CLEVELAND -- Maybe LeBron James should lose a game in the first round more often. Sunday's defeat set the table for one of the more memorable playoff performances of his career in the Cavaliers' 100-97 win over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday to knot their series 1-1.
James scored the first 13 points of the game for either team, and the first 16 points for the Cavs, hitting seven of his first field goal attempts to open up a commanding lead for Cleveland.
It was the 1,362nd game of James' career -- regular season and playoffs combined -- and the most points he ever scored in the first five minutes of a game, according to research by ESPN Stats & Information.