Beacon Journal sports writer
CLEVELAND: LeBron James pulled the conference championship t-shirt over his sweaty, weary frame and had enough energy left to dance.
This is why James returned to Cleveland. The Cavaliers are back in the NBA Finals.
James scored 23 points, grabbed nine rebounds and passed for seven assists to guide the Cavs past the Atlanta Hawks 118-88 Tuesday night and into the NBA Finals. The Cavs swept the Hawks out of the Eastern Conference finals to put James into the Finals for the fifth consecutive season and the second time in the Cavs’ 46-year history.