Los Cavaliers de Cleveland estan de regreso a una zona familiar para la franquicia en las ultimas temporadas, y es que despues de que LeBron James anotara 35 puntos, y Kyrie Irving 27, Cleveland barrió a Toronto Raptors con un 109-102 para convertirse en el primer equipo en ganar 8 partidos consecutivos de postemporada, despues de un titulo de la NBA y el primer equipo en ganar 8 partidos consecutivos de playoffs en temporadas consecutivas…para avanzar a la final de la Conferencia del Este de la NBA….
The Cavs terminaron con los raptors cerca de una hora antes de que Celtis y Wizards comenzaran el partido en Washington.
Esa serie no finalizá hasta el lunes en la noche y podria extenderse hasta el lunes en la noche, lo que significa que los Cavaliers tendria suficiente tiempo de recuperacion antes de llegar a la final de la Conferencia del Este.
Cuando se le pregunto a James, quien llega a su septima final consecutiva de la conferencia del este, sobre a que rival preferia, dijo que no tenia un oponente preferido.
TORONTO (AP) LeBron James and the Cavaliers are headed back to a familiar place after sweeping aside another overmatched opponent.
James scored 35 points, Kyrie Irving added 27 and Cleveland swept Toronto, beating the Raptors 109-102 on Sunday to give James his seventh consecutive trip to the Eastern Conference Finals.
Kyle Korver scored 18 points to help the Cavaliers become the first team to win eight straight playoff games the year following a title, and the first team to win eight straight in consecutive postseasons.
The Cavs finished off the Raptors about an hour before Game 4 between the Celtics and Wizards tipped off in Washington.
That series won’t end until Wednesday night at the earliest, and could run until Monday night, meaning the Cavaliers will have plenty of time to rest before the Eastern Conference Finals.
Asked to choose between the Celtics and Wizards, James claimed not to have a preferred opponent.
Cavaliers: Cleveland has swept its opponent all nine times it has taken a 3-0 series lead. … Korver’s career high for points in a quarter is 17.
Raptors: Toronto shot 10 for 29 from 3-point range. … The Raptors used a different starting lineup in all four games. … DeRozan’s eight assists were a career playoff-high.