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CHICAGO - LeBron James simply wanted to shrug off a poor debut with his new, old team. Joey Lucchesi Jersey .How is this for redemption?James scored 36 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls 114-108 in overtime on Friday night.The first meeting between two teams expected to challenge each other for supremacy in the Eastern Conference was as tight as advertised, with several swings down the stretch and a superstar carrying his team in the end.James was at his best after struggling the previous night. He scored eight points in the extra period, and the Cavaliers gave coach David Blatt his first win after opening with a loss at home to New York.It was an opportunity to go out and redeem ourselves and I was happy with the outcome, James said.Derrick Rose scored 20 points for Chicago, but his first meaningful home game in about a year was spoiled by a sprained left ankle and a dominant performance by the Cavaliers megastar. Rose, sidelined for most of the past two seasons by knee injuries, came up hobbling in the first half and headed to the locker room in the fourth quarter.The gods, theyre testing me right now, man, said Rose, who did not think the injury was serious.Cleveland rallied from five down in the closing minute of regulation after blowing a nine-point lead to start the fourth quarter.James took over in OT, flipping in a wild reverse layup and scoring Clevelands first eight points in the extra period.The Cavaliers were still clinging to a 106-104 lead after Kirk Hinrich hit two free throws with 46.8 seconds left. But Tristan Thompson iced it moments later with a hard dunk after rebounding James jumper to make it a four-point game with 24 seconds left. Thompson tied a franchise record with 12 offensive rebounds.Its a true testament to how hard Tristan works, Kyrie Irving said. Thats something that he gives us. He gives us energy, and thats what we want him to do every single night. I know hes capable of doing it. For us, it just adds another dimension for our team to get more possessions.James, back with the Cavaliers after leading Miami to two championships, dominated after a rough opener.He had eight rebounds, four steals and just three turnovers after going 5 of 15 from the floor and coughing the ball up eight times against the Knicks.Irving scored 23.Thompson, who was hoping to land a contract extension before the deadline, finished with 16 points and 13 rebounds.Kevin Love added 16 points and 16 rebounds, and the Cavaliers pounded the Bulls 52-42 on the boards.For Chicago, Hinrich came on strong down the stretch to finish with 20 points. Pau Gasol scored 15 and Mike Dunleavy Jr. added 14 points.Theyre a very good team, Hinrich said. Obviously, theyre as talented as anybody one-two-three. Their bigs are very good at getting little things and complementing their other guys. I know theyre gonna be a tough out, no question.TIP-INSCavaliers: Although the terms werent clear, Cleveland signed Anderson Varejao to a contract extension on Friday and prevented its centre from becoming a free agent this summer. The 32-year-old Varejao, in his 11th season with the Cavaliers, came into Fridays game with career averages of 7.8 points and 7.8 rebounds.Bulls: G Jimmy Butler is headed to restricted free agency. While he was hopeful an agreement on a contract extension could be reached before Fridays deadline, it did not happen. The Bulls will have a chance to match any offer he receives next summer. Butler also missed his second game because of a sprained thumb.BANGED UP BULLChicagos Taj Gibson was icing his left foot after injuring his ankle trying for a steal in the second half. I hope it doesnt blow up on me overnight, he said.HE SAID ITGibson on the Cavaliers rebounding advantage: We got humbled tonight, definitely got humbled.UP NEXTCavaliers: At Portland on Tuesday.Bulls: At Minnesota on Saturday night. Greg Maddux Jersey .com) - The Vancouver Canucks will try to win two straight games for the first time since mid-January on Monday night as they play host to the struggling New York Islanders. Eric Hosmer Jersey . -- Deshorn Brown scored twice, the first coming 13 seconds into the game, and the Colorado Rapids beat the undermanned Seattle Sounders 5-1 Saturday night.Burton secured the point they needed to clinch second place and promotion from Sky Bet League 1 but were made to battle for a 0-0 draw against relegated Doncaster. The home side finished the game with nine men on the pitch, having used all three substitutes before left-back Aaron Taylor-Sinclair was helped off injured with more than 20 minutes to play. Winger Riccardo Calder then limped off 10 minutes from time.The game saw little goalmouth action with Doncaster having more of the play as Burton adopted safety-first tactics and relied on breakaways for their attempts at goal. The result confirmed relegation for Rovers who never really looked like scoring despite enjoying plenty of possession and pressure.Rovers edged the first half without troubling visiting goalkeeper Jon McLaughlin and it was Burton who went closest when Tom Naylor headed over the top before Matt Palmer had a low shot saved. Nigel Clough says the previous Burton managers instilled a belief in his players that helped them win promotion to the Championship. Fred Mcgriff Jersey. Doncaster forced the pace in the second half but had to rely on long-range efforts as Burton packed their defence.Burton made the most of their numerical advantage to pass the ball around as they saw the game out with little difficulty and were denied victory when Remi Mathews did well to save from Calum Butcher in the closing stages ' ' '
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