John Wall and Bradley Beal celebrate after Beal’s dunk in the fourth quarter of Washington’s win over the Pistons. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) Cleveland Cavaliers stars LeBron James and Kyrie Irving sat out Monday’s overtime loss to the Miami Heat, a result which, coupled with the Celtics’ win over the Nets, gave Boston a one-game lead over Cleveland for the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics can clinch the top spot and home-court advantage throughout the playoffs with a win or a Cavaliers loss on Wednesday, the final day of the regular season, but Charles Barkley suggested Cleveland might actually prefer to finish second because it means they would avoid the mighty Washington Wizards until the Eastern Conference finals. No,…
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