The Cavaliers are thinking more about the Boston Celtics than exorcising ghosts of playoffs past, but on Thursday night – for the first time in five postseason tries – the Cavaliers topped the Bulls to advance in the East. The Wine and Gold knew the series wouldn’t be easy, and it wasn’t. The feisty young Bulls trailed by a dozen in the second quarter and by nine with 3:29 to play, but continued to claw their way back. It wasn’t until LeBron James split a pair of free throws with 7.8 to play that the Cavaliers got enough breathing space. The King shot his last free throw of the evening left-handed, after aggravating the right elbow that he tweaked in Sunday’s win in Chicago. Coming off an amazing 37-point triple-double in Sunday’s Game 4 blowout, LeBron never fully got untracked on Tuesday night. James finished with 19 points – notching 16 in the second half – barely missing his second straight trifecta with 10 boards, 9 assists and a pair of blocked shots.
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I hope the King is fine... Undoubtedly, he'll bounce back for the series against Boston...
yeah hope he doesnt get injured and if he stays healthy they can sweep Boston . . :smile:
the game was crazy and loud really enjoyed it and it was cocky and funny to me lebron shooting with his left hand ...hey if he made that i would have been asking everyone who is the best...still??
Yeah, i hope Lebron is fine...cant give anyone any excuse to beat us at all! Shout out to Jamison for stepping up early though! Lets Go Cavs!
This series will gonna be tough for the Cavs. I hope James's elboow will heal before 1st game vs the Celtics.
lebron is a shit I hope you never win nba
Hater is $#@. Lebron is KING. NUFF said.