Back in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals, LeBron James was often seen showing signs of exhaustion in a 96-83 loss to the Boston Celtics that also pushed the Cleveland Cavaliers to the brink of elimination. A couple of days later, the Cavs star is back looking invincible again.
In one sequence during the third quarter of the game, James provided an immutable evidence that he’s far from fatigued in these playoffs when he sprinted downcourt to finish a fastbreak play off an assist from George Hill. Then he sprinted back on defense just in time to add to his lengthy collection of chase-down blocks by viciously erasing Celtics dynamo Terry Rozier’s layup attempt, even sending the ball all the way to Boston’s bench.
James has been doing everything under his power to will the Cavs each game, and his effort is needed more now than ever before with Cleveland a loss away from getting sent to an early vacation. A win tonight would force the series to go a winner-take-all Game 7 in Boston, where the Celtics have been undefeated in these playoffs. The Cavs, on the other hand, are 0-3 in their last three road games and 4-6 in their last 10 away from Quicken Loans Arena overall.