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Rose's buzzer beater lifts Bulls over Cavs for 2-1 series lead

Xinhua, May 9, 2015 Adjust font size:

Derrick Rose hit a 3-pointer buzzer beater and scored 30 points to lead the Chicago Bulls a 99-96 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers and a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals on Friday.

LeBron James scored 27 points and 14 assists for Cleveland. J.R. Smith, back from a two-game suspension, scored 14 points. Kyrie Irving shot 3 of 13 and finished with 11 points and no assists. Jimmy Butler scored 20 points for Chicago. Dunleavy added 16 points, and Nikola Mirotic scored 12.

Cleveland tied it on 96-to-all with a 3-pointer by Smith with 10.8 seconds left before Rose banking the winner. Endi