Cavs lead at the break, 45-43

The Cavaliers, looking to even their best-of-seven NBA Eastern Conference semifinals against the Celtics at two games apiece, took a 45-43 halftime lead in Game 4 at Quicken Loans Arena.

LeBron James led the Cavaliers, who hit 43 percent of their field goals (17 of 39), by scoring 12 points on 4-for-10 shooting.

Kevin Garnett, meanwhile, led the Celtics, who converted 39.5 percent of their shots (15 of 38), by scoring 13 points on 3-for-8 shooting to go along with 4 rebounds.

Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo combined for 12 points on 5-for-14 shooting from the field (2 for 2 from the 3-point arc, both by Allen).

After trailing by as many as 8 points (41-33) with 4:02 remaining, the Celtics rallied to tie it, 41-41, when P.J. Brown tallied on an open baseline jumper with 1:18. After Zydrunas Ilgauskas made it 43-41 with his third-chance offensive putback, Allen stuck a tying jumper to make it, 43-43, with 7.2 seconds left.

Daniel Gibson, however, induced Rondo to commit his first personal and went to the line with 3.5 seconds left for a pair of foul shots that enabled the Cavs to control a 45-43 halftime lead.