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Cavaliers' Big Three erase playoff doubts

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Lisa Salters speaks with Kyrie Irving about Cleveland's 113-100 win over Boston in Game 1 in which Irving leads the Cavaliers with 30 points.
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CLEVELAND – Despite their dominance stretching back for a solid three months to mid-January, there was some lingering doubt surrounding the Cleveland Cavaliers before their 113-100 Game 1 win over the Boston Celtics on Sunday.