Cleveland’s Game 6 win on Friday night, experienced concussion-like symptoms before the team’s flight and has been placed in the NBA’s concussion protocol.