We’ve run out of ways to praise The King. In the 14th year of his reign, Saturday the fifth of May 2017, the Cavs build a fourteen point lead going into the fourth quarter on the strength of incredible games from Kevin Love, Kyle Korver, and most especially LeBron James. Then we watched it melt away due to some disastrous lineups by Tyron Lue. Free throw misses and a clutch triple from OG Anunoby left the game tied at 103. With eight seconds left, James got the ball in the back-court, used a Love rub screen at midcourt, turbo-buttoned past Anunoby at the left wing, pulled up on one leg and banked in a runner off the square that dropped calmly through the net as the buzzer sounded and the Q exploded in jubilation.
Playoff Recap: Cleveland 105, Toronto 103 (or, The Truth Doesn’t Make a Noise)
