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Lue: Cavaliers 'can't get satisfied' after Game 3 victory

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The Cleveland Cavaliers held down their home floor in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals Saturday, but they're not out of the woods just yet.

Even with their 116-86 blowout victory at Quicken Loans Arena, the Cavs still find themselves trailing 2-1 to the Boston Celtics, which is why Tyronn Lue wants his players to compete with the same sense of urgency Monday night in Game 4.

"We know what it takes," Lue said Sunday, per ESPN's Dave McMenamin. "We did it before. We've got a lot of veterans, a veteran crew and they know what it takes to win. We can't get satisfied with just one win, it's just one, we've got to come out (Monday) night and duplicate it again."

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An 18-point loss to the Indiana Pacers in the first game of the playoffs is Cleveland's lone blemish in its own building. Boston has also been wildly inconsistent away from TD Garden, which played into the Cavs' favor Saturday.

"I liked it when I played. I liked being on the road. But it's a different atmosphere. I think at home you can make mistakes and still overcome them," added Lue. "But when you're on the road, you can't make as many mistakes and overcome the mistakes you make.

"Playing at home, you have a great fan base, great crowd, it's easier for the crowd to get behind you and give you that extra energy and boost that they gave us last night."

Being down in a best-of-seven is nothing new to the Cavaliers. They faced a 2-1 deficit against Indiana, and four of the players still remain from the 2016 championship roster which made history by capturing the title after trailing 3-1 in the Finals.

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