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Evan Turner's defense praised; Celtics' Turner says Kyrie Irving 'probably should have had 40'

Evan Turner, the Boston Celtics' 6-foot-7 forward from Ohio State, said he spent most of his day guarding LeBron James in the Cavs' 113-100 victory Sunday.

Before practice Monday at Quicken Loans Arena. Celtics coach Brad Stevens praised Turner's effort.

"He's playing against a pretty good player," Stevens said of Turner's performance. Turner finished with 12 points on 4 of 12 shooting, seven rebounds and five assists. "He wants to play a little bit better than he did yesterday. He's got to continue to be himself, continue to try to make the right basketball play.

"I thought he did a really good job defensively yesterday.