LeBron James is tough for anyone to beat, but over the past few years Kyle Lowry, DeMar DeRozan, and the Toronto Raptors just can’t find a way to get past the King and his Cleveland Cavaliers.
During this offseason, the Raptors changed the entire way they ran their offense in hopes of getting past the Cavs, but after two games they find themselves in a similar situation, with their backs against the wall.
On Thursday night James made sure everyone knew that he owned the city of Toronto. He poured in 43 points, 14 rebounds, and eight assists and the most impressive part was some of the shots he was taking had a really high degree of difficulty.
At the end of the third quarter, ESPN broadcaster Mark Jones created a new famous call, referring to Toronto as “LeBronto” after what James did in Game 2.
What LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers are doing this postseason is particularly impressive. They were almost eliminated in the first round by the Indiana Pacers and a lot of people counted them out against the East’s best Raptors.
In Game 1 they weren’t dominant by any means, but they made the plays when they counted and came away with the win. In Game 2 they let the Raptors feel good about themselves in the first quarter and that was it. They completely dominated the Raptors the next three quarters, and it wasn’t just LeBron it was also the rest of the Cavaliers.
Kevin Love came up big, pouring in 31 points and 11 rebounds while hitting a couple of big three-pointers when the Cavaliers really needed it. Game 3 is on Saturday night back in Cleveland.