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 CLEVELAND (AP) - For three quarters, defenses dominated. In the final one, chaos ruled. LeBron James scored 19 points, Larry Hughes added 18 — 13 in the fourth — and the Cleveland Cavaliers smothered and frustrated San Antonio from end to end during a rugged 82-78 win over the Spurs on Tuesday night.
Hughes hit three 3-pointers in the fourth and Damon Jones scored eight points in the final 1:35 as the Cavs, who have struggled on the road, improved to 14-3 at home and beat the Spurs for the second time this season.
They did so by harassing San Antonio all 94 feet, holding the NBA's second-most accurate shooting team to just 38 percent from the field, a season-low 28 field goals and only 10 points in the third quarter.
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