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Little 9: Cavaliers bench players boosting team's "Big 3"

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — For all their talent and celebrity, the Cavaliers' "Big 3" can't win an NBA title by themselves.

Not without help from Cleveland's reserves — those other guys.

Although they may not have the catchy nickname of their three famous teammates, Cleveland's two other starters — J.R. Smith and Timofey Mozgov — and the team's supporting cast of bench players have had a huge impact on the Cavaliers' season and are off to a strong start in the playoffs.

While LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love did their usual damage, combining for 69 points in Sunday's 113-100 win over the Boston Celtics, it was Cleveland's backups who came through in Game 1.