LeBron James lo hace ver fácil, anotó 39 puntos acercandose a los numeros del legendario Kareem Abdul-Jabbar en toda su carrera en playoffs, y siendo determinante en la victoria de los Cavaliers de Cleveland 125-103 sobre Toronto Raptors en el segundo juego de la serie por semifinales de la Conferencia del Este, disputado el miercoles.
Lebron James necesita 25 puntos para superar a Abdul-Jabbar
Tal y como ocurrio hace un año en las finales de conferencia, Los Cavaliers tienen ventaja de 2-0 sobre Raptors y recordando que los canadienses han sido vencidos por quinta ocasion consecutiva en playoffs por Cleveland y con diferencia promedio de 24.2 puntos.
La serie se traslada a Toronto para el tercer partido el dia viernes y los Raptors deberan confiar en su talento y apoyo de sus fanaticos para meterse en la serie.
Back on the playoff stage, where he’s starred so many times before, LeBron James is making things look easy.
James scored 39 points, hopped Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the career playoff scoring list and pushed the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 125-103 blowout over the Toronto Raptors in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Wednesday night.
And while he may not win another regular-season MVP, James is again showing that May and June belong to him.
»I’m feeling pretty good,» he said, downplaying his break-neck start to this postseason. »Just blessed I’m able to make a few plays tonight to help us win another game.»
Just like a year ago in the conference finals, the Cavs are up 2-0 on the Raptors, who had better figure some things out or this series will be over quickly. Toronto was blown out for the fifth straight time in Cleveland in the playoffs, losing each by an average of 24.2 points.
»We take our butt whupping and head home,» said Raptors coach Dwane Casey.
Game 3 is Friday night at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre, where the Raptors will have the crowd on their side.