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Cavs ease past Bulls into Eastern Conference finals

(The Sports Xchange) - Forward LeBron James compiled 15 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers eliminated the Chicago Bulls with a 94-73 win in Game Six of their Eastern Conference semi-final series on Thursday night.

Guard Matthew Dellavedova scored 19 points off the bench for Cleveland, who won the final three games of the series to clinch it 4-2. Cavaliers forward Tristan Thompson added 13 points and 17 rebounds.

Cleveland advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since the 2008-09 campaign. The Cavaliers will meet the winner of the semi-final series between the Atlanta Hawks and Washington Wizards.